Smurfit Westrock Security Concepts (SWSC), the security printing and identity management solutions provider, has renewed its contracts with two Irish universities: the University of Limerick, pictured, and Atlantic Technological University (ATU).
Under the terms of the deal SWSC will continue to produce ID cards for all university students that are personalised and chip-enabled. The card are supporting facial recognition by having photos and other personally identifiable information, to be used to confirm identity and manage access rights across campuses.
Peter Thomas, Managing Director at SWSC, said: “As the leading provider of personalised plastic cards in the Irish market we also produce many of the highly secure ID cards used by Irish citizens to interact with Government. In recent times we have successfully developed these solutions for universities and other professional bodies and are delighted to continue to build our presence in these important markets.”
And Deirdre Johnston at the Atlantic Technological University said: “It is vital that our students can benefit from a safe and secure environment in which to study and thrive and having high quality ID cards is fundamental to this. We have been working with SWSC since 2020 and have developed a strong partnership.”
