October 25, 2009 - Pentagon Introduces DirectMail Plus
Pentagon is now offering clients the ability to achieve a greater return from their advertising and prospecting campaigns. A new service called DirectMail
Plus, combines the targeting ability of direct mail with the power of the internet. "It's called Cross Media Marketing", explains Andrew Southwood, Project Manager. "DirectMail
Plus gives companies the ability to target specific prospects with a postcard or letter. The prospect is then directed to their personal micro website where marketers can promote their product or event. Results from past campaigns have shown significant increases in response rates. Our digital capabilities allow us to design and personalize each postcard with a unique website address. The software also gives the marketer the ability to track and contact prospects in real time. For more information, contact Andrew at andrews@pentagon.ca
June 2, 2008 -PentaGONE GREEN card
Answering customer demands for a "greener" product, Pentagon is proud to introduce
its PentaGONE GREEN card. Using renewable energy, this environmentally-friendly
plastic is produced from an
agri-based resins, and is biodegradable, compostable
(certified by ASTM 6400-04) and recyclable (code 7).
"We're proud," says VP / Technical Director, Glenn Caron, "to be able to offer our
customers an earth friendly choice for all their phone and gift card needs. We believe
this product will become the standard plastic of the future."
When disposed of in an industrial composting facility, the plastic will biodegrade and
return to its basic organic elements in 180 days or less. The inks and varnishes are also
100% biodegradable.(Click here to see a PDF of the flyer)
February 2008 - New Equipement
To meet our customers’ growing demands, we have recently installed
our 5th high speed personalization line. This jewel is capable of 1) a
secure scratch off in ANY SIZE OR SHAPE that you want, 2) Double sided
ink jet and encoding and 3) high speed high resolution ink jet (DOD). To
complete the 1.6 million dollar investment, we have also purchased a new
magnetic tape laying machine and a second card punching system. (Click
here to see a PDF of the flyer)
January 2007 - Pentagon is now C-TPAT certified
Pentagon Graphics is proud to announce that we are now C-TPAT certified. C-TPAT is a voluntary government-business initiative to build cooperative relationships that strengthen and improve overall international supply chain and U.S. border security. Through this initiative, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) is asking businesses to ensure the integrity of their security practices and communicate and verify the security guidelines of their business partners within the supply chain. Beyond the essential security benefits, this accreditation offers benefits such as reduced border delay times and Priority processing for CBP inspection . C-TPAT certification is another example of how seriously Pentagon takes the security of your cards.
Pentagon is also certified under the Partners in Protection (PIP) program of the Canada Border Services Agency
January
2006 - Pentagon Chosen as a Company
To Watch
Intele-CardNews magazine, the premier
publication servicing the prepaid marketplace,
has released its annual 10 to Watch
list.... and Pentagon Graphics Ltd.
is one of the honourees in 2006. "We're
thrilled", says Harvey Caron,
Marketing Director. "It's always
a good feeling when people in your
industry recognize the results of our
hard work."The entire story is available in the January
issue of the magazine.
February 2005 - Drop on Demand Ink
Jet Personalization Line
Satisfying our customers’ requests
for a thermal-like barcode on gift
and loyalty cards, Pentagon Graphics
Ltd. has purchased a third ink jet
personalization line. Equipped with
the high quality drop-on-demand printing
system, Pentagon will now be able
to produce the ‘crisper’ bar
codes required on many retail gift
cards.
October 2004 – Second
wrapping line installed
Increased demand necessitated the
purchase of a second Ilapak packaging
line which is now operational. Combined
with Pentagon’s first Ilapak
wrapper, we now have the capability
of individual and batch wrapping
18 million cards per month.
January 2004 – Ink-jet
upgrade and new scratch-off labeller
As part of our capital investment
program and our drive to increase
capacity, we have completed a significant
upgrade of our second ink-jetting
line. The project also includes the
addition of a scratch-off label applicator
and additional camera verification
features. This addition will enable
us to increase our overall personalization
capacity by an additional 500,000
cards per day.
November 2003 – New
batch-wrapper installed
Pentagon announces the addition of
a new batch-wrapping system. The
unit automatically batches and wraps
cards (in groups of 5 to 100) that
don’t need to be individually
wrapped.
September 2003 – Pentagon
becomes Patented Product’s
Licensee
We are pleased to announce that Pentagon
Graphics Ltd. Has signed a Patent
License Agreement with Advanced Card
Technologies LLC. As a result, Pentagon
will be allowed to produce and sell
products covered by U.S. patent nos.
5,720,158 and 5,921,584 in the United
States. These cards relate to card
packages in which a magnetic stripe
card is connected to and selectively
detachable from a carrier. Our customers
no longer have to worry about any
legal dispute and/or the possibility
of having their card packages removed
from the retail distribution network.
Pentagon is proud to be the first
Canadian-based card manufacturer
licensee under this agreement. This
agreement will intensify our presence
in the market.
January 2003 – New
wrapping equipment installed
Pentagon Graphics Ltd. announces
that its new Ilapak Card Flow-Wrapping
line is up and running. The first
of its kind in North America, this
two-unit wrapping line is capable
of individually wrapping and batch
wrapping up to 300,000 cards per
day. This addition is part of our
commitment to invest in the latest
technology and to provide our customers
with the finest in card manufacturing.
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