Hologram Industry News

The results of election of Governing Body of Hologram Manufacturers Association of India (HoMAI) were announced yesterday (Friday, June 11, 2010). The election for the governing body was held during the 10th Annual General Meeting at Hotel Claridges, New Delhi as per guidelines of HoMAI.

HoMAI established in 1998 to promote the holographic OVDs industry in India. The Association work closely with International Hologram Manufacturers Association (IHMA) and Counterfeit Intelligence Bureau (CIB) to fight against counterfeiting and providing extremely high security solutions to Governments, Brand Protectors and Owners.

The new Governing Body is now compromised as follows;

PRESIDENT:
MR. PRADIP SHROFF- PRESIDENT & MD (PRS – PERMACEL PVT. LTD
E-mail: pshroff@prs-permacel.com
Website: www.prs-permacel.com

VICE-PRESIDENT
MR. MANOJ KOCHAR – MANAGING DIRECTOR(HOLOFLEX LTD)
E-mail: manoj@holoflex.com
Website: www.holoflex.com

GENERAL SECRETARY & TRESURER
MR. LUV D SHRIRAM- SHRIRAM VERITECH SOLUTIONS PVT. LTD
E-mail: luvshriram@veritechindia.com
Website: www.veritechindia.com

MEMBER
MR. G S DHILLON – MANAGING DIRECTOR (ALPHA LASERTEK INDIA LTD)
E-mail: dhillon@alt.co.in
Website: www.alt.co.in

MEMBER
MR. R D. SURANA – MANAGING DIRECTOR (EVEREST HOLOVISIONPVT LTD)
E-mail: rajendra.surana@everestholovisions.com
Website: www.everestholovisions.com

CO-OPTED MEMBER
MR. ARUN AGARWAL – MANAGING DIRECT (KANTAS TRACK-PACK INDIA LTD)
E-mail: tpiltd@airtelmail.in
Website: www.tpil-kanta.com

C S Jeena, homai.org, 11 June 2009

De la Rue Identity Systems has won the tender to produce the UK’s new biometric passports in a 10-year £400m contract. The company announced today that it has been selected as the preferred bidder to design and produce the UK passport for the Identity and Passport Service (IPS), part of the Home Office.

James Hussey, chief executive of De La Rue, said: “As a British company, producing passports and identity documents for more than 50 governments, De La Rue is proud to be selected to bring its expertise to this project.

“This contract further reinforces De La Rue’s strong growth in the identity sector.”

However, the news will come as a blow to the incumbent passport printer 3M Security Printing Systems (SPSL), a division of 3M, which had already been producing biometric passports.

In July last year, 3000 passports were stolen from a delivery van sent out from SPSL..

A spokesman for 3M said: “We remain focused on the current contract, which will continue until 4 October 2010. During this transition period we will continue to provide excellent service and quality to IPS, as we have over many years.”

De La Rue has a long history of passport production having produced its first passport in 1915. Its Identity Systems division has now implemented more than 50 national schemes across the globe.