Payne Security is a leading supplier of brand protection, document security and card solutions. Their Queen's Award was given in recognition of Payne Security's covert authentication system, which delivers a robust and cost-effective solution for discreetly differentiating between genuine and illicit products or documents using a uniquely-programmable reader device.
The award is made in the company's centenary year and is a testament to the heritage of innovation upon which the company was founded.
The accolade recognises Payne Security's outstanding achievement in developing an innovative and unparalleled method of protection against counterfeit fraud.  
The award winning covert authentication system provides customers with a fast, reliable and secure method of authentication, minimising the risk of counterfeit products or documents. Designed, manufactured and marketed by Payne Security, the system adds an invisible chemical marker usually incorporated into inks and lacquers used to print product packaging, security documents and fiscal stamps which can only be identified using the reader device. Thus counterfeiters and those involved in smuggling activities do not know whether or not goods have been security marked.
The system has been adopted by a number of international manufacturers and government bodies, and has contributed considerably to the detection of counterfeiting and smuggling activities within the UK and worldwide.
"We are extremely honoured to have been awarded this prestigious accolade", comments Stephen Pinchen, Business Development Director at Payne Security. "This is richly-deserved recognition for the hard work, skill and dedication of our whole team at Payne Security, who will take great pride from this award.
"The Payne Security covert authentication system is at the cutting edge in helping brand owners and document issuers to respond to the increasingly sophisticated tools and tactics of counterfeiters and fraudsters. As a business our challenge remains to continually raise the bar in innovation, using our skills and expertise to develop technology that makes counterfeiting and smuggling activities ever more difficult."

Payne Security
Giltway, Giltbrook
Nottingham 
NG16 2GT  UK
Tel: +44 (0) 115 975 9000
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