ASK and WS Packaging to create a US joint venture

ASK and WS Packaging Group have entered into an agreement for creation of a joint venture based in the United States.

ASK, a supplier of contactless technology, and WS Packaging, one of the largest printing and label converting operations in North America, aim to bring their experience and expertise together to become a major player in contactless technology and its applications in the US.

ASK contactless cards and tickets are already implemented in the transportation networks of several large cities: San Francisco, Los Angeles, San Diego, Houston, Atlanta, Minneapolis and Philadelphia, to name a few. This joint venture will address the secure ID, mass transit, and financial bank cards markets in the US and Canada.

‘As a leading manufacturer of labels, WS Packaging Group was the perfect partner to boost our activity of RFID tags,’ said Bruno Moreau, ASK’s CEO. ‘ASK has already strong references in the US with clients involved in mass transit, banking and identity markets, but a Joint Venture with a US industrial leader will enhance our market presence and contactless technology on the Northern American continent. Furthermore, our clients who requested a local manufacturing site will be pleased to benefit from ASK technology and WS Packaging’s strong market presence.’

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