Company | Memberships
Vanguard ID Systems maintains membership in professional and industry associations and other organizations, including:
- AIM Global
- International Card Manufactures Association
- National Retail Federation
- National Restaurant Association
- World Wide Pet Association
- National Association of Convenience Stores
- American Library Association
- Public Library Association
- EPC Global
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News
04/17/2008
Vanguard Wins Judge's Choice Elan Award from the ICMA
Vanguard ID Systems recently took home a prestigious ICMA Élan Award in the Judges’ Choice category for its design of an RFID key tag for The Woods Coffee. The Judges’ Choice is unique in that allows the Élan judges to recognize their favorite entry from among all the submissions received in every category.
12/22/2007
Vanguard remains a leader in its field
Anyone giving a gift card for Christmas or carrying a supermarket rewards tag on a keychain or a library card in a wallet more than likely have had their hands on a Vanguard ID Systems product.
The privately owned company, founded two decades ago by Richard O. Warther, produces the ubiquitous plastic cards and tags. Customers range from retailers to minor league baseball teams, with the company’s heaviest concentration in library and health clubs.
At 53, Warther describes himself as “an old bar code guy.” In the early days of the technology, Warther worked for grocery store chains and later Graphic Technology and Data Document Systems, both in Kansas City, Kan.
He founded Vanguard ID in 1987 with the help of several financial backers.
“They put up the money, I supplied the knowledge and backbone,” Warther said.