Universities
Graduates who never studied
Certificates copied from a genuine reference document, presented to employers who have no route to check.
Sec-Print Ghana Limited · Accra · serving West Africa
If it can be faked,
it's not secure.
Protect your documents. Eliminate fraud. Build trust. We turn ordinary documents into secure, traceable assets.
1,600+
People behind it
Engineers, IT security specialists, production technicians and client teams — vetted to work on live personalisation data.
200,000+
Cards per hour
Roughly 55 finished cards every second the line is running.
80M
Cards a year
Across banking, telecom, government and commercial programmes.
40M
SIMs personalised a year
Every profile encoded inside Ghana. The data never crosses a border.
The problem
Every day, institutions lose money and credibility.
Documents are forged. Identities are compromised. Most organisations still treat printing as logistics. It is security infrastructure.
Hover a document to run the copy test — watch an unprotected one degrade under a photocopier.
Universities
Regulators
Revenue that never arrives
Permits and licences issued informally. Units produced, units issued and fees collected never reconcile.
Corporates
Access nobody can audit
Staff cards duplicated in an afternoon. No log of who entered, when, or at what clearance.
Banks
Identity risk carried blind
Onboarding against documents that cannot be validated at the counter or against any register.
Anti-copy pantographs are a real Level 1 security feature: the background is engineered so that the act of reproduction breaks it down and reveals a warning. Documents without one copy cleanly.
What we do
We don't just print.
We secure.
Anyone can print. Not everyone can protect identity, prevent fraud and enable trust.
01
Government & identitySecure ID you can rely on — whether you're voting, travelling or claiming a service.
Passports · National ID · Certificates
02
Banking & financeCards that work everywhere, issued under controls your auditor can follow.
EMV · PIN · Cheques
03
TelecomConnection in minutes, with the subscriber identity protected properly.
SIM · Eco SIM · M2M
04
Transport & mobilityLicences and plates that keep roads accountable and journeys moving.
Fare media · RFID plates
05
Track & traceConfidence that what you're holding is real, and the tax on it was paid.
Tax stamps · QR verification
06
Commercial cardsLoyalty, gift and access programmes that can't be cloned into a loss.
Loyalty · Gift · Access
Hold it to the light
A genuine document answers back.
Sweep the lamp across the specimen. Fluorescent inks and randomly distributed fibres appear under 365 nm that no copier can reproduce — a check a border officer makes in two seconds.
Our solutions enable
Four controls, in the order they work.
Each control only holds because the one before it did. Run the chain end to end and security becomes measurable, revenue becomes recoverable.
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Centralised production
One controlled perimeter. Blanks reconciled at every shift handover.
Nothing leaves unrecorded -
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Serialised tracking
Every unit carries an identity before it leaves the plant.
Every unit has a name -
03
Open verification
Anyone holding the document can check it against the register in seconds.
The market polices itself -
04
Audit-ready reconciliation
Produced, issued and collected resolve into one ledger.
Three counts become one
Break any link and the others cannot compensate — a serialised document nobody can verify, or a verified one that never reaches the ledger, still leaks.
Ghana Business Standard Awards
Judged the best in Ghana.
Printing Company of the Year, 2022.
By the numbers
What the plant actually does.
Two Heidelberg Speedmaster ten-colour presses, running together.
On Atlantic Zeiser Versa and Card Line — close to two million a day run continuously.
Spread across four verification levels, from naked eye to manufacturer-only.
Outsourced, managed facility, revenue share, or equipment and technology transfer.
Worth knowing
A photocopier cannot resolve microtext. A copied document shows a broken grey line where the characters should be — which is how you spot one without any equipment at all.
Card bodies are tested from −35°C to +90°C, holding deflection under 4 per cent against a 10 per cent ISO limit — built for a dashboard in Tamale, not a laboratory.
The Eco SIM half card cuts plastic per unit while personalising at 6,000 to 8,000 an hour. Less material, identical credential.
Insights
Reading on fraud, identity and revenue.
Analysis on document fraud, identity infrastructure and revenue control — plus the reporting we are following from Ghana and the region.
Home/Company profile
Company profile.
A Ghanaian security printer built to international standard, producing the documents and credentials institutions depend on.
1,600+People
6Divisions
2008Operating since
100%Ghanaian owned
Our position
A press is a machine. A perimeter is a payroll.
Sec-Print Ghana Limited produces the documents and credentials institutions depend on: certificates that must survive scrutiny, cards that must open the right doors, permits that must reconcile to a fee. Every one of them passes through people who were vetted, trained and made accountable for it.
Our work sits where physical security meets digital verification. A document leaves our perimeter carrying features a checker can read in the hand, and a serial the issuing authority can query from anywhere.
Part of TG Holdings Group — a diversified Ghanaian group, giving Sec-Print institutional depth alongside international security-grade standards.
Clientele
Who we produce for.
Serving both government and private sector is what makes the business resilient. Security programme clients are held under NDA and released on request during evaluation; commercial clients are named where they have agreed.
Public sector
Government & regulators
Ministries, immigration and transport authorities, municipal assemblies, electoral and examination bodies, revenue agencies.
Finance
Banks & financial institutions
Locally produced EMV cards at global standards, with faster lead times and lower cost than imported issuance.
Telecom
Mobile network operators
High-volume SIM supply without the cross-border procurement delays that stall a launch.
Education
Universities & awarding bodies
Certificates, transcripts and student credentials with verification portals employers can query.
Corporate
Corporates & brands
Specialty cards, loyalty programmes and secure staff ID that build trust and engagement.
Industry
Manufacturers & distributors
Serialised packaging, excise stamps and track-and-trace for pharmaceuticals, alcohol and consumer goods.
Including Danadams Pharmaceutical Industries · Tinatett Herbal
National champion
Supporting Ghana's security, sovereignty and modernisation agenda.
Trusted corporate partner
Enabling banks, telecoms and corporates to scale securely.
Regional leader
Exporting secure identity solutions across ECOWAS.
Future-ready innovator
Investing in blockchain, IoT and digital ID platforms.
Award · Ghana Business Standard Awards
Printing Company
of the Year.
Recognised for dedication to high business standards in the printing sector.
Organised by KN Unique Communications with Zeliatte Media, the West Africa Chamber of Commerce and Industry, and Strategic Accountancy Africa. Reported by the Business & Financial Times — see the full list of recipients.
Selected clientele
Names that have to be right.
A sample of the institutions we produce for — banks, telecom operators, ministries and manufacturers. Security programme clients are covered by non-disclosure and released on request during evaluation.
Shown with permission. If you need named references in your own sector, we will arrange them as part of the technical briefing.
Partners & collaboration
Nobody secures a country alone.
We work with, partner and collaborate with industry experts to deliver solutions and products across every sector we serve — from the press manufacturers who build our lines to the schemes that certify what comes off them.
The equipment partners whose platforms our lines are built on, and who support them in Accra.
HeidelbergKodakJURA
MuhlbauerAtlantic ZeiserLauffer
KurzSakurai
Personalisation systems we integrate with, so a programme fits the environment a client already runs.
DataCardNBSMaticaOasys
The bodies whose certification decides whether a credential is accepted beyond the border it was issued in.
VISAMasterCardEMVCo
MIFARECalypsoICAO
Independent assessors and test houses who audit the work rather than take our word for it.
British Assessment BureauUKAS
Arsenal Test HouseTG Holdings Group
Open to collaboration. We work alongside systems integrators, consultancies and technology providers on programmes larger than any single supplier should carry. If you are bidding for identity or revenue-assurance work in the region, talk to us early.
Who runs it, and how it is governed.Board, executive management, six divisions and a 1,600-strong workforce.
Vision
Vision
To be Africa's most trusted provider of secure identity, printing and asset authentication — enabling national security, financial inclusion and regional integration.
Mission
Mission
To deliver world-class secure solutions that protect citizens, empower governments and enable businesses to thrive in a digital-first economy.
Core values
Core values
Security first
Absolute trust and integrity in every product, from an ID card to a government document.
Customer partnership
Long-term relationships built on tailored, client-centred solutions rather than catalogue orders.
Innovation
Future-ready work in IoT, blockchain authentication and digital identity platforms.
Excellence
Meeting and exceeding international standards across every production line.
Sustainability
Supporting local industry, creating jobs and adopting eco-conscious production practices.
Regional impact
Championing ECOWAS-wide standardisation and export-led identity solutions.
See how the commitments are governed.Board oversight, executive accountability and the controls behind every programme.
The people
They don't sit behind
the business. They are it.
A press can be bought. A certificate can be applied for. What cannot be bought is 1,600 people who know why a blank sheet is counted twice before it leaves a room.
Executive management
The people who answer for it.
Between them they carry close to a century of security printing experience across Europe, the Middle East and Africa.
Richard Yaw Addo Esq.
Managing Director
Managing Director of Sec-Print and Chief Executive of TG Holdings, with oversight of the entire operation.
Brian Birtle
Deputy Managing Director
More than forty years of printing experience across Europe, Africa and the Middle East.
Lee Holden
Sales & Marketing Director
Thirty-five years in the security print industry, having worked across Europe, the Middle East and Africa.
Bernard Austin
General Manager, Operations
Responsible for day-to-day operations and print services across the facility.
Management team
Six functions, six people accountable.
Quality, operations, finance, people, customer service and digital — each with a named owner rather than a shared inbox.
Portia Cann
Human Resource Manager
Edward T. Lartey
Quality Assurance Manager
Esther Tetteh
Finance Manager
Adolphus Gilford Norkwei Lokko
Operations Manager
Deborah Mmabilla Ananga
Customer Service Manager
Mildred Yankah
Digital Strategist
The workforce
1,600 people, one standard.
Below the named roles sit the engineers, technicians, IT security specialists and client teams who actually produce the work — and who are vetted to handle live personalisation data.
Skilled specialists
Engineers, IT security experts and production technicians trained to international standards.
Continuous training
Regular upskilling on the latest global technologies as threats and standards move.
Workforce diversity
A mix of local expertise and global advisory talent on every major programme.
Talent pipeline
Internship and professional programmes developing the next generation of secure technology specialists.
Governance
How the work is governed.
- Secure data handling across the full personalisation chain
- NDA-backed production for every client programme
- Access-controlled facilities with monitored perimeters
- Audit-ready documentation aligned to client and certification requirements
- Compliance with national regulatory and international certification frameworks
Why institutions choose us
Production runs inside secure protocols with tiered access, vetted staff and encrypted transfer of personalisation data. The control set is auditable, not descriptive.
From 1,000 units to millions annually. Capacity of 200,000 cards per hour, 80 million cards and 40 million SIM personalisations a year.
Our systems reduce leakage and improve fee collection accuracy by reconciling units produced, units issued and revenue received into a single ledger.
Every document can be tracked. Serialised numbering bound to the issuance record turns a printed item into a digitally verifiable asset.
Production, data and support stay in Ghana, held to ISO, EMV, SAS, CQM and ICAO requirements. Personalisation data does not leave the country.
Want to join them?Production, personalisation engineering, IT security, project management and graduate roles.
Why it was founded
Ghana was importing its own identity.
Before Sec-Print existed, governments, banks and telecom operators across West Africa depended on foreign suppliers for the most sensitive things they issue — ID cards, SIM cards and financial instruments.
That dependency carried a cost most procurement files never captured. Lead times were set by someone else's production calendar. Personalisation data — the citizen records behind every card — left the country to be processed. And when a programme slipped, there was no one within reach to hold accountable.
Sec-Print was founded to close that gap: to produce, inside Ghana, to a standard that would satisfy any international auditor. Not a print shop that took on secure work, but a security operation that happened to print.
The bet was that credibility had to be built before the contracts arrived. So the early investment went into high-capacity production machinery, international certification, and specialists trained to global standards — ahead of the demand that would need them.
Founding principles
Four commitments made at the start.
They were decisions before they were principles — each one costs money in the short term and compounds over the long one.
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Sovereignty first
Critical security assets should not be imported. A country that cannot produce its own credentials does not fully control them.
Data stays inside Ghana -
02
Local presence, global standard
Being close to the client is worth nothing if the output would fail an international audit. Both, or neither.
Audited, not asserted -
03
Security is a system
A hologram does not secure a document. The perimeter, the reconciliation and the record behind it do.
Process over feature -
04
Build capability, not dependency
Train people here. A programme that collapses when one supplier walks away was never secure.
1,600+ people today
The journey
Eighteen years,
seven turning points.
Each step was funded by the credibility earned in the one before it. Move along the rail to follow it.
2008
Foundation years
Operations begin in Accra with offset and finishing capability. Secure card production starts with SIM cards and financial cards, establishing the reconciliation and access disciplines everything after it depends on.
01 / 07
2012
Expansion into identification
Sec-Print Ghana Limited is formally incorporated in February. Partnership with government institutions follows, delivering secure identity cards, certificates and election materials where a missed date is not an option.
02 / 07
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Regional recognition
Recognition as a trusted supplier of high-security solutions across West Africa, and the beginning of an export position built on capacity rather than proximity.
03 / 07
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Digital transformation
Investment in data encryption, cryptographic key management and personalisation technology, aligned to EMV, ISO, VISA and MasterCard requirements. The document stops being a printed object and becomes a record.
04 / 07
2022
Printing Company of the Year
Named Printing Company of the Year at the Ghana Business Standard Awards, one of 43 organisations recognised across the whole economy that year.
05 / 07
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Diversification
Expansion into licence plate systems, excise tax stamps, blockchain-based authentication and IoT mobility — from secure printer to identity and asset security.
06 / 07
Now
Identity infrastructure
Physical security bound to digital verification: serialised issuance, public verification portals, RFID and API access for regulators. Locally rooted, globally aligned.
07 / 07The plant that came out of it.Machinery, standards, capacity and the controls that make a document hold up.
Home/Capabilities
The plant behind the promise.
Security design origination, offset and digital presses, card personalisation and serialisation lines — under one controlled roof in Accra.
200,000Cards per hour
80MCards a year
40MSIM personalisations
8KEco SIM per hour
Production floor
Five stages, one perimeter.
Stage 01
Design origination
JURA security design software builds guilloche, microtext and latent structures that cannot be re-originated.
Stage 02
Plate & press
Kodak CTP platesetting into two Heidelberg Speedmaster ten-colour presses running up to 14,000 sheets an hour, plus CD 102-5L and Sakurai for specialist work.
Stage 03
Lamination & foiling
Lauffer, Delta, Autobond and Kurz systems for card body build, hot stamping and surface relief.
Stage 04
Embedding & personalisation
Muhlbauer and Oasys lines for chip embedding, encoding, laser engraving and data personalisation.
Stage 05
Serialise & reconcile
Atlantic Zeiser Digiline, Versa and Card Line apply unique numbering and codes — over 40,000 coded cards an hour. Every blank reconciles before dispatch.
Controlled access
Vetted staff, monitored zones, segregation of duties and encrypted handling of live personalisation data.
Security modelStandards
What we are held to.
Certification is not a badge. It is the evidence base a procurement file rests on.
| Standard | Scope |
|---|---|
| ISO 9001:2015 | Quality management. Certificate 265862, British Assessment Bureau (Amtivo), UKAS accreditation 8289. Valid 15 May 2025 to 14 May 2028. Valid to 14 May 2028 |
| ISO 7810 / 7816 / 14443 | Card physical characteristics, contact integrated circuit cards, and contactless proximity cards. |
| EMV | Payment card specification with VISA and MasterCard certification for issuance. |
| SAS & CQM | Security accreditation and card quality management requirements for card production sites. |
| ICAO ID-3 | Machine readable travel document specification for e-passport data pages. |
| CC EAL 5+ | Common Criteria evaluated chip platforms for high-assurance credentials. |
Capacity & scalability
Built for the surge, not the average.
Elections, mass banking rollouts and telecom launches do not arrive evenly. Capacity is reserved for the peak.
High-volume capability
Financial cards, SIMs, e-passports, certificates, ballots and commercial cards at national scale — close to two million coded cards a day running continuously.
Custom solutions
Flexible production from small runs to millions, tailored to the client specification rather than a catalogue.
Peak volume management
Dedicated capacity held in reserve for seasonal surges: elections, mass banking rollouts, telecom launches.
Regional distribution
Optimised logistics for secure delivery across ECOWAS and the wider African market.
System integration
It has to talk to what you already run.
Compatibility with the major personalisation platforms, and the flexibility to adapt to government and corporate IT environments that were never designed to be adapted.
DataCardNBSMuhlbauerMatica
FTP / SFTP encrypted transferReal-time synchronisation
Method
Improvement is a process, not a promise.
- Six Sigma and 5S methodologies embedded in every workflow
- Audit-ready systems aligned to government frameworks and certification audits
- Corrective action, document control and supplier evaluation all evidenced
- Management review on a fixed cycle, not on incident
Information security
Data is treated as the asset.
Personalisation files are the most sensitive thing a client hands over. They stay inside Ghana and inside the perimeter.
- FIPS-certified hardware security module key management
- RSA, 3DES, SHA and AES applied in production, not in theory
- Encrypted transfer channels with tiered access rights
- Segregation of duties enforced through system permissions
- Backup servers and redundant production routes
Now see what the document does.Switch on the UV lamp and read the microtext on a live specimen.
Home/Solutions
What do you need to protect?
Filter by sector and by what the programme has to achieve. Thirty products, one perimeter.
Solution finder
Narrow it down.
Sector
Objective
Scope by sector
What each programme covers.
Finance
Banking & finance
EMV debit, credit, prepaid and dual-interface cards. Secure PIN generation and encrypted mailing. Issuance management. Cheques, bonds and vouchers.
Six productsTelecom
Telecom
Native and Java SIM profiles from 32K to 256K with OTA and STK. Reduced-plastic Eco SIM half cards. M2M and CSIM machine credentials.
Three productsGovernment
Government & identity
ICAO ID-3 e-passports. National and staff ID. Driving licences. Academic certificates. Ballot papers. Permits, licences and land titles.
Seven productsTransport
Transport & mobility
MIFARE and Calypso fare media. Tamper-resistant RFID number plates with microdots and ANPR pairing. Smart access and parking credentials.
Four productsCommercial
Commercial cards
Loyalty and reward programmes. Gift and prepaid value. Membership and e-purse. Key and luggage tags. Parking permits. Insurance and clinical cards.
Six productsSpecial
Special products
Metalluscent metallic effect. Lenticular depth and motion. Fragrance cards. Full-face holographic PVC. High thermal resistance bodies.
Five productsNot sure which security level you need?We specify from the checker backwards, not from the brochure.
EMV payment cards
Debit, credit, prepaid and dual-interface with SDA, DDA and CDA authentication and NFC. VISA and MasterCard certified.
Secure PIN services
PIN generation, secure printing, encrypted mailing and controlled reconciliation under HSM key management.
Issuance management
Online order tracking, card acceleration, stock management and dedicated reporting for the issuing team.
Cheques & instruments
Cheques, bonds and vouchers with multi-layer substrate and print protection against alteration.
Key management
FIPS-certified HSM procedures with segregation of duties and audit evidence for every ceremony.
Instant branch issuance
Branch-level issuance for replacements and onboarding, landing in the same central register.
Fast issuance. Secure access. Verified identity. Centralised production and instant branch issuance are not rivals — the question is which units need which route, and both must reconcile to one ledger.
Issuing cards at volume?Centralised production and instant branch issuance, one register.
Eco SIMEco SIM
Less plastic, same security.
The half-card format cuts material without touching the credential inside it, personalised at 6,000 to 8,000 units per hour.
SIM cards, 2G to 4G LTE
Native and Java profiles from 32K to 256K with OTA, STK browsers and every plug combination.
M2M and CSIM
Machine-to-machine and CDMA profiles with static and dynamic toolkit support for deployed devices.
Personalisation at volume
40 million SIM personalisations a year, with encrypted data handling that never leaves Ghana.
Planning a launch or a SIM refresh?Capacity reserved for peak, personalised inside Ghana.
Genuine vs counterfeit
Drag the handle. Spot the difference.
On the left, a certificate carrying guilloche line-work, microtext, a security thread and serialised numbering. On the right, a competent copy. At arm's length they pass. Under a loupe, one of them collapses.
Secured
Counterfeit
Programme types
What we produce for the state.
SpecimenE-passports, ICAO ID-3
Polycarbonate data pages with laser engraving, RFID encoding and multi-UV thread substrates.
- Laser-engraved personalisation inside the card body
- Contactless chip encoding to ICAO specification
- Randomly distributed UV fibres and multi-reaction threads
- Embedded security threads in visa pages
SpecimenNational & staff identity
PVC, PET-G or polycarbonate bodies with contact, contactless, hybrid or dual interface chips.
- Biometric encoding and instant branch issuance
- MLI and CLI changeable laser images
- Under-laminate hologram, hot-stamped to the core
- Access logging into a central identity register
SpecimenAcademic & professional certificates
Watermarked security paper, microtext, holographic foil, unique numbering and QR verification.
- Serial bound to the graduation or licensing record
- Employer verification portal, queryable by anyone
- Tamper-evident substrate that voids on alteration
- Reconciliation of blanks received, used and spoiled
Ballot papers & election material
Guilloche backgrounds, security inks, specialised numbering and full print reconciliation.
- Sequential numbering per constituency and station
- Full reconciliation of printed, delivered and returned
- Secure logistics with sealed, tracked consignments
- Immovable deadlines held without cutting a control
SpecimenPermits, licences & land titles
Serialised issuance that reconciles documents printed, documents issued and fees collected.
- One ledger for production, issuance and revenue
- Controlled issuance with named authorisation
- Portal and API access for inspecting officers
- Renewal and expiry status visible on lookup
Ghana watch
Verification is becoming an expectation.
Regulators now publish lists of unrecognised institutions and tell employers to check. A credential whose only defence is that it looks right no longer meets the standard.
Issuing credentials citizens depend on?Serialised issuance with a portal any third party can query.
MIFARE transport cards
MIFARE Plus with AES 128 and EAL 4+, Classic and DESFire, validated by Arsenal Test House.
Calypso ticketing
Microprocessor fare media on the Calypso scheme, keeping the operator independent of any one supplier.
RFID number plates
Tamper-resistant aluminium with embedded microdots, laser serial marking and ANPR pairing.
Access & parking
RFID and NFC media for airports, ports, gated estates and government facilities.
Enforcement
A plate that argues back.
Tamper-proof construction, centralised production and law enforcement database integration turn a plate from a label into a traffic compliance instrument.
Modernising fare media or plates?Tamper-resistant construction paired to your enforcement database.
Loyalty & reward
Individually coded and numbered, with scratch-off, QR, barcode or magnetic stripe.
Gift & prepaid value
Retail gift programmes with activation control and secure numbering against float leakage.
Membership & e-purse
Member tracking by photo ID, barcode, magnetic stripe, QR code or signature panel.
Key & luggage tags
Shaped tags for loyalty, promotion, merchandise labelling and attendance tracking.
Parking permits
Custom permits that track employees and visitors accessing a lot or structure.
Insurance & clinical
Medical insurance, clinical information and emergency contact cards and badges.
Running a loyalty or gift programme?Activation control and secure numbering against float leakage.
Metalluscent
Metallic effect printed under laminate across halftone images and text, safe from peel-off.
Lenticular
Depth, motion and transforming images, produced with or without special lens material.
Fragrance cards
Scent matched to the card design, with bespoke fragrance development available.
Holographic PVC
Full-face foil in silver and gold with optional rainbow effect for premium tiers.
High thermal resistance
Tested from −35°C to +90°C with deflection under 4 per cent against a 10 per cent ISO limit.
Something not on this list
Most special products begin as a client asking whether a thing is possible. Usually it is.
Discuss a requirementSomething not on the list?Most special products start as a client asking whether a thing is possible.
Home/Security
See how it defends itself.
A working specimen credential. Switch the controls and watch each layer appear — the way a border officer, an employer or a forensic examiner would.
SPECIMEN · SP-2026-004821 · ID-1 / ISO 7810
Sec-Print Feature Lab
Inspector reading
All features off. The card shows only its Level 1 base: guilloche line-work, rainbow printing and the machine readable zone. Switch on a control to see what each additional layer contributes and who is able to check it.
Move the pointer over the card to inspect
Feature library
Twenty layers. Four levels.
Level 1 stops the opportunist at the counter. Level 4 settles the case in court. Specify from the checker backwards.
Verification level
Application
The four levels
Who is able to check it.
Naked eye
Verified in the hand, in daylight, by anyone. Guilloche, rainbow printing, OVI, embossing, MLI and CLI.
Checked by: the person receiving the document.
Simple device
A UV lamp or loupe. Microtext, fluorescent print, hidden images, under-laminate holograms, surface relief.
Checked by: a trained officer at a counter or border.
Forensic
Laboratory instruments and specialist knowledge. Spot tag inks, laser engraving depth, nano text.
Checked by: a forensic examiner resolving a dispute.
Manufacturer
Verified against a record only the producer holds: build specification and card structure fingerprint.
Checked by: Sec-Print, against the production record.
Check a real serial against the register.The same portal an employer or border officer would use.
Home/Verify
Verify a document.
Every serialised Sec-Print document can be checked against the issuance register. This is a live demonstration of that portal.
Serial lookup
Enter a document serial
Demonstration serials: SP-2026-004821 · SP-2025-118934 · SP-2024-000117
Scan or type
A QR code on the document opens this lookup directly, or the serial can be typed by anyone holding it.
Checked against the register
The serial is matched to the issuance record created at production, not to a copy of the document.
API for regulators
Inspecting bodies can query in bulk through an API rather than one document at a time.
This is how every document we make can be checked.See which products carry serialised verification.
Home/Innovation
Not printing. Infrastructure.
The future is hybrid: physical documents that are digitally verifiable. Security built into the system, not added later.
Track & trace
Serialised numbering and packaging authentication that follows a unit from press to point of sale.
Mobile validation
A verification route in the pocket of every citizen — scan, and the market can police itself.
Excise & tax stamps
Anti-counterfeit stamps for alcohol, tobacco and pharmaceuticals, bound to a central revenue register.
Blockchain-ready audit
An append-only audit layer for issuance events, where regulation calls for immutability.
API connectivity
Bulk query access for regulators and inspecting officers, with reporting that reconciles to revenue.
Sustainable formats
Eco SIM half cards and reduced-material constructions that cut plastic without cutting security.
The model
Three layers, one asset.
This is what positions Sec-Print as an infrastructure provider rather than a print vendor.
Guilloche, microtext, UV inks, holographic foil, security threads, tamper-evident substrates and laser engraving. Features chosen for who has to check them, not for how they read in a tender.
RFID, contact and contactless chip embedding, serialised QR and encrypted data. The document stops being a picture of a record and becomes a pointer to one.
Real-time validation portals, database integration and API connectivity. Controlled issuance, track and trace, and audit-ready reporting that reconciles printed, issued and collected.
Proven at national scale
Ghana already runs this pattern.
Under the Excise Tax Stamp Act, 2013 (Act 873), stamps carrying features specified by the Ghana Revenue Authority must be applied before goods leave the factory, clear a port or are offered for sale — and a public mobile authenticator lets any consumer scan and validate in the shop.
The architecture generalises. Any regulator issuing a document with a fee attached can run the same design.
Expansion · plate factory
A value chain, not a product line.
Building plate manufacturing in Ghana reduces import dependency and unlocks a set of allied industries around it.
Local production hub
A plate factory in Ghana that cuts import dependency and cost while holding quality control locally.
Public–private models
Build–Operate–Transfer and joint venture frameworks developed with government support.
Regional export
Serving ECOWAS member states from a single standardised production base.
Industrial linkages
Opportunity for allied industries: coatings, logistics and packaging built around the plant.
Smart technology
IoT and RFID embedded into locally produced plates for vehicle tracking, anti-theft and fleet monitoring.
Pharmaceutical security
Serialised traceability against counterfeit medicines, one of the fastest-moving risks on the continent.
Ready to run this pattern on your programme?Serialised production, a verification portal and reporting that reconciles.
Home/Industries
Where it is relied on.
Nine sectors, one requirement: a document that holds up when somebody checks it.
01Government & regulatorsTransport authorities, immigration, municipal assemblies, regulatory agencies.Identity · Revenue
02Financial institutionsATM and payment cards, secure cheques, compliance documents, identity solutions.Cards · Instruments
03Education & certificationExamination certificates, transcripts, professional licences, institutional security.Certificates
04TelecommunicationsSIM supply and personalisation, subscriber identity, M2M credentials.SIM · M2M
05Transport authoritiesFare media, driver credentials, vehicle registration and enforcement integration.Fare · Plates
06Health & pharmaceuticalSerialised packaging, anti-counterfeit stamps, insurance and clinical cards.Track & trace
07Retail & hospitalityLoyalty, gift and membership programmes with activation and float control.Loyalty · Gift
08Corporate & private sectorStaff ID systems, access control integration, secure brand authentication.Access · Brand
09Premium & special issueMetalluscent, lenticular, fragrance and holographic constructions for brand tiers.Special
Regional leadership
Ghana as the centre of excellence.
Aligning with ECOWAS integration goals positions Sec-Print as a regional hub for secure identity and asset authentication — not just a national supplier.
- Standardised RFID and NFC-enabled licence plates across member states
- Export-ready production of SIMs, IDs, ballots and security documents
- Cross-border interoperability in trade clearance, vehicle surveillance and e-government
Why local production wins
Local presence
On-the-ground manufacturing cuts turnaround times and logistics cost against imported alternatives.
Global standards
Products meeting or exceeding ISO, VISA, MasterCard and ICAO requirements.
Customisation
Solutions adapted to African contexts: languages, regional regulation, cultural design.
Data sovereignty
Sensitive national information is processed inside Ghana and never leaves the country.
Nine sectors, four ways to structure the deal.Outsourced, managed facility, revenue share, or equipment transfer.
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Structure it properly.
Secure issuance is usually procured as a purchase. It performs better as an operating model. Four structures, one set of standards, and a route that starts with a briefing rather than a tender.
Before the model
Four questions decide the structure.
Answer these and the right model is usually obvious. We work through them in the first session, before anything is priced.
Where must the data live?
If personalisation data cannot leave your building, that rules out centralised production and points to a managed facility on your premises.
Determines: production locationWhat capital is available now?
If there is no budget line this cycle, a revenue-share structure funds the programme from the leakage it closes rather than from your balance sheet.
Determines: who carries the investmentDo you want the capability in-house?
Some institutions need sovereign capability they own and operate. Others want the outcome without the operating burden. Both are legitimate; they lead to different models.
Determines: equipment ownershipHow immovable is the date?
An election or a regulatory deadline cannot slip. Where the date is fixed, we plan backwards from it and hold reserve capacity rather than promising an average.
Determines: capacity commitmentDelivery models
Four ways to run the programme.
The structure changes who owns the equipment, who operates it and how it is paid for. It never changes the standards the output is produced to.
Fully outsourced production
You provide the data. We produce inside our certified perimeter and deliver under secure logistics.
- Capital outlay
- None
- Equipment
- Sec-Print owned
- Operated by
- Sec-Print
- Fits
- Universities, licensing bodies, corporates
Lowest operational burden. Fastest route to first issue.
Managed secure facility
We install and commission a secure production facility inside your premises, and train your people to run it.
- Capital outlay
- Optional — either party may own
- Equipment
- Sec-Print or client owned
- Operated by
- Client staff, certified by us
- Fits
- Ministries and agencies with sovereignty requirements
Data never leaves your building. Access controlled by permission, not by policy.
Revenue share
We fund the equipment, software and production setup. You pay a share per unit issued, so the programme is funded by the revenue it protects.
- Capital outlay
- Zero upfront
- Equipment
- Sec-Print invested
- Operated by
- Sec-Print, reporting to you
- Fits
- Regulators and agencies issuing fee-bearing documents
Aligns the supplier with the outcome: we are paid when issuance is controlled and recorded.
Equipment & technology transfer
Secure printers, issuance systems and consumables supplied with maintenance, training and standards support.
- Capital outlay
- Client purchase
- Equipment
- Client owned outright
- Operated by
- Client
- Fits
- Banks with in-house issuance, agencies building capability
You own the capability. We carry supply, maintenance and the standards burden.
Side by side
The comparison your board will ask for.
One page, four structures, the criteria a finance committee actually weighs.
| Criterion | Outsourced | Managed facility | Revenue share | Technology transfer |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Upfront capital | None | Optional | None | Client funded |
| Equipment owner | Sec-Print | Either party | Sec-Print | Client |
| Production location | Our perimeter | Your premises | Either | Your premises |
| Operated by | Sec-Print | Your staff | Sec-Print | Your staff |
| Personalisation data | Inside Ghana | Inside your building | Inside Ghana | Inside your building |
| Payment basis | Per order | Setup plus support | Per unit issued | Purchase plus service |
| Best suited to | Awarding bodies, corporates | Ministries, agencies | Fee-collecting regulators | Banks, sovereign programmes |
Most institutions know which column they are after one read. We can confirm it in a single session, against your actual constraints.
Request a technical briefingCommercial framework
There is no rate card.
Two programmes of identical volume can differ by an order of magnitude in security requirement. These five variables set the number.
| Variable | What moves the number |
|---|---|
| Volume & shape | Total units and the demand curve. A steady two million a year prices differently from two million in six weeks. |
| Security level | How many of the four verification levels the document must satisfy, and which features carry them. |
| Embedded technology | RFID, contact or contactless chip, hologram, laser engraving, tamper-evident substrate. |
| Production model | Centralised hub versus distributed issuance, and which party holds the equipment. |
| Customisation | Bespoke security design origination, applet development, integration with existing systems. |
Risk & mitigation
The objections are reasonable.
Every one of these has been raised in a procurement review. Here is how each is closed contractually and operationally.
| Raised | How it is closed |
|---|---|
| Data breach | Tiered access, FIPS-certified HSM key handling, encrypted transfer, personalisation data that stays inside Ghana. |
| System downtime | Backup servers, redundant production routes and reserved peak capacity. |
| Resistance to change | Training and phased rollout, so staff are competent before the switchover date. |
| Approval delays | Audit-ready documentation prepared in parallel with production planning, and SLAs that fix response obligations. |
| Support after handover | On-site support and dedicated project management for the life of the programme. |
Due diligence
What we put in your file.
Everything a procurement panel needs to evaluate us properly, released under NDA once a programme reaches evaluation.
- Certification records and current audit reports
- Named client references in comparable programmes
- Supervised facility visit and production walkthrough
- Security architecture and key management procedures
- Capacity evidence and reconciliation methodology
- Draft SLA with response times and penalty terms
- Business continuity and disaster recovery plan
Engagement
Four steps, no obligation.
Nothing is signed until a bounded pilot has proved the programme on your own documents.
01
Technical briefingA session with your board or technical committee covering capability, standards and the security model. No commercial discussion.
02
Security auditWe review your current issuance path end to end and count the places a unit can exist without a record. That number, not the feature list, sets the specification.
03
Commercial modelSelection of the structure that fits your capital position, sovereignty requirements and operating capability.
04
Bounded pilotA defined pilot with measurable outcomes, run on live documents, before any commitment to full rollout.
Held to the same standards in every model
The structure decides who owns the equipment and how it is paid for. It never changes what the output is produced to, the controls inside the perimeter, or the fact that personalisation data stays in Ghana. The standards register
Start with the briefing.No commercial discussion in the first session — capability, standards and the security model only.
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What the work looks like.
Representative programme patterns, described by design rather than by client name. Named references are available under NDA.
Education
A certificate nobody could verify
The problem. An awarding body found copies of its certificate circulating. The copies were good, and there was no route for an employer to check anything.
The design. Watermarked security stock, guilloche background, microtext, holographic foil and serialised numbering bound to the graduation record, plus a public verification portal.
The result. Employers verify in seconds. A copy fails at the serial, not at the artwork.
4verification levels on the document1register for every unit issuedRegulator
Permits issued, fees missing
The problem. Documents printed, documents issued and fees collected were three separate counts that never reconciled.
The design. Centralised production with serialised issuance, controlled authorisation per officer, and a reporting layer that ties every unit to a payment reference.
The result. One ledger. Leakage becomes visible the week it happens, not at year end.
3counts reconciled into oneWeeklyvisibility, replacing annualCorporate
Access nobody could audit
The problem. Staff cards were duplicated easily and access logs did not exist, so an incident could not be reconstructed.
The design. Contactless chip cards with biometric enrolment, under-laminate hologram, laser-engraved ghost portrait, and instant branch issuance landing in a central register.
The result. Who entered, when, and at what clearance — answerable for every door.
100%of entries logged to a holder2covert layers a copy cannot carryBanking
Issuance that could not scale
The problem. Card delivery times were unpredictable and replacement cards took weeks, with no visibility of stock at branch level.
The design. Centralised EMV production for bulk cohorts, instant branch issuance for replacements, and an issuance management platform with order tracking and stock reporting.
The result. Two routes, one register, and a delivery date the branch can promise.
Same-dayreplacement at branch level200,000cards per hour central capacityProgramme details are described generically because client confidentiality is part of what we sell. Named references, site visits and technical due diligence are available under NDA once a programme reaches evaluation.
Named references available under NDA.Site visits and technical due diligence once a programme reaches evaluation.
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Insights.
Writing on document fraud, identity infrastructure and revenue control — plus the reporting we are reading from Ghana and beyond.
Industry watch
What we are reading.
External reporting and statutory sources on credential fraud and revenue protection in Ghana. Links open at the publisher.
Films are added as they are published. Each card opens the player in place.
Factsheets
Printable one-page briefs.
Each opens a print-ready sheet generated from live site data — save as PDF from the print dialog.
Press kit
Logos and boilerplate.
For journalists, partners and event organisers. For anything not here, contact us and we will send it the same day.
Boilerplate
Sec-Print Ghana Limited is a security printing and identity solutions company based in Achimota, Accra. Operating since 2008 and incorporated in 2012, the company produces secure documents, smart and payment cards, SIM cards, high-security number plates and anti-counterfeit track-and-trace systems for governments, financial institutions, telecom operators, educational bodies and corporate clients across Ghana and West Africa. Sec-Print combines physical security printing with digital verification infrastructure, turning printed documents into digitally verifiable assets. The company is part of TG Holdings Group.
| Legal name | Sec-Print Ghana Limited |
|---|---|
| Operating since | 2008; incorporated February 2012 |
| Certification | ISO 9001:2015, certificate 265862, UKAS 8289 |
| Capacity | 200,000 cards per hour; 80M cards and 40M SIM personalisations a year |
| Group | TG Holdings Group |
Writing about your sector?Press kit, factsheets and boilerplate are yours to use.
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Trust is manufactured.
Every role here touches something that has to be right: a certificate, a licence, a card that opens a door.
Work that matters
The documents leaving this plant decide whether someone travels, graduates or gets paid.
Serious equipment
Heidelberg, Muhlbauer, Atlantic Zeiser, JURA. Learn machinery few people in Ghana get near.
Standards, held
ISO, EMV, SAS and CQM. You will learn to work to an audited process, which travels anywhere.
Room to grow
A graduate programme, structured rotation and permanent roles for those who complete it.
Open roles
Current opportunities.
Apply with a CV and a short note on why the role interests you.
Send an applicationNot seeing your role?We keep speculative applications on file and revisit them each quarter.
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Let's scope it.
Tell us what you issue and how many. We come back with a security level, a production model and a number.
The facility
Achimota, Accra.
| Address | No. 13 Ashaleytse Mensah Street, Achimota, off Nsawam Road, Accra, Ghana |
|---|---|
| Digital address | GE-362-9090 |
| Telephone | +233 (0)302 433 059 · +233 (0)303 983 574 |
| info@sec-print.com | |
| Hours | Monday to Friday, 08:00 to 17:00 GMT |
| Visits | Supervised facility visits by arrangement for institutional clients. |
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