The Forgery Detection Association (FDA) has been created to provide a central point of reference for security managers, manufacturers and suppliers working in the forgery detection and Cash-and-Valuables-in-Transit sectors.

The need for a trade association has been prompted by ever-increasing evidence of less-than-effective (and non-compliant) equipment within the marketplace, conflicting advice and information on forgery detection techniques and apparently varying standards of after-sales service.

Geoff Cross, the newly-appointed general secretary of the FDA, told SMT of a recent advertising campaign for a personal forgery detection ‘light’ which is shown illuminating the ultraviolet denomination mark on a UK £50 note, when the note does not carry this feature.

Cross is hopeful that established manufacturers, suppliers and distributors will support the FDA, enabling it to compile a database of reliable sources for clients and crime prevention organisations.

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SMT

Postscript

For further information on the FDA, Security Management Today’s readers should send an e-mail to info@forgery-watch.com, or access the Internet at the following web page: www.forgerydetection association.org.uk