A Triumphant Showcase: idXtra Shines at The Security Event 2025 with Fully Integrated Solutions

idXtra was proud to exhibit at the record-breaking 6th edition of The Security Event 2025, part of the prestigious Safety & Security Event Series held at the NEC Birmingham from 8–10 April. With over 56,000 professionals in attendance and 1,212 exhibitors showcasing innovation across the security landscape, this year’s event exceeded all expectations – and idXtra was at the very heart of it.

A True Standout for Integrated Security Solutions

As a leading provider of fully integrated access control, visitor management, and identity solutions, idXtra welcomed hundreds of delegates to the stand. Visitors from the education sector and local government were particularly enthusiastic about the ability to deliver tailor-made solutions that integrate seamlessly with legacy systems – saving both time and cost while enhancing security.

We showcased our flagship solutions including:

  • VisiTapp – Visitor Management Solution
    A smart, secure, and intuitive platform that transforms how organisations manage guests, contractors, and events. Fully customisable to suit your operational needs.
  • Access Control Solution
    Complete access control using cards or biometrics – integrated with attendance tracking, visitor check-in, cashless catering, and ID card issuance, for true system harmony.
  • Fully Integrated Solutions for Education
    Designed specifically for schools, colleges, and universities, our systems unify physical access, cashless payments, and attendance tracking – all through a single ID or biometric credential.

Feedback that Speaks Volumes

The response from visitors was overwhelmingly positive. Many shared how refreshing it was to find a supplier who truly understands the importance of customisation, integration, and on-going support and development in integrated security systems.

One attendee commented:
“It’s rare to find a provider who can deliver the whole package – idXtra clearly knows how to make systems work together effortlessly.”

Our expert team also connected with industry professionals eager to explore collaboration opportunities and partner on new projects throughout 2025 and beyond.

Looking Ahead

Whether you visited us at the show or are just discovering us now, we welcome you to explore our products, speak to our team, and experience the idXtra difference.

For more information about our solutions or to book a demo, contact us at info@idxtra.com or visit www.idxtra.com.

idXtra Shines at the Schools & Academies Show 2024 with Innovative ID & Payment Solutions

We are thrilled to share the highlights from our recent participation in the Schools & Academies Show at the NEC, Birmingham on 20th November 2024. It was a momentous occasion for idXtra Ltd, marking our debut at this prestigious event.

As a trusted partner for educational institutions, we are committed to providing innovative ID and payment solutions that streamline operations and enhance safeguarding. Our status as a BESA-approved supplier speaks volumes about our unwavering dedication to quality and exceptional service.

At this year’s show, we were excited to showcase our latest offerings:

EventPOS: Our cutting-edge Cashless Catering System, is now available for portable tablets and laptops, ensuring faster service and reduced queueing times to keep your customers happy and engaged.

VisiTapp: Our Visitor Management Solution, featured on a variety of touchscreen kiosks and terminals to show its flexibility and capabilities. The system improves security whilst enhancing the visitor experience.

Exclusive Evolis 241 Card Printer Promotion: We introduced our exclusive offer for dual-sided printing for no additional cost. Make a healthy saving whilst improving the quality and performance of your ID card printers.

Participating in this exhibition allowed us to connect with many like-minded professionals in the education sector.  We were delighted to engage in fruitful conversations and networking opportunities. We look forward to continuing our conversations with many new contacts and serving the education community with innovation and collaboration. For more information about our solutions and promotions, please contact us at info@idXtra.com.

The Security Event 2024!

This month we headed to the NEC in Birmingham to exhibit once again at The Security Event.

It was great to make some new connections there!

We were excited to present our new wooden kiosks for visitor sign-in, as part of our fun new ‘Space Invaders’ campaign…

…Who are YOUR Space Invaders? Your visitors of course!

Our visitor management system, VisiTapp, allows visitors to safely and securely sign in to the premises without the support of a member of staff. The user-friendly interface allows them to register quickly, thus diminishing queues and crowds in the front of house and increasing its efficiency.

To find out more about our visitor management system, VisiTapp, please click here!

Queue busting at BETT!

Kicking off 2024 with our favourite event of the year, it was of course the BETT show at ExCeL London! It was great to see so many idXtra friends and customers there, and to make some new connections.

We were thrilled to present our new campaigns for this year which centre around our cashless catering and visitor management systems.

Two different systems, but one shared goal: queue busting!

Our ultra-efficient systems with user-friendly interfaces allow visitors and students to be processed at super speed. But as if that wasn’t enough, we’ve also just launched a ‘queue buster’ tablet!

A portable tablet with an in-built card reader and software, staff members can simply take it down the queue and process more payments, thus easing the thoroughfare. In busy breaktimes, this is a life saver!

Long queues in the canteen and lots of hangry students? Fear not, idXtra can save the day!

How many cheese puns is too many?

To support this new campaign, any visitor who came to our stand and admitted to being ‘cheesed off’ with their cashless system, was given a complimentary mini cheese and entered into our prize draw!

Thank you to all of our customers, old and new, who came to see us at the show – we look forward to the next one!

“Open Sesame” for Chichester College!

As 2023 draws to a close, Chichester College have had a brand new idXtra access control system installed throughout their campus. 

We have replaced their existing system across their campus, so that the premises are much more secure and receiving visitors is more efficient.

The installation was of a Paxton Net2 access control system, linked to the college MIS system in real-time. This means that new learners are added when their card is printed, and any learner that is not currently enrolled in a course within MIS is automatically invalidated and cannot enter the college.

Intrinsic to the system are its links to PaperCut (photocopier and print control system) and to VisiTapp, our flexible visitor management system.  This ensures that learners that wish to enrol onto the new access control system can do so in a self-service manner at the main reception desk. 

All users that had previously enrolled their cards in PaperCut are automatically brought through to the access control system and placed in the appropriate access group.

Thanks Chichester College, we’re glad we could help.

Safeguarding has never been easier with idXtra!

Very smart cards at Caterham School!

We were delighted to be chosen by Caterham School to upgrade and streamline their smart ID card system. 

The brief was to utilise any serviceable aspects of the existing system, updating where necessary and feasible, and to add state-of-the-art solutions to form a modern student, visitor and staff safeguarding solution. 

The project comprised of adding new ID card printing stations, with internal smart card encoding units, to print and program smart ID cards. 

The solution is streamlined and driven by live data from the iSams MIS database.  Upon card issuance, users’ credentials are sent in real-time to the cashless catering system, the visitor management system and the access control system (Paxton Net2).

This minimises the need for staff intervention and maximises security, keeping students safe all throughout the school and the associated Sports Centre. 

Thanks Caterham, we’re glad you “tapped in”!

idXtra at The Security Event 2023!

We had a blast at The Security Event 2023 in Birmingham! It was our first time exhibiting at this event, and we hope to return next year. We made lots of new connections and gave out more idXtra Business Bears!

The two Tony’s!

We had lots of interest in our Visitor Management System, VisiTapp, as it enhances safeguarding and security in any establishment. We can integrate our software with most existing Access Control systems, which makes upgrading to VisiTapp even easier.

To find out more about VisiTapp or to book a remote demo, please click here!

Working hard or hardly working? 🙂

Keep an eye on our blog and Twitter for news of our next event appearances! We hope to see you soon.

idXtra at BETT 2023!

Spring has finally sprung, and this month we were thrilled to exhibit at the BETT Show again, for the first time since the pandemic!

It was great to see so many idXtra customers at our stand, and to meet some new ones too! Thanks to everyone who came and said hello.

Sales Director, Tony Walsh (right) and
Regional Sales Manager, Tony Brock (left)

Our new eye-popping graphics made a feature on our stand, highlighting our five main systems and emphasizing how they can all work together harmoniously.

We’ve got some special show offers on, which apply to VisiTapp, EventPOS and card printer bundles. These are here for a limited time only, so act fast if you’re after a great deal!

A few lucky visitors received a special idXtra ‘Business Bear’ – how cute!

Our next appearance will be at The Security Event 2023, from the 25th – 27th April at the NEC in Birmingham. We hope to see many of you there!

Attendance Tracking Add-On for the NCC Group!

What an exciting time for the NCC! We had previously installed new ID card printers and ID design and printing software for the group, along with our “EventPOS” cashless catering system, and our visitor management solution “VisiTapp” at all campuses.  We also look after the middleware for pushing card records to the access control systems at all campuses (3 different systems).  We were therefore delighted to be asked to install our attendance tracking solution “Ad Hoc Registers”, which is a module of VisiTapp.

In the first instance the system is being used to monitor students’ extra-curricular sessions which are not timetabled in ProSolution, but form part of each learner’s Study Programme, so they need to be recorded. Previous methods consisted of pen and paper, Excel sheets and emails, but they were not consistent. This was leaving a gap in student journeys within the college group, leaving a potential loophole for students to disengage with their studies, or not complete them.

EventMarker consists of simple USB smart card readers plugged into teachers’ laptops.  For any ad hoc or non-timetabled session, the teacher simply creates the event on their laptop and gives it a description and room number.  The learners then simply tap in and their photo is shown on the laptop screen, and they are marked as PRESENT and if they arrive late they are marked as LATE. 

These marks are saved into the EventMarker database and can be reported on as required.  This system evidences all non-timetabled studies (that students are required to do) and provides management information which is invaluable to senior staff.

Thanks NCC Group, we hope you love your latest addition from idXtra!

To find out more about our systems, click on the below links!

Attendance monitoring software, EventMarker

Visitor Management System, VisiTapp

Welcome on board the United Colleges Group!

As it begins to feel like summer at last, we welcome on board a new customer to the idXtra family- the United Colleges Group! We are thrilled to welcome them and we look forward to working closely with them.

We have been chosen by the United Colleges Group to supply their new cashless catering and visitor management systems, alongside some streamlining of ID card issuance and population of the access control system.

We are installing our cashless catering system, EventPOS, at 22 locations across all of the United Colleges Group’s campuses (City of Westminster College and College of North West London). Their upgrade to EventPOS will simplify the issuing of discreet free school meals and bring several disparate systems together as one system, on a single network linked to MIS. 

Our visitor management system, VisiTapp, will enhance the security and safety of their staff, students and visitors, whilst improving their front of house image. Our VMS comes in various forms and it can be customised precisely to suit their specific requirements.

Thank you United Colleges Group, we can’t wait to upgrade you!

To find out more about our systems and services, check out the links below: