NPS

Secure ID Card Printing Hardwareennepiesse.it

NPS is a small privately held Italian reseller founded in 2001 and based in Roma, distributing Entrust and Zebra card printers, plastic cards, and related software services with a headcount of 1-10.

Company typePrivate
Founded2001
HeadquartersRoma, Italy
Headcount1–10
GTM typeB2B
OfferingHardware or Manufacturing

NPS firmographics

Firmographics

Name: NPS
Website: https://ennepiesse.it
Company type: Private
Founded year: 2001
Headcount range: 1–10 employees
Short description: NPS is a small privately held Italian reseller founded in 2001 and based in Roma, distributing Entrust and Zebra card printers, plastic cards, and related software services with a headcount of 1-10.
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NPS industry classification

Industry

Product category: Secure ID Card Printing Hardware
NAICS: Printing and Related Support Activities (3231), Support Activities for Printing (32312)
SIC: Wholesale-Professional & Commercial Equipment & Supplies (5040), Printing Trades Machinery & Equipment (3555)
akta.pro primary industry: Managed Print Hardware (Fleet/Departmental Printers) (HDACAEAK)

Keywords

Card printers
Plastic cards
Secure ID printing
Card issuance hardware
Credential printers

Where NPS is headquartered

Location

Headquarters

HQ city: Roma
HQ country: Italy
HQ region: Europe

Markets served

NPS business model

Business model

GTM type: B2B
Offering type: Hardware or Manufacturing
Cost components: Supply Chain, Operations, Personnel, Marketing or Sales

NPS product offering

Product offering

Core offering

NPS supplies Entrust-brand and Zebra-brand card printers, plastic cards, and complementary software services to organizations needing secure identification and credential issuance. The company operates as a specialty reseller/distributor bundling third-party OEM hardware with its own service offerings for the Italian market.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

Entrust card printers

Companies that use NPS

Customer profile

Ideal customer profiles1 record

NPS technology and API

Technology

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API: No
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NPS competitors and assessment

Company assessment

Direct peers

ID Wholesaler: US-based value-added reseller specialising in plastic card printers, ID software, and accessories from Zebra, Entrust, Evolis, and HID. Closely comparable business model to NPS — multi-vendor card printer distribution with software and supplies attach — though operating at larger scale and with strong direct e-commerce.
AlphaCard: North American reseller of card printers, ribbons, blank plastic cards, and ID software, representing the same Zebra, Fargo (Entrust), and Evolis product families NPS carries. Identical go-to-market: hardware reseller plus software and supplies for SMB and enterprise ID issuance.

Broad incumbents

Zebra Technologies: Global manufacturer of card printers (Zebra Card portfolio) plus broader enterprise printing, mobility, and RFID. NPS is positioned as an Italian channel for Zebra card printers; Zebra is therefore both a key vendor and the larger incumbent threat if it disintermediates resellers by going direct.
Entrust: Manufacturer of Datacard/Fargo card printers and broader identity, payment, and credentialing solutions. NPS explicitly lists Entrust as a key offering, so the relationship is both a partnership vector and a channel-conflict risk if Entrust pushes direct-to-buyer models in Italy.
Evolis: French-headquartered manufacturer of card printers and consumables, with a strong European reseller footprint including Italy. Comparable to NPS at the category level — Evolis competes for the same end-customers NPS addresses, but does so as a brand owner rather than a distribution partner.
HID Global: Global identity solutions provider covering card printers, encoders, credentials, and physical access control. Overlaps with NPS in card issuance hardware and software, but at far larger scale and with bundled identity-management software that competes with NPS's resale offerings.
Magicard: UK-based card printer manufacturer (now part of Brady Corporation) serving security ID markets in Europe and worldwide. Comparable category presence and often carried alongside Zebra/Entrust/Fargo by resellers, making it a parallel brand peer and indirect competitor for any card-issuance deal in Italy.

Regional players

Allcard: UK-based specialist supplier of plastic cards, card printers, ribbons, and ID software from multiple manufacturers. Highly comparable operating model to NPS — multi-vendor distribution plus software/services attach — but focused on the UK/Ireland market rather than Italy.

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NPS leadership team

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Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

NPS M&A and investment

M&A and investment

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Investments

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Frequently asked questions about NPS

What does NPS do?

When was NPS founded?

NPS was founded in 2001. It employs 1 to 10 people.

Where is NPS based?

NPS is headquartered in Roma, Italy, in the Europe region.

Who are NPS's main competitors?

Direct peers on record are ID Wholesaler and AlphaCard. Broad incumbents are Zebra Technologies, Entrust, Evolis, HID Global and Magicard. Allcard is listed as a regional player.

Does NPS have an API?

No public API is recorded for NPS.

What industry is NPS in?

NPS's product category is Secure ID Card Printing Hardware. Its primary akta.pro industry code is HDACAEAK, Managed Print Hardware (Fleet/Departmental Printers). Its NAICS code is 3231 and its SIC code is 5040.