Our portfolio
Royal Joh. Enschedé creates and prints products for financial transactions, cash equivalents and certification products including postage stamps, passports, visas, voting ballots, tax stamps, diplomas and fast-growing digital offerings such as commemorative notes and digital crypto postage stamp platforms including blockchain.
Joining the leader in authentication and security printing
In 2023 Royal Joh. Enschedé was acquired by Authentix, Inc., a global leader in Authentication and Security Printing. As the authority in authentication solutions, Authentix brings enhanced visibility and traceability to today’s complex global supply chains.
For over 25 years, Authentix has provided clients with physical and software-enabled solutions to detect, mitigate, and prevent counterfeiting and other illicit trading activity for currency, excise taxable goods, and branded consumer products.
Our Mission
Contributing to a world without counterfeit.
The value of Our People
There is no match for the invaluable experience of our unique specialists.
Their knowledge has always been and will forever be our greatest value. Century’s worth of knowledge in just about all printing process’ or technique’s has given Royal Joh. Enschedé a wealth of information and experience. But to apply knowledge to modern problems and constantly improve upon existing practices is where true experience comes from. One great example is the recent acquisition of the completely refurbished 4-color Intaglio printing press. This impressive piece of equipment would be completely worthless if it wasn’t for our printers and their capabilities of operating this press to its full potential.
Company Timeline
1703
Izaak Enschedé started a small printing office in the city of Haarlem. Working together with his son Johannes – after whom the company was named – he laid the foundations of an enterprise that is now over three centuries old, still going strong and has had eight successive generations of Enschedé family members at the helm.
1737
The small printing office became the city of Haarlem’s official printer, producing what is now one of the oldest newspapers in the world.
1810
Joh. Enschedé printed its first banknote for use in the Dutch East and West Indies. This was followed in 1814 by the production of the first Dutch banknotes, printed for the newly formed Dutch national bank. It was colloquially named ‘roodborstje’ meaning ‘robin’ for its red colour and musical decorations. Numerous pleasant looking banknotes of the highest quality followed.
1866
The first stamps depicting King William III were produced. In the decades following, stamps were produced for almost all countries in the world, becoming an important part of the Joh. Enschedé portfolio, making the company world market leader. In the decades from 1900 till 2000 the company has evolved to become a leader in the field of high quality security printing producing new products like cheques, visa’s, tax stamps, certificates etcetera.
2000
Joh. Enschedé became one of the first printers of euro banknotes. Meeting the high quality and security requirements and being one of the most efficient printing companies, Joh. Enschedé has been able to win many tenders in this extremely competitive market.
2003
Joh. Enschedé became Royal Joh. Enschedé. Three centuries of being a reliable supplier, producer, adviser, and innovator has made Her Majesty Queen Beatrix decide to bestow the title ‘Royal Warrant Holder’ upon us, on the occasion of the celebration of the third centenary in 2003.
2013
The Enschedé family sold the majority of its shares in Royal Joh. Enschedé to two private equity parties, thus enabling the company to enter a new promising future in the international high security printing world.
2016
Royal Joh. Enschedé announces its new focus and strategy plans as a High Security Printer on the international market for Stamps, Visas and Tax Labels, together with fast growing markets such as ‘brand protection’ and ‘anti-counterfeit’.
2017
Royal Joh. Enschedé has implemented its new organisation structure as well as the execution of its new business strategy after last year’s transition.
2019
Royal Joh. Enschedé launches Notable. These interactive banknotes are equipped with Augmented Reality that makes the banknote come alive. Companies and organizers can use the notes as a means of payment and offer their visitors a memento of the event or visit.
2019-2022
Royal Joh. Enschedé launches several innovations that combine unique printed products with digital solutions and applications: Banknotes and Postage Stamps with augmented reality, stamps with unique individual data matrix codes, crypto stamps & NFT’s and stamps containing RFID- and NFC-chips for track & trace and personal messaging.
2020
Royal Joh. Enschedé acquires the security printing activities of JEA (Joh. Enschedé Amsterdam). With this acquisition, Royal Joh. Enschedé expands its activities in the fields of document paper, diplomas, ballot paper and food labels strengthening its position in the secure printing market.
2021
Royal Joh. Enschedé receives official Food Safety Management Certificate. This certification further expands the capabilities of our organization and the possibilities for customers to have their precious products manufactured at Royal Joh. Enschedé.
2023
Royal Joh. Enschedé is acquired by Authentix, Inc., a global leader in Authentication and Security Printing. This acquisition enables the company to further expand its market share in core business lines including secure postage stamp printing, passports, voting ballots, tax stamps, and its fast-growing digital offerings such as commemorative notes and digital crypto postage stamp platforms including blockchain.
