Security
De La Rue confirms plans to cut banknote production
De La Rue has announced plans to reduce its banknote production and invest more in passport work, after completing its manufacturing footprint review.
De La Rue looks for further savings in print wing
De La Rue is to implement a major restructure of its print manufacturing footprint in a bid to save £13m a year and reduce excess capacity.
Sloppy security is making printing companies targets for cyber criminals
At first glance commercial printers might think that the prospect of cyber criminals or hackers attempting to access their IT system is fairly remote. After all, hackers typically seem to go after...
‘We don’t need to panic, we just need to follow the plan’
When Mark Cornford led a £12.8m MBO at Communisis’s business forms operation in 2008, it’s fair to say that a few people thought the proud Welshman was perhaps a little bit mad.
Shadow economy helps prop up demand for cash
De La Rue is confident that UK demand for banknotes is unlikely to decline in the long term as the Bank of England (BoE) publishes an analysis of future demand.
Polymer banknote production begins
De La Rue will start the mass production of polymer £5 notes this month, ahead of the new-style banknote’s launch in autumn 2016.
Opus Trust Marketing invests six figures in Kern 3600
Opus Trust Marketing has invested a six-figure sum in a new Kern 3600 finishing line to help meet a rise in mail pack orders and volumes, and agreed an option to make further purchases.
Multisets falls into administration
Swindon-based printer Multisets has fallen into administration, less than a year after it acquired cheque printer Bank Security Printing.
Migrant crisis sparks ID card debate
A huge security printing contract could once again be up for grabs if a pressure group calling for the re-introduction of ID cards in the UK has its way.
De La Rue appoints new CFO
De La Rue has found a new chief financial officer to replace outgoing group finance director Colin Child.