Security

De La Rue finally finds new chief

De La Rue has ended its six-month search for a new chief executive and appointed a BAE Systems cyber security chief.

Cubiquity achieves ISO 27001 accreditation

Print management firm Cubiquity has been awarded ISO 27001:2013 information security management certification.

Killer app: Ryedale Group hailed for printed sensor technology

Not so long ago, the idea of printing an electronic circuit would have sounded highly futuristic and sci-fi. But the future, say printed electronics experts, is now here. One exciting recent example...

PCS launches ‘shield’ data protection technology

Plastic card manufacturer Plastic Card Services (PCS) has unveiled its new technology designed to prevent personal and payment data from being accidentally swiped from contactless cards.

De La Rue positive on future, but spectre of 2010 lingers

De La Rue has hailed the completion of its Improvement Plan, which has boosted underlying operating profit by £50m in three years, following publication of its 2013/14 accounts this morning.

Pivotal year ahead for De La Rue as it awaits BoE decision

De La Rue has hit its revised profit target for the full year, with underlying operating profits at the security print giant jumping by 43% to £90.5m – although overcapacity in the worldwide banknote...

Kingsdown becomes first UK printer to gain new ISO 27001:2013 standard

Bristol-based printer Kingsdown Printing claims to have become the first company in the UK to gain certification to the newest ISO 27001 standard, ISO 27001:2013.

Arle Capital acquires Innovia Group in €498 million deal

UK-based substrate manufacturer Innovia Group, which produces polymer banknotes material and packaging films, has been acquired by private equity group Arle Capital in a €498 million deal.

Checkprint extends Nationwide contract for five years

Security printer Checkprint has secured a five-year contract extension to provide building society Nationwide Group branches with chequebooks and credit books.

Restructure costs drag KBA to €130m operating loss

KBA has posted a 2013 operating loss of €130.7m (£109.4m), compared to a 2012 profit of €13.7m (£11.5m), citing costs related to its Fit@All restructuring programme as well as substantial decline in...