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De La Rue's contract to print the UK's banknotes could come to an end as the Bank of England (BoE) has issued a tender notice asking up to five operators to bid for the 1bn contract.

De La Rue posted a 3% rise in first half revenue and pre-tax profits in its interim statement yesterday (27 November), despite a 15% drop in banknote paper volumes.

Communisis has won a significant transactional print contract from one of its major statement printing rivals RR Donnelley GDS.

Print procurement consultancy Blue Buffalo has been awarded the contract to tender the print of UK healthcare giant Bupa, a long-standing client of print management company RR Donnelley GDS.

Communisis confirmed its full year outlook and hinted at upcoming contract awards in its Q3 statement this morning (19 November) as it announced more capacity reductions in its cheques business.

De La Rue's share price fell more than 5% on Tuesday after it was forced to cut its full-year earnings guidance in its six-month trading update.

Gurnee, IL-based Nosco is set to become the first US customer for the HP Indigo 30000 digital sheetfed folding carton press, both companies announced at Pack Expo in Chicago this week.

Real Digital International (RDI) capped a year in which it posted record profits with a triumphant return to the PrintWeek Awards on Monday night.

The Dedicated Cheque and Plastic Crime Unit (DCPCU) has arrested six suspects in what is believed to be one of the UK's biggest counterfeit cheque networks.

Local printers in Bristol have given a sceptical reception to the Bristol Pound, which launched this week and is designed to help local independent businesses by keeping money in the city.