Security

De La Rue appoints new COO
De La Rue has appointed a new chief operating officer from outside the industry.

Kingswood iOptus gains security standard
Kingswood iOptus has added the ISO 27001 information security standard to its list of accreditations.

New CEO at Adare SEC
Adare Group has revamped the executive management structure at its Adare SEC operation with the appointment of a new CEO.

De La Rue develops tallow-free banknote substrate
De La Rue has confirmed it is reformulating its banknote polymer to exclude tallow and is also bidding to retain its British passport contract, as it released its full-year results.

‘If your name is not on the list, you’re not coming in’
Back in 2005, panic ensued at Bloomsbury Publishing when something purporting to be the sixth Harry Potter book appeared to have been leaked online. It was actually found to be a fake – but it...

Middleton to leave De La Rue
De La Rue chief operating officer Rupert Middleton is leaving the group after six years, and will not be directly replaced.

KBA-NotaSys settles bribery case
Banknote press manufacturer KBA-NotaSys has been fined one symbolic Swiss franc following a corruption scandal, but will also pay a multimillion euro settlement.

Secprint gains an edge with new Grafcut
Secprint has invested in a Grafcut 52H fully hydraulic guillotine to support its delivery of high quality digital security print.

Black & Callow makes first acquisition
Financial printing firm Black & Callow has bought the assets of its London-based print partner Master Mail.

Bank of England to keep animal fat in new polymer notes
The Bank of England will not withdraw the new polymer £5 notes from circulation nor change its production method for the upcoming £10 but will hold a consultation before agreeing production methods...