Security

A1 celebrates 25th Anniversary

A1 Security Print celebrated its 25th anniversary under the A1 name last week.

Tall Security Print launches apprentice scheme

Tall Security Print is preparing for its 25th anniversary next year by launching an apprentice scheme on the back of a £500,000 investment in 2015.

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.