Security

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...

New government plans could secure future of cheque printing

The government has announced plans to develop new technology for ‘cheque imaging’ to improve cheque clearing times and customer deposit options.

De La Rue chief Cobbold gives export insights in Stationers' address

Outgoing De La Rue chief executive Tim Cobbold urged the industry to keep innovating and keep - or consider - exporting as he gave the Stationers’ Company annual lecture last night.

Tim Cobbold quits De La Rue for UBM

De La Rue's chief executive Tim Cobbold has tendered his resignation and will leave following the security printer's financial year end on 29 March 2014.

Global hologram manufacturer moves into UK

Holoptica Group has announced the opening of a UK operation as it looks to branch into the UK and European security hologram market.

Four plead not guilty to corruption

One of the UK’s oldest security printers, alongside four individuals related to the company, have pleaded not guilty to corruption charges dating back to 2006.

Manufacturer partnership launches high-volume pressure seal line

The Concero line, unveiled this week, is a joint venture between four print equipment manufacturers.

TCT secures £3.2m backing from BGF

Card manufacturer and mailing operation Thames Card Technology (TCT) has secured growth funding from private equity investor Business Growth Fund (BGF).

Printers jailed for fake banknote scam

Four men from a family-run Birmingham print firm have been jailed for a total of 23 years after being found guilty of printing around £1.3m worth of fake £10 notes, in what was described as "an...