Security

De La Rue comes closer to resolving banknote paper issues
De La Rue has finally put a figure on the likely payout to the Bank of India as a result of the paper production issues that have now cost the group more than £40m.

New kit supply law hits UK statute
Individuals looking to source specialist printing equipment in order to produce counterfeit or fraudulent identity documents will soon find it much harder to get away with their actions after a new...

Tall Security Print in £500k litho, digital and finishing spend
Tall Security Print, part of the Tall Group of Companies, has invested £500,000 in new litho, digital and finishing equipment, including a new 500mm web press from Spanish manufacturer Imer.

Multisets enjoys growth following cheque production business acquisition
Swindon-based printer Multisets has taken a bigger slice of the security printing market and expanded its workforce following the acquisition of cheque printer Bank Security Printing last year.
S&O woes
Jo Francis ponders the aftermath of the Smith & Ouzman corruption trial.

Security printer jailed
Smith & Ouzman sales and marketing director Nick Smith has been sentenced to three years in jail following an SFO investigation into corrupt payments made by the company.

Checkprint awarded Naked Wines cheque printing contract
Tall Group of Companies' secure cheque printing operation Checkprint has been awarded a contract to print personalised cheques for online wine retailer Naked Wines.

De La Rue updates market, begins search for new FD
De La Rue is on the hunt for a new finance director, after incumbent Colin Child announced plans to step down in the summer.

ICO looking into alleged data security breach at Moonpig
The UK data protection watchdog, the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO), has said it is "looking into" an alleged data security breach at personalised greetings card printer Moonpig.

Smith & Ouzman found guilty in corruption trial
Smith & Ouzman (S&O) and two of its directors have been found guilty of making corrupt payments to secure print contracts in Kenya and Mauritania.