Security
PCS launches ‘shield’ data protection technology
Plastic card manufacturer Plastic Card Services (PCS) has unveiled its new technology designed to prevent personal and payment data from being accidentally swiped from contactless cards.
De La Rue positive on future, but spectre of 2010 lingers
De La Rue has hailed the completion of its Improvement Plan, which has boosted underlying operating profit by £50m in three years, following publication of its 2013/14 accounts this morning.
Pivotal year ahead for De La Rue as it awaits BoE decision
De La Rue has hit its revised profit target for the full year, with underlying operating profits at the security print giant jumping by 43% to £90.5m – although overcapacity in the worldwide banknote...
Kingsdown becomes first UK printer to gain new ISO 27001:2013 standard
Bristol-based printer Kingsdown Printing claims to have become the first company in the UK to gain certification to the newest ISO 27001 standard, ISO 27001:2013.
Arle Capital acquires Innovia Group in €498 million deal
UK-based substrate manufacturer Innovia Group, which produces polymer banknotes material and packaging films, has been acquired by private equity group Arle Capital in a €498 million deal.
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.