Security
De La Rue wins Swedish krona contract
De La Rue has won a three-year contract to produce currency for the Swedish central bank, Sveriges Riksbank.
De La Rue designs Mandela centenary notes
South Africa’s Reserve Bank (SARB) has issued its first-ever set of commemorative banknotes to mark the birth centenary of Nelson Mandela.
De La Rue accentuates the positives
Underlying sales and profits are up at De La Rue, but the group’s results were overshadowed by the ongoing fall-out over the UK passport contract loss, which has resulted in one investor viewing the...
De La Rue cans plans to challenge passport deal
The saga over the future production of UK passports has taken another dramatic twist - De Le Rue has abandoned plans to pursue a legal challenge against the Home Office’s controversial decision to...
Campaign launched to keep passport production in the UK
Unite the union has teamed up with the Daily Mirror newspaper to launch its campaign calling for the production of UK passports to remain in the UK.
Agfa Graphics launches Fortuna 11 software
Agfa Graphics has launched the latest version of its Fortuna security printing software.
De La Rue divests paper wing
De La Rue has sold a majority stake in its specialist papermaking business to private equity firm Epiris and management in a £68m deal that also marks the return of former De La Rue CFO Colin Child to...
Blue passports to return, print contract still TBC
UK passports will revert to the navy blue colour first introduced almost a century ago as part of the changes around Brexit.
Strong currency growth for De La Rue
De La Rue has seen strong volume and revenue increases in its currency division as it posts improved half-year results.
A1 rounds off Xerox spend with double installation
Birmingham-based security printer A1 Security Print has rounded off a circa-£370,000 18-month spend on Xerox equipment with the installation of a Versant 180 digital press and Nuvera 144.
PCS appoints homegrown managing director
Plastic Card Services has appointed a new managing director as it embarks on its next growth stage on the eve of its 25th anniversary.
New polymer tenner enters circulation
The UK’s new polymer £10 note has entered into circulation today (14 September).