De La Rue: Banknote printer agrees to £300m breakup Business Bank of England banknote printer De La Rue has agreed to sell an arm of its business to an American firm for £300m. The London-listed company announced this morning that it had entered into a definitive agreement for the sale of the group’s authentication arm to Crane NXT, a New York-listed industrial technology company. When [...]
The Notebook: How I (almost) managed to get the 1p coin scrapped Opinion Former Treasury comms chief James Chapman reminisces on the time he (almost) managed to scrap the penny - and why we should persist now.
Holy shirt! England fans face £4,000 fines for wearing fake jerseys at Euros oh shirt England and Scotland fans could be fined £4,000 if they wear a counterfeit football jersey at the Euros this summer. German laws on trademarks mean police can do spot checks on tourists and slap fans with fines of up to £4,000 for knock-off kits. It means Brits abroad will need to be vigilant and stay [...]
De La Rue shares jump as orders grow and group edges closer to sale May 30, 2024 The firm responsible for printing UK's money is edging closer to a sale of some or all of its business and has delayed reporting its full year results to July in the hope that by then it will have found a buyer.
Tony’s Chocolonely boss on why purpose-led innovation could be the future for UK business May 14, 2024 Is it time for the world's money-driven mindset to change? Tony's Chocolonely boss seems to think so.