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De La Rue has won a £400m government contract to supply new biometric passports over the next ten years. 15-Jun-2009 De La Rue is to create 70 new production jobs at its banknote printing plant in Gateshead, taking the workforce to 240. 16-Mar-2009 De La Rue is to sell its cash dispensing and counting equipment business to US private equity firm Carlyle Group for £360m. 17-Jun-2008 De La Rue has sold Sequoia Voting Systems, its US-based election systems business with about 100 staff, to Smartmatic Corporation for £7.3m. 10-Mar-2005 De La Rue, the security printer, is to close a factory in Portsmouth with the loss of about 150 jobs, while its US-based electronic voting business has been put up for sale. 06-Dec-2004 De La Rue, the security printer, is planning to transfer its Byfleet operations to Dunstable and seek a buyer for its Peterborough plant, which employs 145. 26-Nov-2003 De La Rue has announced plans to shed a further 300 jobs across Europe, following a decline in its cash systems business. 30-May-2003 De La Rue Cash Systems is to shed 86 of the 300 jobs at its factory in Portsmouth, following a fall in demand for bank-note sorting machines. 03-Apr-2003 De La Rue has been selected as preferred bidder for a seven-year contract to print British banknotes, which will involve the acquisition of the Bank of England's printing operations in Debden, Essex. 18-Dec-2002 De La Rue is to close its security products printing facility in High Wycombe with the loss of up to 350 jobs, in order to focus production on sites in Peterborough, Dunstable, Kenya and the US. 23-Sep-2002 De La Rue has acquired an 85% stake in Sequoia, the US supplier of voting equipment, from Jefferson Smurfit for £24m. 30-May-2002 De La Rue is to acquire the banking automation business of Papelaco, the Portugal-based manufacturer of self-service banking technology, for £16m. 26-Mar-2002 De La Rue is to shed 60 of the 440 jobs at its security printing works in High Wycombe. 08-Jan-2002 De La Rue is to shed up to 100 jobs at its banknote handling equipment factory in Portsmouth, in order to transfer production to other locations in Europe. 14-Jun-2001 De La Rue is acquiring ATS Money Systems, the US supplier of currency management systems to the retail sector, for £9.7m. 05-Mar-2001 De La Rue is seeking suitable acquisitions to expand its banknote and security services business, and could spend up to £180m. 23-Nov-2000 De La Rue is planning to spend up to £180m on acquisitions over the next two years, while £104m is being returned to shareholders. 24-Nov-1999 De La Rue is to sell its smart cards business to Francois-Charles Oberthur of France for £200m. 01-Sep-1999 De La Rue is in discussions to sell its cards division, which manufactures magnetic strip and smart cards, and is said to have a shortlist of three trade bidders from continental Europe. 03-Jul-1999 De La Rue is to launch a new division to provide software and consultancy services, which it hopes will generate £100m of turnover within two years. 02-Jun-1999 De La Rue has announced a £40m restructuring programme that will cut 500 jobs in its cash systems division, and the workforce in the Portsmouth area will be hardest hit. 17-Mar-1999 De La Rue is to cut 165 jobs at its security printing operation on Tyneside before the end of the year, leaving a workforce of 150. 24-Nov-1998 De La Rue has sold its US bank vault manufacturing division to Mosler of the US for £20m, which completes its withdrawal from the physical security market. 13-Oct-1998 Alldays is to install De La Rue terminals in its 800 convenience stores to enable customers to pre-pay electricity and other utility bills. 17-Aug-1998 De La Rue is planning to acquire Cellograf, the Italian maker of plastic cards, for £6.7m. 17-Apr-1998 De La Rue is acquiring a 20% stake in Ingenico, the French supplier of electronic payment systems to retailers, for £24m and the two companies will jointly develop payment systems for smart cards. 28-Mar-1998 De La Rue is acquiring the French-based smart card manufacturing business of Philips, for £54m. 16-May-1997 De La Rue has acquired Harrison & Sons, the security printing operation, from Lonrho for a nominal sum. 19-Feb-1997 Servelec, the control and automation systems concern, has undergone a £5.6m management buy-out from De La Rue. 12-Oct-1995 De La Rue has sold JR Crompton, the tea bag paper concern, to its management for over £100m. 22-Sep-1995
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