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£1 Billion at Stake: The Battle for UK Security Printing Contracts

The UK is navigating a pivotal moment in its national infrastructure, embarking on major security printing tenders totalling over £1 billion. These flagship programs, covering banknotes, passports, and excise-control stamps, will define the country’s currency, identity, and tax-enforcement landscape for the next decade.

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The Bank of Russia introduced a redesigned 1,000 ruble banknote on 26 Dece…

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Next-Gen IDs and Optical Innovation at the HSP EM…

The High Security Printing (HSP) EMEA Awards continue to serve as the region’s leading platform for recognisi…

Optical Innovation in 2025: Patent Survey

The International Optical Technologies Association (IOTA) patent newslette…

ODDS 2027 Call for Papers: Advancing Research in Next-Generation Security

The organisers of the Optical & Digital Document Security™ (ODDS) conferen…

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WaveFront After the Acquisition: Chris Rich on Strategy and Technology

In April 2022, Holography News (the predecessor to Holography & Optical Technology News™) published an in-depth interview with Chris Rich, co-founder and CEO of WaveFront Technology, charting more than three decades at the forefront of holography. That conversation explored WaveFront’s origins in recombination and tooling, its evolution into deep microstructure UV-casting and freeform optical technologies, and the company’s vision to integrate macro, micro and nanostructures into unified optical security features.

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ID & Secure Document News

See what makes ID projects successful

ID & Secure Document News monitors and analyses the significant developments in personal identification and authentication – whether in the physical, digital or virtual worlds.

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Tax Stamp & Authentication News

Where Excise Recovery Meets Brand Protection

Tax Stamp & Authentication News™ (TSAN) is a unique and comprehensive source of information covering, on the one hand, government-led tax stamp and traceability systems, and, on the other, brand owner-led product protection programmes.


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Proceedings of the Optical & Digital Document Security Conference 2025

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Printing Beyond Colour: Commercial Innovations for Security Print

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