De La Rue Giori- The Premium name in banknote industry

"Organisation Giori" became the first company in the world to design, produce and supply machinery and specialised equipment for printing bank notes and security documents. Gualtiero Giori was associated with the Italian Security Printers, Milan. 

 

The company was established in the 19^th century.  Gualitiero Giori, was the first to develop and sell the revolutionary 6-colour intaglio printing press in 1947.  In 1952, Organisation Giori signed a co-operation agreement with Koenig and Bauer in Wurzburg, Germany.  This company was founded in 1817. It is the oldest manufacturing unit for printing machines.  The production of Giori machines was subsequently entrusted to Koenig & Bauer and the co-operation between the 2 companies has grown into a close and efficient bond. 

 

In 1965, Organisation Giori entered into a partner-ship with the De La Rue group, a company founded in 1813, which owns the world's largest facilities for printing bank notes and security documents.  A new company De La Rue Giori, SA was formed in which the 2 partners combined their expertise to offer customers a full range of services in the field of bank note and security printing. 

 

It is a limited company operating under Swiss legislation, with its head quarters in Lausanne, Switzerland. The range of equipment manufactured and supplied by De La Rue Giori, SA include the equipment for origination (pre-printing), Offset, Intaglio, Auto inspection, Numbering, Finishing and spoil destruction. It provides complete supporting services to enable its customers to achieve and maintain autonomy in printing plants producing bank notes and other security documents.  They have 2 Training and Research centres at Le Mont and Sevelin near Lausanne, Switzerland.  The De La Rue Giori of America Research and Development centre for advanced technology is located in Sunnyvale, California.  On request, they design bank notes including origination and proofing as well as the production of printing plates.  They advise on the recruitment of qualified personnel.  Bank notes manufactured on De La Rue machines circulate in virtually every country in the world.