De La Rue

British security printing, papermaking and cash handling systems company
Organization business Q699810
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De La Rue

Summary

De La Rue is a business[1]. It worked as a printer[2]. It ranks in the top 3% of business entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (417 views/month).[3]

Key Facts

  • De La Rue's professions included printer[2].
  • De La Rue's field of work was security printing[4].
  • De La Rue is in the country of United Kingdom[5].
  • De La Rue's image is recorded as Bank of England printing at Debden.jpg[6].
  • De La Rue's instance of is recorded as business[7].
  • De La Rue's instance of is recorded as enterprise[8].
  • De La Rue's instance of is recorded as public company[9].
  • De La Rue's instance of is recorded as printing company[10].
  • De La Rue's founder is recorded as Thomas de la Rue[11].
  • Thomas de la Rue is named after De La Rue[12].
  • De La Rue's logo image is recorded as De La Rue (Unternehmen) logo.svg[13].
  • De La Rue's follows is recorded as Waterlow Sons Ltd[14].
  • De La Rue's follows is recorded as Harrison and Sons[15].
  • De La Rue's headquarters location is recorded as Basingstoke[16].
  • De La Rue's headquarters location is recorded as Basingstoke[17].
  • De La Rue's ISNI is recorded as 0000000406006040[18].
  • De La Rue's part of is recorded as FTSE 250 Index[19].
  • De La Rue's Commons category is recorded as De La Rue[20].
  • De La Rue's stock exchange is recorded as London Stock Exchange[21].
  • De La Rue's industry is recorded as printing[22].
  • De La Rue's industry is recorded as ink[23].
  • De La Rue's industry is recorded as traceability[24].
  • De La Rue's industry is recorded as paper and publishing industry[25].
  • +1821-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of De La Rue[26].
  • De La Rue's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0456nx[27].

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Founding

De La Rue's founder is recorded as Thomas de la Rue[11]. +1821-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of it[26].

Identity

De La Rue's part of is recorded as FTSE 250 Index[19]. Predecessors include Waterlow Sons Ltd[14] and Harrison and Sons[15].

Operations

Headquarters locations include Basingstoke[16], a town[28], in United Kingdom[29].

Industry

Industries include printing[22], ink[23], traceability[24], and paper and publishing industry[25]. De La Rue's field of work was security printing[4].

Ownership

De La Rue's stock exchange is recorded as London Stock Exchange[21]. Products include banknote[30], passport[31], revenue stamp[32], and postage stamp[33].

Why It Matters

De La Rue ranks in the top 3% of business entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (417 views/month).[3] It has Wikipedia articles in 22 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[34] It is known by 19 alternative names across languages and contexts.[35]

FAQs

What did De La Rue do for work?

De La Rue worked as printer[2].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [5] . GRID Release 2017-05-22. wikidata.org.
  2. [6] . wikidata.org.
  3. [7] . GRID Release 2017-05-22. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [8] . wikidata.org.
  5. [9] . wikidata.org.
  6. [10] . wikidata.org.
  7. [4] . wikidata.org.
  8. [2] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . Aligned ISNI and Ringgold identifiers for institutions. wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . 20th Century Press Archives. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  26. [30] . wikidata.org.
  27. [31] . wikidata.org.
  28. [32] . wikidata.org.
  29. [33] . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [3] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [34] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [35] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 15d ago · Yirba · 2026-05-05 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Part of FTSE 250 Index
    Companies house company id 00058025
    Headquarters location Basingstoke, Basingstoke
    Product
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    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/30163|batch #30163]]: OpenCorporates company ID to Companies House company ID"
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