De La Rue had been regarded as the leading banknote paper manufacturer in the world, having manufactured banknote paper for the Bank of England since 1724. In 1997, De La Rue acquired Harrison and Sons, the stamp and banknote printers based in High Wycombe. The factory closed permanently in 2003. In early 2002, De La Rue took over ownership from Smurfit Diamond Packaging Corporation of Sequoia Voting Systems, a California-based company that was a large provider of electronic voting systems in the U.S., for U.S. $23 million. After losing money for three years in a business way out of the company's traditional lines,
Rue de la Bûcherie Rue de la Bûcherie Rue de la Bûcherie is a street in the 5th arrondissement of Paris, France. Near the cathedral Notre-Dame de Paris and the Place Maubert, between La Seine and Boulevard Saint-Germain Rue de la Bûcherie is one of the oldest Rive Gauche streets. In the Middle Ages damaged meats were salted and boiled here to feed the poorest. In the 17th century, La Voisin, a chief personage in the famous "affaire des poisons", which disgraced the reign of Louis XIV, lived here. Nicolas-Edme Rétif, the French novelist, lived on Rue de la Bûcherie during the years leading