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,
Simone De La Rue Simone De La Rue Simone De La Rue is a former dancer turned Hollywood fitness expert, and founder of Body By Simone dance based fitness studios. She is continually named one of Hollywood's hottest Fitness experts, and celebrity trainers, with high-profile clients and a growing fitness empire Simone appeared on E! Channel's Season One of Khloe Kardashian's Revenge Body in 2016, and will be appearing in Season 2 airing in 2017. She has been featured as a fitness expert to the stars on Television shows such as Home and Living, Access Hollywood, The Insider, Extra, E News, E! News Daily