Distribution of the high-tech 5 has been suspended while a team from the Banks Debden plant investigates why some serial numbers had rubbed off (PrintWeek, 31 May). The average lifespan of a 5 note is nine months and it is estimated that there are 20m fewer 5 notes in circulation, 8% less than usual.
A spokeswoman for the Bank of England said: We stopped issuing the 5 note after the problems were discovered. Were trying to solve it as soon as we can.
The Bank of Englands review into its Debden plant (PrintWeek, 15 February), which could see it taken over by a private company, is also still on-going.
Have your say in the Printweek Poll
Related stories
Latest comments
"And here's me thinking they bought the Docklands Light Railway."
"15 x members? Why don't they throw their lot in with the Strategic Mailing Partnership (SMP) and get a louder voice?"
"Some forty plus years ago I was at a "sales" training seminar and got chatting to the trainer after the session had finished.
In that conversation he told me about another seminar he had..."
Up next...
Environment Agency gathering evidence
Manchester pair arrested over Packaging Export Recovery Notes fraud
"Breakthrough technology"
IGS inkjet press achieves food-safe ink accreditation
175th anniversary in March
Heidelberg outlines growth strategy as anniversary year begins
Process to be completed by 10 January