Finance

Printers "are failing to verify customers" says ICSM

Printers are failing to properly verify their customers to ensure they are financially sound, according to credit checking specialist ICSM.

Cut corporation tax to boost growth, says think tank

Calls for corporation tax to be cut to boost business and revive Britain's economic growth have provoked a mixed response from printers.

Kodak employee launches class action suit against board

Eastman Kodak employee Mark Gedek has filed suit against the company's chief executive Antonio Perez and other board members, alleging mismanagement of the company's staff investment and savings plan.

BPIF backs FSB call for help for small firms

BPIF public affairs adviser Andrew Brown has cautiously backed the Federation of Small Businesses' (FSB) calls for the government to "think small" in order to catalyse job creation.

'We're not Manroland' - nonetheless, recovery will be hard

Kodak never does anything the easy way. Last week's Chapter 11 filing - in the dead of night - was a case in point. The lack of surprise at an announcement that had been anticipated since September...

Printers should "explore new opportunities" to counter drop in margins

Printers should explore new opportunities to enhance their range of products and services to weather the economic downturn, according to Howard Matthews, chief executive of Loricas and vice-chair of...

Manroland bids to be put to creditors on Wednesday

Negotiations for the sale of Manroland have entered the final stages, with a shortlist of two different bid proposals due to be presented to creditors on Wednesday (18 January).

Beware 'Groupon groupies' taking off with your profits

Little Sally playing in the waves, a baby's first Christmas and Auntie Sheila getting married (again): all captured for prosperity in the glossy pages and perfect-bound gloss-finish hardcover of a...

Kodak 'on brink of Chapter 11' report claims

Kodak could be preparing to seek Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, according to the Wall Street Journal, as its struggle to secure new funding comes to a head.

Paperlinx reveals PE takeover bid as losses continue

Paperlinx has said it has received a private equity takeover bid as it anticipates a pre-tax loss of AUD26m (17m) for the first six months of its 2011/12 fiscal year.