Finance

Drupa to light way as print industry keeps advancing

At next year's Drupa, the industry's suppliers will announce, and possibly even deliver, many new or upgraded products that will give an insight into the direction that print will take in the future....

DS Smith hails "improved performance in every division" in half-year results

DS Smith has announced a 20% year-on-year increase in its pre-tax profits from 35.6m to 42.8m in its half-year results, on revenues of 1,034m.

Truprint photobook VAT ruling: The inside view

Last month Truprint, the Newton Abbot-based photo finishing business, triumphed in a three-year tax battle with HM Revenue & Customs over whether it should have been charged VAT on its photobook...

Enterprise Finance Guarantee applications slump

Loan applications to the Enterprise Finance Guarantee (EFG) in the three months to September slid to their second lowest quarterly total since the scheme's launch at the start of 2009.

IOAA reviews implementation of standard practises for OOH

Indian Outdoor Advertising Association (IOAA) reviewed the implementation of the standard operating practises (SOP).

Manroland secures debtor-in-possession financing

Manroland has secured its immediate future with a 55m (47m) Massekredit facility, similar to debtor-in-possession financing, that will give it the liquidity to continue with its restructuring efforts.

Changes to R&D tax credit 'welcome'

The introduction of an 'above the line' tax grant to replace the existing R&D tax credit for larger companies will only benefit the print industry if it is made available to SMEs, according to...

Chancellor's 20bn loan plan offers cheaper credit to SMEs

UK printers could benefit from reduced borrowing costs thanks to a 20bn National Loan Guarantee Scheme announced in this week's Autumn Statement from the chancellor George Osborne.

Manroland insolvency: where does the firm go from here?

Manroland's insolvency filing last week was the sad but inevitable result of its failure to find an adequate strategy to cope with the massive reduction in its core market from 2008. This included a...

Web-to-print company Vistaprint enters India with acquisition of PrintBell

Mumbai-based PrintBell, India's first online solution for corporate identity and marketing products, has been acquired by Vistaprint - a leading online provider of professional marketing products and...