Finance
Purbrooks secures strategic investment loan from RBS
Century-old printer Purbrooks has secured a loan for strategic investment from the Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) as the company looks to take advantage of the current climate.
Anger as RBS shrinks loan book to small businesses
Tax-payer owned Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) has attracted criticism for reducing its lending to small businesses, despite undertakings given to the government when it was part-nationalised.
News Corp to charge for access to web content within 12 months
News Corp is set to start charging for access to content on all of its websites in a move that chief executive Rupert Murdoch said "will be followed by other media" if successful.
RR Donnelley bullish despite Q2 83% profit drop
US print giant RR Donnelley has reported a slump in second-quarter profits as it "continues to be impacted by the global economic recession".
'Rogue' valuations rife in print business sales, expert says
'Rogue' business valuers are giving unrealistic valuations in an attempt to win new business, an industry expert has warned.
ABI calls for increased controls on pre-pack deals
Recent developments in the UK insolvency regime have had a "disproportionately negative effect on unsecured creditors" and may lead to more jobs lost than saved, the Association of British Insurers...
Chancellor Alistair Darling calls on banks to increase lending to small businesses
Chancellor Alistair Darling has called on banks to "live up to the promises" of improving their rate of lending to small businesses.
Decline in print industry is slowing, statistics show
The decline in the print industry has slowed over the past three months and the sector is now faring better than others, newly released statistics have shown.
Expert warns against payment plans for late paying customers
Arranging payment plans with customers struggling to pay their bills can "blow cashflow out of the water" and be almost as detrimental as a bad debt, an industry expert has warned.
PIPS education programme for upcoming pension scheme changes launched
The Printing Industry Pension Scheme (PIPS) is to launch an ongoing education programme for printers, in advance of the pension reforms that come into force in 2012.