Finance
30-second debate: Will the Bank of England's base rate cuts benefit printers?
Last month, amid pressure to get the country lending and spending, the Bank of England cut interest rates to 2%, equal to the lowest ever. But with many printers locked in credit agreements, will they...
Profitability soars with ready money
In the most recent series of Dragons' Den, there was a memorable encounter between the dragons and Clive Billing, founder of online jewellery retailer diamondgeezer.com. Billing ended up turning down...
Print finance still available
Choosing the right finance package is as important as getting the right level of debt according to leading experts in print finance.
Rumours abound on Quebecor World's fate as deadline looms
Quebecor World's share price slumped under 50p ($C1) yesterday, as investors fled fearing the company would miss next Tuesday's deadline to get together 63m in a last-ditch refinancing deal.
Prescribe the best medicine
The old adage that prevention is better than cure holds true for businesses as well as individuals. But inevitably there are times when a business falls ill, threatening the health and welfare of its...
Lamination and administration
In Clinic this month: Karen Charlesworth on lamination; Anne Copley on the new Companies Act; and Ross McFarlane on invoice finance
Finance and Insurance
This summers floods left many printers breathing a sigh of relief that they had properly insured their factories. At Pindar Graphics Tewkesbury plant one of its units suffered at the hands of the...
Colour Works to print local Devon currency
South Devon printer Colour Works has been called in to help a local town move towards self-sufficiency by producing its own currency.
Banks take control of Polestar in £557m debt-for-equity deal
Polestar Group’s financial stability has been secured in an £814m refinancing deal that has prompted speculation about the firm’s future.