Briefing

Private equity (PE) is drying up. That was the message from the keynote speech at the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants annual conference in November: top PE lender Alchemy Partners...

Point-of-sale (PoS) printing is already one of the most dynamic, not to say profitable, sectors of the print industry. But large-format printers are looking to do even more and are embracing animation...

News last week that Printing.com plans to move into the US, Australia and France in the next stage of its global expansion should come as little surprise to those who watch the fast-paced world of...

A government initiative is rarely met with universal applause and last weeks Waste Strategy for England was no different. Alongside the fines households could face for failing to recycle, there were...

According to Marcus Clifford, managing director of BPIF McInnes Corporate Finance, a joint venture set up with the BPIF last year, you can see the effects of consolidation in the printing sector and...

As a manufacturing industry, print has often been derided for its impact on the environment. But the recent spate of printers gaining certificates proving that their paper is sourced from sustainable...

Its official: revenue for printed products in the UK is on the up and, as long as that trend continues, printers have plenty to look forward to. Choking on your cornflakes? Given current trading...

In September 2005, TripleArcs shares, listed on the Alternative Investment Market (AIM), took a tumble after the print management group revealed it had made errors in its financial reporting. Last...

Last week, the BPIFs quarterly <i>Directions</i> report offered, on the face of it at least, some cheer for the industry. Margins were improving thanks to consolidation, it declared.

Survey warns of complacency as online grabs bigger share of market spend.