Business
![Socially-distanced MPs in the House of Commons](/media/miyo2mhn/uk-parliament-mps.jpg?width=525&height=525&bgcolor=White&v=1d9e73836f9ddb0)
IPIA: write to your MP to highlight print's plight
The IPIA is urging its members – and the wider industry – to write to their MP to highlight the need for print-specific government support.
![Geer: "We believe this year more than ever before that businesses should be recognised"](/media/lglntmlc/geer2.jpg?width=525&height=525&bgcolor=White&v=1d9e73838138b10)
Stationers opens 2021 Warrants scheme
The Stationers’ Company has opened applications for its 2021 Warrant scheme, which is intended to recognise the hard work, research and quality companies put into their products and services.
![In the Agfa scheme, 80% of the loan value must be used to finance its wide-format products](/media/wa0mepej/agfa-finance.jpg?width=525&height=525&bgcolor=White&v=1d9e7381708ae50)
Wide-format manufacturers launch 0% loan schemes
Agfa UK and HP have both independently launched in-house 0% finance packages to support the sign and display market.
![Webmart IT guru Marc Abbey preparing the laptops for their new users](/media/mqyf2dtj/webmart-laptops.jpg?width=525&height=525&bgcolor=White&v=1d9e7382c558fd0)
Webmart features in Forbes
Webmart has found itself cited alongside global brands such as Nike, Starbucks and Zoom in a Forbes piece about companies “putting people above profits” during the Covid-19 pandemic.
![Top Track 250 ranks mid-market private companies by turnover](/media/qlgleqrd/sunday-times-top-track.jpg?width=525&height=525&bgcolor=White&v=1d9e7382898d5f0)
Industry firms make Top Track 250
Paddy Crean’s Paragon Group has narrowly missed out on the top spot in the latest ‘Top Track 250’ report published in the Sunday Times.
![Sunak with a printed copy of his Winter Economy Plan](/media/nesnji4a/rish-sunak-winter-economy-plan.jpg?width=525&height=525&bgcolor=White&v=1d9e7381dbb2890)
Industry bodies warn on carnage in print
Chancellor Rishi Sunak has been warned that thousands of print businesses could go bust if the government doesn’t bring in targeted relief for the industry.
![Crown Commercial Service's £200m contract went live in June](/media/kwue0vjf/crown-commercial-service-ccs.png?width=525&height=525&bgcolor=White&v=1d9e7381b37d910)
£200m SME print buying platform goes live
APS Group has launched a new public sector print buying platform targeted at SME print suppliers after winning a £200m contract from the Crown Commercial Service (CCS).
![New scheme starts in November](/media/uczbqoyj/rish-sunak-job-support-scheme.jpg?width=525&height=525&bgcolor=White&v=1d9e7381c02ca30)
Sunak outlines new schemes to save jobs and business
Chancellor Rishi Sunak has announced a new Jobs Support Scheme in a bid to stave off mass unemployment, but there is still no specific relief for so-called ‘Excluded UK’ workers including some micro...
The August & September 2020 issue of Printweek is out now. Our 'bounce back issue’ is crammed with thought-provoking insights, business critical info and all the latest news and views from the UK print industry...
This issue's cover feature shares insights from industry leaders on their key learnings from rising to the Covid-19 challenge. Across two features we also highlight some of the refinance options open...
![Popely: “The staff and customers have really supported the process all the way”](/media/fdvfi3at/bi-anglia-print.jpg?width=525&height=525&bgcolor=White&v=1d9e7383311ce10)
Set out to achieve the highest standards
Since joining commercial printer Anglia Print in 2002, ardent eco campaigner John Popely has made it his mission to shape a business with as little negative environmental impact as possible.