Business
EFG lending improves
New government figures have revealed that lending to SMEs through its Enterprise Finance Guarantee (EFG) scheme is showing improvement.
Paperlinx rebrands Howard Smith, Robert Horne and PaperCo
Paperlinx has taken a major step to consigning its three merchanting brands to the annals of history by rebranding them all under the Paperlinx banner while reassuring customers that the changes will...
Industry confidence low although order levels steady in Q1
Printers are seeing stable order levels for the third quarter running although overall outlook is pessimistic, according to the BPIF's latest Printing Outlook report.
Flexpress bolsters litho capability
Flexpress is beefing up its B3-format work after installing a four-colour Ryobi 524GX litho press to free up its larger B2 machine.
Sun Capital creates global plastics packaging giant
Paragon Print and Packaging and Britton Group are among five businesses that will be merged to form the sixth largest global plastics packaging firm.
Launch of BPIF graduate course hailed by industry
Around 160 people attended the launch of the BPIF's graduate management programme in London last week.
SMEs still gloomy on credit and cash flow
Almost a quarter of recent overdraft pleas from small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) from across sectors fell on deaf ears, new figures reveal.
CPI unveils 20m investment plans
CPI UK has become the first UK printer to install an MGI JetVarnish 3D spot UV coater as part of a three-year 20m spending strategy unveiled last night.
Epson announces distributors for SureColor dye-sub printers
Screenprint and digital equipment supplier RA Smart and dye-sub equipment supplier i-Sub, have agreed distribution deals for the Epson SureColor SC-F7000 and SC-F6000 dye-sublimation printers.
Devon County Council offers £3m print contract
Devon County Council is to award 3m worth of print in a framework contract to include brochures and posters, engineering plans and variable data.