Finance

Multisets falls into administration

Swindon-based printer Multisets has fallen into administration, less than a year after it acquired cheque printer Bank Security Printing.

Johnston Press doubles underlying profit in declining market

Johnston Press has more than doubled underlying profits in a declining market, but contract printing revenues remain flat, according to its latest results.

KBA ups factory output after jump in sheetfed orders

KBA is optimistic about its prospects for the full year, although it has a way to go to hit its €1bn (£708m) annual sales target.

Output up but key concerns remain, in latest BPIF Outlook report

Printers have reported cautious optimism for Q3 in the BPIF's latest Printing Outlook study on the health of the industry.

Growth continues at Communisis

Growth has continued at Communisis as it announces a 3% sales rise and two significant contract extensions in its half-year results today.

BIS begins consultation on late payment support

Ministers have started to search for a small business commissioner who will name and shame bad companies and chase down late payments, worth nearly £27bn, as part of a wider consultation on support...

Post-Paperlinx advice for cash-strapped print companies

It’s a situation that is polarising industry opinion. Three months on from the administration of most of Paperlinx UK, we’re now at the stage where print companies that had 90 days’ credit with the...

Government reveals plan to boost UK productivity

Road improvements, investment in technology, superfast broadband and a relaxation of planning rules are among a series of measures revealed as part of the chancellor’s ‘productivity plan’, published...

Moonpig founder joins Dragons' Den

Moonpig.com founder Nick Jenkins will join existing 'dragons' Peter Jones and Deborah Meaden and two fellow newbies in the new series of Dragons' Den, which starts on Sunday on BBC Two.

Finance firms address printers' post-Paperlinx cash issues

Industry finance specialists are moving to provide alternative solutions for printers caught up in a post-Paperlinx credit crunch.