Finance

Stralfors UK undergoes restructure
Global printer and transactional mailing firm Stralfors is restructuring its UK operations as part of an efficiency drive with the implementation of new technology.

Cubiquity makes number 95 in the Sunday Times Fast Track 100
Print management firm Cubiquity Media has edged in to the Sunday Times Virgin Fast Track 100 list of Britain’s top 100 private firms with the fastest growing sales over the past three years.

HMRC relaxes RTI deadline for micro-businesses by two years
The deadline by when all UK micro-businesses must report their PAYE records in Real Time Information (RTI) has been extended to April 2016.

DS Smith profits surge
DS Smith posted a 52% jump in pre-tax profit and a 25% increase in revenue in its half-year results.

Autumn statement boost for SMEs
Yesterday's Autumn Statement delivered a raft of measures intended particularly to ease pressures on small businesses.

Westdale relocates Bristol finishing arm to main Cardiff site
Westdale Press has closed its remote finishing plant Western Print Finishing in Bristol, with these processes moved to Westdale’s East Moors, Cardiff site.

Outlook is positive for API Group despite reduced profit
Foil and laminate manufacturer API Group has reported a drop in first-half profit and revenue, but the company said it expected an improvement on 2012 in its full-year results.

Business Bank allocated extra £250m
The government is to provide an extra £250m to the British Business Bank to lend to small businesses, on top of the £1bn already allocated.

Regent Group in consultation
Envelope and greetings cards manufacturer Regent Group is in consultation with staff over plans that it says will lead to “a significant number of redundancies”.

Kodak: patent claims are 'totally off base'
Kodak has dismissed claims made by an intellectual property consultancy that it has retained valuable patents that were supposed to become the property of the Kodak UK Pension Plan.