Finance

Plastic, foam and fibre products supplier Filtrona has today (19 March) announced its acquisition of Contego Healthcare for £160m.

The chancellor George Osborne is expected to revamp the faltering Funding for Lending scheme (FLS) in next week's Budget in a bid to get credit flowing to SMEs.

Apogee Corporation's directors have bought back private equity firm LMS Capital's shareholding in their managed print services company with the help of newly-appointed non-executive director Nigel...

Although revenues and profits remain challenged UK small businesses overall have reported stronger forecasts for Q1 2013 than for the same period last year, FSB figures show.

Archant has told shareholders that it is to suspend dividend payments in anticipation of a potential £13m HMRC bill.

Metsa Board has finalised its proposed price changes to its uncoated fine papers, with an introduction date set for April.

Over half of SMEs have resorted to personal financing owing to a lack of awareness and confidence in lending options, according to a damning report from market research agency BRDC.

UK packaging firm Macfarlane Group recorded pre-tax profits before exceptional items of 4.9m in the 12 months to 31 December despite a 2% revenue decline.

Printing.com has signed an agreement to help deliver the government-backed Start-Up Loans scheme designed to help young people start a business.

Loans from Funding for Lending Scheme (FLS) users decreased by 2.4bn during the last quarter of 2012, despite 9.5bn withdrawals being made during the period.