Finance

Fourth round RGF funding open

The government has announced that the latest round of its Regional Growth Fund (RGF), worth 350m, is open for bids.

CS Labels secures Regional Growth grant for Xeikon spend

West Midlands-based CS Labels has embarked on an expansion programme, assisted by a Government Regional Growth Fund grant, which is expected to help boost turnover by 25% in 2013 to 2.5m.

DMGT cost cutting counteracts revenue decline across A&N Media

The Daily Mail and General Trust's (DMGT) A&N Media has boosted profits in the face of falling revenues across its print titles through aggressive cost cutting in 2012, according to the company's 2012...

Sappi announces price increase

Sappi Fine Paper has raised prices across its graphic papers business due to surging raw material costs and declining margins for merchant sales.

What does 2013 hold in store for the UK printing industry?

We asked some of the top movers and shakers of British print to look deep into their crystal balls and make a forecast for the development of print in the year ahead - and carry out an autopsy of the...

Potts Print cashes in on post press spend with Barclays scheme

Printing, packaging and direct mail company Potts Print has invested in two new pieces of kit with the help of a Barclays cashback loan scheme.

FLS unlikely to impact business loans until mid 2013

The Funding for Lending scheme (FLS) is unlikely to materially impact net lending to businesses until the middle of next year, according to the latest quarterly bulletin from the Bank of England.

Government vows to double deregulation efforts

Minister of state for business and enterprise Michael Fallon has announced a new "One-in, Two-out" target for new Whitehall legislation to replace the "One-in, One-out" rule from January 2013.

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BIS awards first 55m under Business Finance Partnership

The Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS) has awarded the first 55m under the Business Finance Partnership (BFP) to four successful bidders.