Finance

Soaring gas prices have seen firms' electricity bills jump by three to four times

Industry reacts to energy crisis

Soaring energy prices have seen yet another increase in overhead costs for printers, but for those whose contracts are coming to an end, the leap in prices has been enormous.

Charlesworth employs 54 staff at its Wakefield site

Charlesworth speaks out on electricity bill hike

Soaring energy prices have seen digital and litho printer Charlesworth’s annual electricity bill shoot up from £132,000 to a projected figure of over £500,000.

Compass team: David Bunker, Mark Nelson, Jamie Nelson

Compass gains further £15m to support SME investment

Compass Business Finance has secured an additional £15m in funding from the British Business Bank to help SME firms invest in new equipment to take their businesses forward.

Team ITG: "another brilliant milestone"

Bridgepoint returns as latest ITG backer

Bridgepoint Capital has returned for another bite of the Inspired Thinking Group cherry, taking a majority stake in the marketing services business for a second time.

Certification bodies have taken action over the invasion of Ukraine. Image: FSC

FSC and PEFC ban Russian and Belarusian wood

FSC and PEFC have barred wood and timber from Russia and Belarus from their certified products, as a host of other industry suppliers go public with their stance against Russia’s war in Ukraine.

An international affair

Margins in print can be slender. Looking at the most recent Printweek Top 500 report, compiled in association with business advisory and accountancy firm Grant Thornton, the average industry operating...

The Print Technologies division has €112m in orders on hand

Langley expects print ops to bounce back strongly this year

Langley Holdings is predicting a 33% increase in sales at its printing operations this year, after the 2021 performance at Manroland Sheetfed was impacted by Covid absenteeism and supply chain issues.

Vacher: adjusted operating profit is increasing in both divisions

De La Rue shares tank on profit warning

De La Rue’s share price crashed to a 52-week low after the PLC issued a profit warning that could wipe £10m off its anticipated profits this year, with the group also having to push back the timeline...

Sunak: "An economy fit for a new age of optimism"

Autumn budget: industry reacts

Business leaders and employee representatives have reacted to Chancellor Rishi Sunak’s second budget of 2021.

Your October & November Printweek has landed. Coming out on the eve of COP26, along with our usual news round up, dominated by M&A, the 'Sustainability Issue' has a definite green hue including a paper wrapping special report...

The issue's cover feature looks at how print can grow back greener by supporting buyers' eco agenda as mega brands and their consumers demand planet-friendly print as a matter of course. The...