Finance

Government announces 250m training fund
Printers will be given the opportunity to access funding for vocational training programmes under a new 250m government scheme.

PrintWeek Top 500 2011
Welcome to this year's Top 500 - the industry's most thorough and comprehensive review of the financial performance of the best print companies in the UK.
PrintWeek Top 500 2012
Welcome to the 2012 Top 500 - the industry's most thorough and comprehensive review of the financial performance of the best print companies in the UK.

De La Rue posts strong half-year numbers, inks Komori deal
De La Rue shares have lifted slightly on promising half-year results, with revenue and operating profit up on the back of increased banknote printing volumes and the start of full-scale production in...

Cameron unveils SME loan top-up scheme
SME printers could be eligible for a government grant of up to 500,000 towards capital investment to help bridge the gap between their available deposit and the amount required by their asset finance...

Is there a simple blueprint for a successful print business?
For many medium-sized UK print businesses, today's commercial landscape is very different to the one that existed 10 or 15 years ago. And indeed, today's businesses have also changed significantly -...
Autoprint starts a finance assistance programme
Coimbatore-based Autoprint Machinery has recently signed an MOU on loan syndication with Indian Overseas Bank aiming to finance for its printing machines.

Are medium-sized businesses being left out in the cold?
CBI research on how to help the UK's medium-sized businesses (MSBs) obtain finance and exploit opportunities for growth has won broad support from printers in the 10m to 100m-turnover bracket.

PM unveils manufacturing support measures
A raft of measures intended to help SMEs grow, create jobs, export to new markets and secure finance has been announced by the Prime Minister, who said that the UK needed to "trade its way to growth...

Late payments to SMEs reach record levels
Small printers are being urged to demand payment upon receiving orders after research revealed the amount owing to SMEs has hit 33.6billion.