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Compass to expand SME lending options

Compass Business Finance has become the first industry lender to be accredited under the government’s Enterprise Finance Guarantee scheme, opening up more asset lending options to print SMEs.

Fulfilment firm Prolog in administration

Promotional Logistics has gone into administration after racking up substantial operating losses and losing a major customer.

Josero appointed to Hybrid Mimaki network

Mimaki’s exclusive UK and Irish distributor Hybrid Services has added wide-format kit reseller Josero to its network of sign and graphics authorised partners.

Grafenia sets sights on US expansion

Grafenia has posted a big jump in sales at its Nettl business and is readying plans to launch the brand in America, while at the same time reducing its exposure to the hugely-competitive trade...

Unite members vote for strike action at Paragon CC Nottingham

Unite members at Paragon CC’s Nottingham plant have voted in favour of strike action as they have failed to reach an agreement with management over pay.

Skymark buys new flexo press from Allstein

Skymark has invested in a new Allstein flexo press with a coating unit to enhance its offering to customers who require standout print effects.

De La Rue revamps, readies hard Brexit passport plan

De La Rue could have to step in to issue emergency passports in the event of a hard Brexit, and is discussing contingency plans with the Home Office despite losing the tender to produce UK passports...

Overmatter: puzzles in a pickle

Just like Her Majesty the Queen, Overmatter loves a good jigsaw puzzle.

Killer app: ProCo turns children’s charity work into child’s play

BBC Children in Need (CiN) has now raised more than £1bn to help youngsters worldwide since launching in 1980. A charity push of that scale needs coordination and sophistication, which is evident in...

£150m bid was made for Johnston Press during sale process

An offer of between £140m and £150m was made for the whole of the Johnston Press group in the weeks before it was sold to JPIMedia in a pre-pack administration deal.

Cewe mulls commercial print options for Warwick

Cewe is adding commercial print work to the remit of its Warwick photo products facility, as chief executive Christian Friege said the “idiocy of Brexit” continued to impact UK sales.

Geoff Neal publishes its "perfect" story

Geoff Neal Group has unveiled a commemorative book about its “pursuit of perfection” in print to cap off a four-year rebranding initiative.

Industry output bounced back in Q3

The UK printing industry rebounded from a lacklustre Q2 to match its positive forecast for Q3, at least in terms of output volumes, according to the BPIF’s latest Printing Outlook.

Mega Image upgrades cutting

Mega Image is set to take on a Polar N78 Plus guillotine from Heidelberg to boost its cutting quality and long-term reliability.

Solopress co-founder made freeman of London

Solopress managing director Aron Priest has been awarded the Freedom of London to commemorate more than 30 years dedicated to the printing industry.