Finance

Metsa Board enforces price increase

Metsa Board is to increase the cost of its papers by 6-8% from September 2012.

Creditors support Wright's Printers rebirth

Wright's Printers is being supported by many of the trade creditors of its predecessor Wright's (Sandbach), despite both businesses sharing a director in Andrew Sehne.

Bluepoint Cambridge's litho staff start up Langham Press

Staff from the litho division of collapsed printer Bluepoint Cambridge (BPC) have set up a new company in a bid to save jobs.

Olympics: a double-edged sword for the print sector

With just seven days to go until the Olympics, the headlines have rightly focussed on the unmitigated disaster that is G4S's failure to fulfil its 284m contract to provide security for the London 2012...

Print industry takes a stand against tobacco packaging legislation

Lobbying has postponed a consultation on proposals to introduce plain tobacco packaging. Printers say it's essential to keep fighting to save jobs

GNM to cut up to 100 staff after losing 44.2m

Guardian News & Media (GNM) is to cut up to 100 editorial jobs from its workforce of 650 after losing 44.2m last year.

Paperlinx's Toby Marchant to give way to interim chief executive Dave Allen

Paperlinx chief executive Toby Marchant is to leave the company at the end of July following completion of the paper merchant's 12-month strategic review.

Cost-effective tools to foil the forgers: Ticketmedia business inspection

Developing a new low-cost anti-counterfeiting process has led to ongoing growth

Sector sceptical at government funding scheme

The Treasury and Bank of England funding intiative aimed at kick-starting UK bank lending has been met with scepticism following its official launch

UPDATE: UPM announces restructuring costs

UPM has booked a 35m impairment charge and made a 10m restructuring provision to account for asset sales and redundancies.

Kodak wins right to sell digital imaging patents

Eastman Kodak has been given the OK by a New York-based US bankruptcy judge to auction its digital imaging patents in a move that could fetch billions for the financially struggling firm.

Manroland GB sale proceeds disclosed in admins' report

The administrators' final report revealed the sheetfed and web arms of Manroland's UK operations were sold for 645,131 and 40,412 respectively, while the consumables unit was closed.