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Finishing equipment supplier goes limited after 34 years

A Cambridgeshire finishing equipment supplier celebrated 34 years in business on Saturday by becoming a limited company.

Goss France headed for administration, reports claim

Goss France could be placed in redressement judiciare, the French equivalent of administration, tomorrow morning according to local media reports.

Ofcom sets out measures to protect the universal postal service

Royal Mail's competitors could face regulatory intervention in future if Ofcom considers them to be posing a "material threat to the provision of the universal service".

Agfa CTP and Heidelberg install round off Ormside investments

Surrey-based commercial printer Ormside Press will upgrade its CTP and workflow systems next month following the install in January of a Heidelberg CD102 B1 five-colour press, plus coater.

Smurfit Kappa UK fined 200,000 after employee severs fingers

Packaging giant Smurfit Kappa UK has pleaded guilty to health and safety regulation breaches after an employee severed his fingers at its Whitehaven factory.

BIS outlines Business Bank strategy

The government has outlined its plan to boost SME lending via the state-owned Business Bank, which will become the vehicle through which all government finance initiatives are administered.

Kodak closes $848m finance deal

Kodak has finalised its previously-announced $848m finance facility with members of the Steering Committee of the Second Lien Noteholders and other holders of Kodak's Senior Secured Notes.

Print welcomes Osborne's NIC and Corporation Tax cuts

A reduction in employers National Insurance Contributions (NICs) and a further reduction in Corporation Tax were among the few highlights of yesterday's Budget for printers.

Budget 2013: Live text

Live updates of the Budget 2013 and the measures that will impact UK print as it happens.

Filtrona announces 160m Contego Healthcare acquisition

Plastic, foam and fibre products supplier Filtrona has today (19 March) announced its acquisition of Contego Healthcare for £160m.

Osborne expected to push lending scheme

The chancellor George Osborne is expected to revamp the faltering Funding for Lending scheme (FLS) in next week's Budget in a bid to get credit flowing to SMEs.

SFO investigates HP subsidiary Autonomy

HP has confirmed that the Serious Fraud Office (SFO) is investigating Autonomy, the Cambridge-based software business it acquired in August 2011 for $11.1bn (7.5bn).