Andrew Brown

Enterprise zones have poor record for creating growth

Last month the government announced the creation of the second tranche of enterprise zones - 11 new areas that follow on from the 11 named in the March Budget.

An opportunity to make our regulation concerns known

'One in, one out' was how the government first defined its approach to the emotive subject of regulation. With the launch of its new Red Tape Challenge on 7 April, though, this has now become a new...

Boost efficiency with a move to custom-designed premises

Andrew Brown of the BPIF on the opportunities, and challenges, presented by moving a business to a new home

Print is a major contributor to UK PLC & now is the time to be talking about it

As my time at the BPIF is drawing to a close, I felt it was a good opportunity to point out just how wonderful an industry we have. Print is a great sector. I don't just mean that it's a great...

The industry needs to join the BPIF in taking a stand against pre-pack deals

One of the BPIF's top lobbying priorities is the thorny issue of pre-pack administrations. Pre-packs can prevent capacity reductions that might have offered the prospect of some relief to remaining...