Finance

HP voices concerns over Xerox full-year results
HP has called Xerox “a company of questionable value” after the business, which continues to pursue a hostile takeover of HP, reported a 6.2% revenue drop for 2019 and a 2.2% decline in Q4.

Emtone ceases trading
Specialist litho printer Emtone has gone into voluntary liquidation.

CPG administration confirmed
Tonbridge-based printer CPG Brand Communications, which is registered as Colour Print Ltd, has fallen into administration this week, it has been confirmed.

Printers stand up to late payments
Printing and print-related businesses are among those that are still suffering the most when it comes to late invoice payment.

Printweek’s rundown of the biggest headlines of the past 12 months
As the industry gears up for the opportunities and challenges of the new year and decade ahead, we take a look back at the stories that defined 2019, which proved to be another lively year for print.

ASL Group acquires Smart Print Technology
Cambridge-headquartered managed office services provider ASL Group has acquired Smart Print Technology, a print equipment and consumables supplier based in Welwyn Garden City.

Lacklustre Q3 for print as output skips seasonal boost
The third quarter of 2019 was disappointing for the UK print industry, with both output and orders failing to live up to expectations according to the BPIF’s latest Printing Outlook, but the general...

Plain pack policy would cost beverage industry billions
A 'plain packaging' policy on food and beverage brands could result in a potential loss of more than $400bn (£311bn) for the beverage industry globally, new research has warned.

Walstead seals fresh finance deal with Close
Walstead Group has agreed a new facility with Close Brothers Asset Finance as part of a simplification of financing across the business.

Manufacturers warn on post-Brexit regulation
Bosses at two industry federations have voiced their support for the concerns raised by five major manufacturing groups in what has been described as “an unprecedented backlash” over the government's...