Finance

James Cropper hails 'watershed' year as sales and profits grow
Cumbrian papermaker James Cropper has posted strong revenue and profit growth in its annual results.

St Ives reports "much improved" start to second half
St Ives has reported an improved performance in its latest trading update.

Sequana completes Antalis Stock Exchange listing
Antalis and Arjowiggins parent Sequana has completed the Paris Stock Exchange listing of Antalis and exited from the ‘Sauvegarde’ procedure following approval of its preventive plan by the French...

St Ives sells Roche site
St Ives has sold the Cornish factory occupied by Wyndeham Roche to a property company for £4.2m, while the group’s share price has descended to a new all-time low.

MBO secures future for Lincoln printer
Three directors at Lincoln-based printer Elpeeko have ensured the continued operation of the 112-year-old firm by taking over the business through an MBO.

Kodak revenues slide but profits up in Q1
Kodak posted a net profit in the first quarter of 2017 of $7m (£5.4m), a $22m improvement on the same period last year, but sales were down 5%.

Growth continues for Communisis
Communisis has reported revenue and profit growth in its preliminary results for the 2016 calendar year with international business growing to 26% of group sales.

Prosper sale still pending as Kodak reports earnings
Kodak reported “a meaningful improvement in earnings” for 2016 as it pushed net earnings into the black with a $91m improvement to $16m (£13.1m).

Close Brothers launches digital finance initiative
Close Brothers Asset Finance has launched a new initiative to provide soft lending against digital print assets for UK SME printers.

Profits and turnover up for acquisitive Macfarlane Group
Packaging firm Macfarlane has reported increasing group sales and profits in its 2016 year-end preliminary results, despite a slow start to the year in some areas.