Finance

Most of England falls under Tier 2

Spending Review and new tiers: reaction

A large UK paper and packaging group has called for the government to match German levels of ambition on sustainability following yesterday’s Spending Review, while BPIF CEO Charles Jarrold has warned...

CBILS: funding is targeted at firms of all sizes

CBILS extended: printers urged to consider options

Print bosses have been urged to take advantage of CBILS finance while they still can, after the taxpayer-backed scheme was extended for three months.

Brexit: print and its suppliers are well prepared

Just before this issue of Printweek went to press, a rather strident email arrived, entitled ‘Urgent message from the Business Secretary. Time is running out – it’s time to take action now’.

Sunak upgraded support measures last week. But no 'disaster relief' for business as yet

GPMA hopeful as government's Covid-19 response evolves

The Graphics & Print Media Alliance (GPMA) has received a “heartening” response from the government after lobbying for a disaster relief fund to help save thousands of printing industry firms that...

Jamm's Woolwich factory: completion of sale will be timed to allow Jamm to relocate

Jamm puts London site on the market

Jamm Print & Production is selling its London premises as part of plans to relocate to a more suitable site.

Socially-distanced MPs in the House of Commons

IPIA: write to your MP to highlight print's plight

The IPIA is urging its members – and the wider industry – to write to their MP to highlight the need for print-specific government support.

Sunak with a printed copy of his Winter Economy Plan

Industry bodies warn on carnage in print

Chancellor Rishi Sunak has been warned that thousands of print businesses could go bust if the government doesn’t bring in targeted relief for the industry.

New scheme starts in November

Sunak outlines new schemes to save jobs and business

Chancellor Rishi Sunak has announced a new Jobs Support Scheme in a bid to stave off mass unemployment, but there is still no specific relief for so-called ‘Excluded UK’ workers including some micro...

Extraordinary measures for extraordinary events

Coronavirus is an extraordinary event. While some sectors have done well in the downturn – video conferencing, online retail and groceries to name but a few – print, in some sectors at least, has had...

Grab your chance to bounce back

The fact that coronavirus should be a once-in-a-lifetime pandemic is irrelevant; it’s with us and has caused global carnage leaving governments around the world struggling to cope.