Business

Royal Mail shares leap 36% as CWU blasts 'greedy' private investors
Royal Mail shares began conditional trading this morning at 450p, up more than 36% on their 330p offer price.

Business inspection: Alternative strategies for sales success
A sales team might seem like an essential part of any business, but that's not always true

Clearer contracts will oil the wheels for trade suppliers
Print outsourcing is a bit like Strictly Come Dancing - no one will admit to being partial to it, and yet levels of outsourcing, like ratings for Bruce and Tess, are tellingly high.

Interview: 'Whatever it takes to do the job well'
There probably aren't many people that would contemplate starting a business in the print industry at 21, but that's exactly what First 4 Print Finishing managing director David Nestor did. And, as if...

Results bear out a radical restructure
It is 2009 and St Ives' chief executive Patrick Martell, who joined the group as an apprentice in 1980, is giving his first major interview since taking the reins in April of the worst year in the...

SME lending pays off for Close Brothers
Close Brothers has reported a 21% rise in pre-tax profits to 163.1m in its preliminary results for the year to 31 July 2013 on the back of increased lending to SMEs.

Haymarket contract renewal seals 50-year partnership with Wyndeham
Wyndeham Group has renewed a printing contract with its longest standing client, Haymarket Media Group, until December 2017, taking the relationship between printer and publisher to 50 years.

Atlantic Coast Studios fires up new Schneider guillotine
Atlantic Coast Studios, which has spent around 40,000 on a new Schneider guillotine, has said the investment was critical to business success.

Communisis director Singh leaves in reshuffle
Communisis group business development director Gurdev Singh has left the company amid a reshuffle of its senior sales staff.