Business

Bank of England report reveals 'aversion' to SME lending

Some banks are refusing to lend to SMEs while others are charging increased fees for refinancing existing loans, according to the Bank of England.

Print inventor protests against government's lack of protection for small innovators

A print inventor in Wales has said that the UK would not be in its current financial position if the government made more of an effort to protect the intellectual property rights of small inventors.

Kern recruits second apprentice

Finishing equipment manufacturer Kern has lauded its "young and motivated workforce" after a second apprentice graduated to become a full-time employee of the company.

Transcontinental to close two former Quad/Graphics sites

Montreal-based Transcontinental will be closing two of the six printing facilities it acquired in an asset swap with Quad/Graphics announced last year, but only formalized a few weeks ago.

Image Craft buys Qube Visual

Phoenix-based graphic printing, fine art reproduction and themed-environment firm Image Craft this week acquired Denver-based Qube Visual, a 30-year printer producing everything from POP and trade...

Kodak: more details emerge behind fall into Chapter 11

A dramatic collapse in licensing revenues at Kodak's Consumer Digital Imaging division and a doubling of losses at its Graphic Communications Group wing helped propel the firm into Chapter 11...

Technology patents: worth the paper they're printed on?

Last week, inventor Michael Wilcox stood outside of the Houses of Parliament and set fire to a patent for an 'innovative colour printing technology', claiming it had been made worthless after, he...

Budget 2012: Live text

Live updates of the Budget 2012 and the measures that will impact UK print as it happens.

Getting a patent is exciting, but there are plenty of risks

Having a patent is just like winning a fast-track to a roller coaster: you feel great walking past the queues waving your ticket, until you get on the ride, and then it is an unpredictable journey of...

Me & my... TyreF Coating Blanket

We all tend to enjoy a whinge about the morning commute to work, but DS Smith print manager Steve Harkins would appear to have a far worse ordeal than the vast majority and so more cause to complain:...