Finance

Bridgepoint returns as latest ITG backer
Bridgepoint Capital has returned for another bite of the Inspired Thinking Group cherry, taking a majority stake in the marketing services business for a second time.

FSC and PEFC ban Russian and Belarusian wood
FSC and PEFC have barred wood and timber from Russia and Belarus from their certified products, as a host of other industry suppliers go public with their stance against Russia’s war in Ukraine.

An international affair
Margins in print can be slender. Looking at the most recent Printweek Top 500 report, compiled in association with business advisory and accountancy firm Grant Thornton, the average industry operating...

Langley expects print ops to bounce back strongly this year
Langley Holdings is predicting a 33% increase in sales at its printing operations this year, after the 2021 performance at Manroland Sheetfed was impacted by Covid absenteeism and supply chain issues.

De La Rue shares tank on profit warning
De La Rue’s share price crashed to a 52-week low after the PLC issued a profit warning that could wipe £10m off its anticipated profits this year, with the group also having to push back the timeline...

Autumn budget: industry reacts
Business leaders and employee representatives have reacted to Chancellor Rishi Sunak’s second budget of 2021.

Your October & November Printweek has landed. Coming out on the eve of COP26, along with our usual news round up, dominated by M&A, the 'Sustainability Issue' has a definite green hue including a paper wrapping special report...
The issue's cover feature looks at how print can grow back greener by supporting buyers' eco agenda as mega brands and their consumers demand planet-friendly print as a matter of course. The...

Business expert: end of support schemes likely to fuel M&A
Print bosses have been urged to consider their options carefully with the end of the furlough scheme looming and government-backed loans requiring repayment.

Canva valuation soars on fresh funding
Graphic design platform Canva has been valued at an astonishing $40bn (£29bn) after its latest fundraising round.

Printify gains funding to expand print-on-demand
Fast-growing print-on-demand ecommerce platform Printify has secured a multimillion pound investment to fuel its expansion plans.