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Data from The Bank of England has shown that lending to small and medium-sized businesses under the Funding for Lending (FLS) scheme has fallen in the first quarter of this year.

Two friends with extensive print experience are set to open a new print and graphic design firm in Nottingham next month.

GI Solutions has invested £3m in two HP T-series high-speed colour inkjet presses as the £37m turnover group edges towards 50% of its print sales being generated by digital.

Gemini West, part of the Gemini Print Group, has completed its extensive 12-month investment programme with the installation of a five-colour plus coater Heidelberg Speedmaster SX 74.

St Ives Clays has taken its digital investment to £2.5m over the past six months with the purchase of new Timson finishing equipment for its wide-web Timson T-Press and a Kolbus short-run hardback...

With a little over a month to go until entries officially close for the PrintWeek Awards 2014, there’s still time to qualify for the early bird discounted entry fee, which expires next week.

Henry Ling, the Dorchester-based printer of academic books and journals, has completed a £1m-plus investment in inkjet with Canon following the installation of an Océ VarioPrint 6250 for short-run...

De La Rue has hit its revised profit target for the full year, with underlying operating profits at the security print giant jumping by 43% to £90.5m – although overcapacity in the worldwide banknote...

The new owner of Advent Colour, the circa £8m turnover Andover-based commercial printer sold in a pre-pack deal a month ago, has been revealed in documents filed at Companies House.

Eventureworks, the Falkirk-based printer of bespoke cycle jerseys and floor mats, has started running a second Roland VersaArt RE-640 wide-format printer, bought at last month’s Sign and Digital UK...

Stockport-based printer and bookbinder Deanprint’s investment in a Wohlenberg Quickbinder perfect binder and Trim-Tec three-knife trimmer has helped it to maintain its quality and market position.

Prestige Sheldon in Birmingham has moved into digital printing with a Heidelberg Linoprint press to meet demand for shorter runs and personalisation.

Display printer ImageData Group has invested in the world’s first Inca Onset R40i UV flatbed printer at Fespa Digital 2014.

Graphic Packaging, the US-based packaging multinational, does not expect there will be “any major restructuring” at Benson Group after it completed its acquisition of the UK company.

Ratcliff & Roper is building on strong demand from the higher education sector with an investment in a five-colour Heidelberg Speedmaster SX74.