Support finance access for SMEs
8 July 2024
Compass Business Finance has been accredited to deliver funding supported by the Growth Guarantee Scheme (GGS).
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Steady as she goes
5 March 2024
With life not getting noticeably easier for printers so far in 2024, we look at how turning to trade support can help increase your product…
TCW moves from litho to inkjet with Canon
6 December 2023
TCW Solutions has recently installed a Canon VarioPrint iX3200 sheet-fed inkjet press at its Wrotham, Kent site to replace offset litho production
Compass appoints Jordan Pocock as finance specialist
17 May 2023
Compass Business Finance has appointed Jordan Pocock as a finance specialist
The cost of doing business
7 November 2022
With energy costs fast rising to the top of the list of business concerns despite the announcement of government support, it’s timely for printers to…
Compass reaffirms support for SMEs via new charter
18 May 2022
Compass Business Finance has reaffirmed its support to smaller businesses in print and other sectors by signing up to the new SME Finance Charter
Spingold ups card capacity with Duplo die-cutter
8 January 2021
Spingold Print & Design has invested in a Duplo PFI DI-300 rotary die-cutter to increase production of playing and other cards, part funded by a…
CMYUK produces CBILS advice videos
21 July 2020
CMYUK has produced a series of short videos explaining how CBILS can benefit the wide-format industry.
Heidelberg axes Primefire and 2000 jobs to boost profitability
18 March 2020
Heidelberg has announced that it is discontinuing the Primefire 106, along with its very large format (larger than B1) offset litho line in order to…
Compass to deliver Chancellor’s loan scheme
17 March 2020
Compass is set to deliver the British Business Bank's CBILS.
Poor Q4 beats forecast as outlook brightens
21 February 2020
BPIF's figures for the final quarter of 2019 show that although it was the worst fourth quarter for seven years, output did beat expectations.
Q3 ‘disappointing’ according to BPIF report
18 November 2019
The BPIF's Printing Outlook survey has described the third quarter of 2019 as 'disappointing'.
New CFO arrives at EFI
10 September 2019
EFI has appointed Grant Fitz as its new chief financial officer, replacing Marc Olin.
Finance can be the soft option
28 June 2019
There was a time when the difficulties involved in arranging finance for buying software could put many printers off. No longer.
Compass gets accreditation to say yes to more business deals
20 November 2018
Specialist lender Compass Business Finance is the first asset finance house in the print and packaging industries to gain EFG accreditation with the British Business…