The BPIF is the principal business support organisation representing the UK print, printed packaging and graphic communication industry and is one of the country's leading trade associations. We are a not-for-profit-distribution organisation.
All BPIF News
CRC (Carbon Reduction Commitment) Energy Efficiency Scheme - reminder of registration deadline
16 September 2010
A reminder that the registration deadline for CRC is 30 September and that any organisation with at least one half hourly settled electricity meter during 2008 must register. This is even if the organisation is below the threshold for inclusion or has a Climate Change Agreement.
Bank of England Monthly Report
16 September 2010
Agents' summary of business conditions.
Please find below the Bank of England monthly report for August 2010.
New payroll system alert from HMRC
16 September 2010
HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) has issued an alert to employers who use its Employer CD-Rom to help run their payroll systems.
New Northern Regional Administrator
31 August 2010
Liz Whyte joined the Northern Business Centre team as Regional Administrator on 21st June 2010. She can be contacted on 01924 203330.
OFT responds to BPIF's complaint on paper price increases
19 August 2010
BPIF CEO Michael Johnson wrote to the Office of Fair Trading on 4 June this year to bring to their attention the fact that our member companies had recently received a spate of letters from paper merchants over a close time period and all indicating very similar price increases. We attached some examples of the letters our members have received, all of which notified increases ranging from 8% to 12%.
Regional Growth Fund
19 August 2010
On 29 June, the Deputy Prime Minister launched a £1 billion Regional Growth Fund to provide support for projects that offer significant potential for sustainable economic growth and can create new private sector employment. The fund will particularly help areas and communities currently dependent on the public sector make the transition to private sector led growth and prosperity.
Best practices in socially responsible restructuring - your views sought
19 August 2010
Intergraf, our European trade association, is currently leading a joint project on socially responsible restructuring of printing companies. The project consists of two workshops (one for large and the other for small and medium sized companies), a final conference, and a study carried out by a research institute called Facta Consult.
Reading the Future Report - 50% discount for BPIF members
22 July 2010
We are pleased to announce that BPIF members have been offered the opportunity to purchase the 'Reading the Future Report' at a 50% discount by The Bookseller's.
Bank of England Monthly Report
22 July 2010
Agents' summary of business conditions.
Please find below the Bank of England monthly report for July 2010.
Team Leader Training: Championing continuous improvement
22 July 2010
You don't need to do a thing...your supervisor will turn out ok in the long run.
"The team leader role is probably the biggest poisoned chalice in any printer. What's more, if unlucky, the new team leader may have a manager who thinks that because the new manager was the best in the team in their previous role, that management skills will somehow come to them instinctively", so stated Kathy Woodward, Head of BPIF Training in a recent article.
Alert: Pay-As-You-Go Fonts
17 June 2010
BPIF has learnt that a company called Linotype has purchased a number of non-standard fonts which they are now going to be charging companies to use on a pay-as-you-go basis.
Team Leader Training: Stratford on Avon 16-17 September 2010
10 June 2010
BPIF's Team Leader Training will be holding its last training event of 2010 in Stratford on Avon from September through to December.
Members beware - credit card scam
10 June 2010
A member company was offered a print job, which was to be paid for via a business credit card for the amount of £3K
Carbon Reduction Commitment Forum
27 May 2010
The BPIF is pleased to announce that it will be holding a forum for the Print and Print Packaging Industry on the requirement and implications of the introduction of the Carbon Reduction Commitment Energy Efficiency Scheme (CRC).
HMRC introduce new late payment penalties
27 May 2010
A new penalty regime came into force from May this year and applies to all employers.
The 2010 BPIF AGM and APPG
27 May 2010
The AGM will take place on Tuesday 6 July and is being held at Church House Conference Centre in Westminster.
Scam alert on American glass federation website
27 May 2010
A member company from Wolverhampton were asked to print 100,000 black and white leaflets for Haiti. After carrying out some background research, the member started to get suspicious as the contact had recommended a shipping company who needed to be paid and had problems paying for the work by credit card.
BPIF and NAPM Discuss Paper Price Increases and Pre-packs
24 May 2010
BPIF and NAPM representatives met on 26 April to discuss the recent round of paper price increases and the scope for taking a tougher line on the supply of paper to phoenix and pre-pack companies.
The Daily Telegraph: Print Innovation Report
10 May 2010
Lyonsdown Media have produced a comprehensive special interest report focussing on print innovation. This was inserted into 610,000 copies of the Daily Telegraph on May 5th 2010 and an additional 25,000 will be distributed at IPEX 2010.
BPIF Hosts Business Briefings at IPEX
29 April 2010
The BPIF will be hosting seven business briefings throughout IPEX in their members' lounge. These events are open to both BPIF members and non-members and will allow guests to take a break from walking around IPEX and gain useful updates on the following subjects:
- Dotgain.org (Tuesday)
- Health, Safety and Environment (Wednesday)
- VIP and BPIF Business (Thursday)
- BPIF Commercial Products and Financial Alliance (Friday)
- Human Resources (Saturday)
- PrintYorkshire (Sunday)
- BPIF Training (Monday)
Share this page: