UK print production drops in Q2
12 August 2026
Political uncertainties and conflict in the Middle East are to blame for the UK printing and printed packaging industry’s downturn in Q2 2026, according to…
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Print and packaging industry responds to Autumn Budget 2025
27 November 2025
The print and packaging sector has delivered a mixed response to the UK Government’s Autumn Budget, with businesses highlighting rising regulatory costs, ongoing labour pressures,…
Print industry outlook reveals cautious optimism
19 May 2025
The UK printing and printed packaging sector saw output hold steady in Q1 2025 despite orders not meeting forecasts, according to the latest BPIF Printing…
Compass to support businesses following US tariffs
25 April 2025
Following on from the recent US tariffs, the British Business Bank has bolstered its Growth Guarantee Scheme (GGS).
Industry hopes for better Q4 after ‘subdued’ Q3
14 November 2023
The UK’s printing industry struggled with output and orders in the third quarter of 2023, but expectations are more positive for Q4, says the BPIF
BPIF reports flat Q2 despite costs stabilising
3 August 2023
Challenges for the UK’s printing and printed packaging industry continued into the second quarter of 2023, according to the BPIF's latest Printing Outlook
BPIF updates industry facts and figures at annual event
17 July 2023
The BPIF used its annual print reception at the House of Lords to release its new UK Printing Facts & Figures document, as well as making…
Print and paper industries follow up on government engagement
5 July 2023
A joint delegation from the print, paper and packaging industries attended an industry roundtable at 10 Downing Street, to set out the industries' contribution to…
BPIF: industry Q1 contraction to be followed by better Q2
19 May 2023
A more challenging than expected first quarter of 2023 should be followed by a better experience in Q2, according to the BPIF's Printing Outlook survey
IPIA pitches print industry to No 10
27 April 2023
The Independent Printing Industries Association (IPIA) met with special advisors to the Prime Minister to put the case for the industry as a significant part…
BPIF reports positive but subdued Q4 2022
16 February 2023
The latest BPIF Printing Outlook survey suggests that print industry performance was down in the final quarter of 2022 but still recorded a net positive…
Recovery slows but continues despite Omicron, says BPIF
16 February 2022
The UK print industry continued its recovery in Q4 2021 and the outlook for the first quarter of 2022 remains positive, despite concerns overs costs…
BPIF suggests print ‘moving closer’ to pre-Covid levels
12 November 2021
The BPIF has published its latest Printing Outlook report indicating that the UK's printing industry is moving closer to its pre-Covid levels.
Bad Q4 heralds Q1 gloom, says BPIF
1 March 2021
The BPIF's Printing Outlook suggests that printers' confidence for the start of the new year has taken a dive, based on the closing months of…
BPIF report: cautious optimism…but Brexit casts long shadow
26 November 2018
The latest BPIF Printing Outlook survey reveals that the UK print sector enjoyed a positive Q3 period, with upbeat expectations for Q4 also being registered.