Category: Business

Budget burdens threaten to push businesses to the brink

Jan 14, 2025 | Business Knowledge

Chancellor Rachel Reeves announced various measures regarding Employers’ National Insurance...

IR talks to… Peter Ashcroft, director of services, the Printing Charity

Jan 10, 2025 | Talking Point

It has been almost 200 years since the creation of the Printing Charity but now it is taking a big...

IR talks to… chair of IPIA research subcommittee, Alasdair Browne, on the narrative of print

Dec 3, 2024 | Talking Point

Do we need ‘A New Narrative for Print’? The IPIA certainly thinks so, which is why it has embarked...

Holding it together

Oct 3, 2023 | Business

Employee ownership advantages look good on paper, so should you bring your people on board with you? Specialist John Dormer of The RM2 Partnership talks you through the options.

Banking on SSAS

Oct 3, 2023 | Business

“Who wants to own their own bank?” That’s how Matic Media founder and MD Richard McCombe pitched an alternative funding method to employees when he wanted to expand. He tells his story…

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22-24 FEB, 2026
Sign & Digital UK

Where?

Hall 6, NEC, Birmingham

Cost?

Free to members of the sign making and digital print trade.

What is it?

Running for more than 35 years, Sign & Digital UK is a central part of the industry’s calendar, providing an annual launch pad for all that is new, and an economic stimulus for the industry. The show gives the opportunity to meet in person, see and compare equipment and kit from the major industry suppliers, and the chance to source new suppliers and gather new ideas to enhance and drive your business forward.

23 FEB, 2026
The Sign Industry Awards

Where?

National Conference Centre, Birmingham.

Cost?

An individual ticket is £289, whereas a table of 10 is £2,800.

What is it?

The Sign Industry Awards, presented by Sign Update and Sign & Digital UK, celebrate excellence in the visual communications sector by honouring past achievements, present innovations, and future advancements. These awards recognise outstanding suppliers, sign makers, and individual traders in sign making, digital printing, and visual communications. With over 35 years of industry service, SDUK and Sign Update ensure that everyone in the industry has a voice, highlighting and rewarding the best in the field.