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Campaign aims to cut red tape
Cost margins, the economy and employment issues will all be tackled as part of the British Printing Industries Federation’s (BPIF) campaign for 2007.
Developed through consultation with members, the plan identified specific action to target the negative effects of globalisation, the postal service market, insolvency practices, training provision, public procurement procedures and the growing regulatory burden. The BPIF will also be supporting UK business campaigns on pensions, energy prices, transport and business rates.
On a wider scale, the plan builds on current BPIF projects, including a study of the European printing industry, which will help develop a strategy to combat the rise of China and other low-cost economies.
Insolvency practices in the industry will also be in the spotlight. The BPIF’s policy working group discussed the way forward with business rescue specialist, Begbies Traynor, and with debt recovery manager of ICSM Credit Information Network, Andy Allies, who said: “The first step in combating illegal insolvency practices is to gather information. Too many creditors don’t know their rights when they are victims of bad debt and this makes the industry easy prey for dodgy dealings.”
As a result of these discussions, an education programme is planned for 2007 designed to help companies report bad practice to the appropriate sources.
Finally, the BPIF will be working with the CBI to raise members’ concerns about the impact of increasing energy prices, transport costs and business rates as well as uncertainty over future pensions policy.
