Receivership & administration

SBS collectively owed millions to creditors

SBS admin reports reveal large inter-company debts

Documents filed by the administrators of the three operating Leicestershire print businesses of SBS Print Group have revealed that the businesses owed large inter-company amounts as well as millions...

All Jigsaw Puzzles is based in Hatherleigh, Devon

Map Marketing in pre-pack

Map Marketing’s directors have bought out the company’s assets for £140,000 in a pre-pack sale, just two years after buying out the rest of the company’s management.

Blackfriars Contracts Ltd went into liquidation in December 2020

Print boss banned for Bounce Back Loan abuse

The director of a printer that went into liquidation two years ago has been hit with a lengthy ban after a bankruptcy investigation identified further Bounce Back Loan abuse.

Conqueror: historic letterhead brand lives on

Antalis buys Arjo brands

Antalis has acquired a portfolio of Arjowiggins brands including Conqueror, Curious Collection, Keaykolour, and Pop’Set.

Some surprising returns to October’s ranking of most read stories

While the ongoing battle between Royal Mail and the CWU dominating October’s listicle wasn’t much of a surprise, the presence of an August news article covering the falling out of Adobe and Pantone...

Sale of assets on piecemeal basis looks increasingly likely

End-of-the-line looms for Arjowiggins mills

A complete shut down and asset sale now looks the most likely outcome for Arjowiggins’ historic UK paper mills.

Cascade Group was a Kall Kwik franchise for nearly 30 years

Cascade Group in liquidation

Cascade Group has gone into liquidation and looks to have closed.

ONS: rise in insolvencies driven by Creditors’ Voluntary Liquidations

Print insolvencies on the rise

Printing industry insolvencies were at the highest level in almost a decade in the first half of the year.

The three businesses came under the SBS banner two years ago

Streamline, Baxters and Spectrum close their doors

The three operating Leicestershire print businesses of SBS Print Group have fallen into administration and have ceased trading with the immediate loss of 55 jobs.

The venerable Conqueror range was made at Stoneywood

Arjo admins seek 'credible interest'

Administrators at Arjowiggins have said there is “potential interest” in its business and assets, but in the absence of offers for the two mill sites as manufacturing facilities they are continuing to...