Receivership & administration
Four year ban for print boss
The founder of a small printing business has been disqualified after failing to register a payroll scheme or make the necessary payments to HMRC.
Datum restructures
A restructure at Hertfordshire-based Datum has seen a new company emerge, while Datum Colour Print (Hatfield) has gone into voluntary liquidation.
Accounts, admins and alleged abuse among July’s must reads
YM Group’s delayed and subsequently filed accounts, an extension to the administration of the Howard Hunt group of companies, and a ‘gangmaster’ scandal involving the alleged exploitation and abuse of...
Howard Hunt administration extended to 2023
The administration of the Howard Hunt group of companies has been extended again, due to unresolved matters including more than £1m in directors’ loans that remain outstanding.
Final Polestar company dissolved
Five years after its ignominious collapse, the last remaining Polestar Group company has finally been dissolved.
End of the line for historic papermaker
Zanders Paper has gone into liquidation after attempts to save the business via a financial restructure proved unsuccessful.
A4 Laser Labels acquires CF Labels in pre-pack
Self-adhesive label manufacturer CF Labels has been acquired by connected party A4 Laser Labels in a pre-pack deal.
Sadness as pandemic forces closure
A long-established and highly-respected London printing company is set to close after the pandemic laid waste to sales.
Magic money tree has propped us up, but it is due to be felled soon
Back in September, a consortium of printing industry trade bodies gloomily wrote to the chancellor Rishi Sunak warning him that 3,000 print business would be at risk of sinking without a trace if...
Point-of-sale boss banned
The boss of a signage and display printer has received a lengthy ban of 10 years after a six-figure false invoicing scandal.