Receivership & administration

Creative Digital Images produces POS and product displays

PFI buys Creative Digital Images in pre-pack deal

PFI Group has acquired Creative Digital Images out of administration as it continues to expand its roster of signage and large-format printing businesses.

TopShop was one of the many brands under the Arcadia umbrella

Traditional goodwill in short supply in December

The trials and tribulations of retailers at what should be their busiest time of year dominated December headlines, but so did the big ‘D’ which finally succumbed to the domino effect of exhibitor...

October’s biggest news dominated by insolvencies and M&A

The sad situation at Westdale dominated October's news, but our round-up of the most read stories from last month highlights that even in these troubled times there are still companies positioning...

The word of the month in September… mega

Mega mergers continue and mega contracts land, but while the good news is welcomed the industry’s trade bodies issue a joint clarion call to government to support the sector to prevent its decimation.

July duly delivers for Royal Mail and HH steps up after mega merger

The industry continues to reshape, Royal Mail heralds the Covid parcels boom, although it later discovers you can have too much of a good thing, HH Global swallows up a bigger rival and Argos consigns...

Help for heroes as print steps up in March

Unsurprisingly, just as the impact of Covid-19 was beginning to be felt in the UK, so was its effect on print and while some battened down the hatches, others, like Prime Group, stepped up to the...

January offers a taste of things to come in a momentous year

While coronavirus was still largely considered a problem in other countries back in January, in what was perhaps a sign of things to come the year started off with a glut of insolvencies and M&A...

Cash proves to be king in February’s headlines

The demise of Leicester print group Taylor Bloxham was the most read story in 2020 after the historic firm ran out of cash, while cash, albeit in terms of illicit payments, also took centre stage in...

Wood Mitchell operated from twin buildings on the site of the Stoke-on-Trent National Garden Festival

Historic printer folds, industry firms in pre-pack and CVA

A wave of company insolvencies has spelled the end for a historic Staffordshire print business with a history dating back almost 120 years.

Westdale's Cardiff factory. Image: Google Maps

Westdale Press calls in administrators

Westdale Press has gone into administration after being fatally wounded by the double-whammy of Brexit and the Covid-19 pandemic.