Receivership & administration

Callprint: administration process set to enter third year

Callprint administration is extended again

The administration process for Call Print Group Ltd and Call Print Services Ltd has been extended again as the administrators continue to investigate events leading up to the group’s failure in 2018.

Sunak with a printed copy of his Winter Economy Plan

Industry bodies warn on carnage in print

Chancellor Rishi Sunak has been warned that thousands of print businesses could go bust if the government doesn’t bring in targeted relief for the industry.

Extraordinary measures for extraordinary events

Coronavirus is an extraordinary event. While some sectors have done well in the downturn – video conferencing, online retail and groceries to name but a few – print, in some sectors at least, has had...

Investigators discovered the company had made false and misleading statements

Fourth rogue emergency services publisher shut down

A fourth publishing company that misled clients into believing they were advertising in magazines supporting the emergency services has been wound up by the court.

Latimer Trend: the 130-year-old firm hit the buffers last year

Former Latimer staff win consultation payout

Close to 50 former employees of Latimer Trend & Company, which collapsed just under a year ago, have won their ‘failure to consult’ compensation claims and their lawyer has warned directors to ensure...

Insolvency Service took action against Bottjer and Hearn

Disqualified packaging duo hit with confiscation orders

Two disqualified directors have been ordered to pay more than £80,000 in a confiscation order, or face imprisonment.

SPOT included Spicers and OfficeTeam, with some suppliers owed money by both

SPOT suppliers owed millions at time of admin

Spicers Office Team (SPOT) owed paper and envelope suppliers almost £3m when it went into administration last month, with one paper manufacturer alone owed just under £1.86m.

The Gazette: administrations appear in official public record

Admin for two more Kouakou firms

The final two businesses in Landry Kouakou’s short-lived print empire are now in administration, with the business and assets of one operation sold to a retail marketing specialist.

Pandemic has resulted in hazardous conditions for many SMEs

Warning over future for SMEs amid virus crisis

A nationwide network of accountancy firms has warned that nearly one in five SMEs will not survive the next month due to the Covid-19 situation unless more effective rescue packages are put in place.

Cox: "It was not just the array of services and extensive capabilities that attracted me to Pureprint but the focus and dedication to their customers"

Taylor Bloxham director moves to Pureprint

Former Taylor Bloxham new business development director Jason Cox has joined Pureprint Group in the same role.