Receivership & administration
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.
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...
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.
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...
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 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.
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.
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.
Taylor Bloxham director moves to Pureprint
Former Taylor Bloxham new business development director Jason Cox has joined Pureprint Group in the same role.