Receivership & administration
Howard Hunt financial mire revealed
Losses at Howard Hunt’s main print operation had ballooned and the business owed unsecured creditors nearly £30m at the time of its collapse, while administration documents have revealed a complex web...
Swallowmax enters administration, sold to Printwize
Swallowmax has entered administration and its goodwill is being sold to Printwize, which hopes to recover turnover after a high-level "exodus" at the start of the year.
Arjobex bought by French private equity firm
France-based private equity firm Prudentia Capital has acquired the Arjobex group of businesses, which includes UK manufacturing base Arjobex Limited in Clacton-on-Sea.
Arjo UK mills: MBO gains SE support
Negotiations over the sale of the Arjowiggins Fine Papers UK businesses in administration are understood to have reached a critical juncture, with Scottish Enterprise confirming to PrintWeek that it...
Integrity adds medical bag service after rival liquidates
Integrity Print has taken on two new finishing lines that previously belonged to the now-liquidated Tressanda in order to add the manufacture of medical specimen bags to its services.
Bigger Printing Co ceases trading
The Bigger Printing Co has closed its doors and is understood to be in talks to appoint a liquidator.
Rotherham printer up for sale
Rosehill Press has been put up for sale after the loss of its biggest customer resulted in a cashflow crisis at the business.
French Arjo paper mill put up for auction
Auction procedures for one of Arjowiggins’ French sites have begun while the sale of its UK sites remains unconfirmed.
Lighthouse pre-pack dispute leads to new liquidator
Creditors are set to appoint a new liquidator for wide-format printer Lighthouse Display International, which was sold in pre-pack in April.
Thamesdown Marketing Services enters administration
Swindon-based mailing house Thamesdown Marketing Services has gone into administration, with the loss of 45 jobs.