Receivership & administration

Polestar chief Hibbert's response to Pindar's FT claims

Responding to Andrew Pindar's comments in the FT, Barry Hibbert discounted the notion that Polestar was in any way responsible for undermining the sector, putting the blame for Pindar's troubles at...

Polestar boss slams Andrew Pindar for 'ludicrous & disingenuous' comments

Former Pindar chairman Andrew Pindar has claimed that trading practices at rival Polestar were partly to blame for the demise of the family-owned group, which owed trade creditors some 6.5m when it...

Reflections proposes CVA after year of bad debt

Finishing specialist Reflections Print Lamination has turned to a Company Voluntary Arrangement (CVA) after being hit with 250,000 of bad debt this year.

Pindar owed trade 6.5m when administrators were called in

Pindar PLC owed trade creditors some 6.5m when it went into administration in July.

Print manager Principal Color set for liquidation

Print management outfit Principal Color is set for liquidation at the end of this month.

MPC owed 1.4m to creditors when administrators finally appointed

Maurice Payne Colourprint (MPC) went into administration owing 1.4m, according to the administrator's report.

Pindar Agility sold in MBO

Pindar's Agility software business has been sold out of administration to an MBO team.

PLC Labels goes into admin for the second time in 18 months

Rivers (Midlands), which trades as PLC Labels has gone into administration citing a period of tough trading as the reason for the company's collapse.

James Townsend & Sons to close as business moves to Northern Ireland, says Unite

Webtech, the Irish company that owns packaging printer James Townsend & Sons, is to close the Exeter-based business, according to Unite.

SPD administrator finds buyer in connected business

The assets, goodwill and stock of commercial printer Smith Print Design (SPD) are to be sold to a connected company, according to the creditors' report.