Receivership & administration

YM fallout continues to dominate headlines in May
Unsurprisingly, this month’s ranking of most read articles was heavily dominated by the fallout from the collapse of the various YM Group companies. And while there was some good news, for example in...

Creditors owed millions by failed YM firms
YM Group owed Pricoa £51m when its three web offset businesses collapsed into administration in March, and while YM’s directors are yet to provide a statement of affairs the initial estimates from...

Italian Job rescue for historic Italian printhouse's presses
Seven antique print machines have been saved from scrap by a print novice after the collapse of an artisanal Tuscan printhouse that included Jodie Foster among its clients.

Industry awaits Walstead decision on what's next for YM web kit
Walstead’s deal to buy at least seven web offset presses from the collapsed YM web division has resulted in feverish industry speculation about what happens next.

Despairing duopoly dominates April’s headlines
You could be forgiven for having a strong sense of Déjà vu when checking out April’s listicle of our most-read stories, although Paragon thankfully managed to shoulder its way into our top 10 to break...

Label printer goes bust in wake of UPM supply crisis
A long-established UK label printer has gone into administration with supply issues caused by the strike at UPM cited as one of the reasons for its failure.

YM Group: what went wrong?
There are lots of odd things about the current situation at YM Group, where more than 500 people are out of work after the sudden fall into administration of its three web offset sites.

YM web and bindery kit up for sale
Printing and post-press kit from YM’s Pindar and York Mailing sites is being offered for sale by private treaty.

Deadline looms for YM web sales
It’s a crucial week for future web offset capacity in the UK as the deadline looms for bids on YM Group’s former web offset sites and assets.

Magazines run late after YM web collapse
The fallout from the abrupt closure of YM Group’s three web offset sites continues, with some weekly titles running late and all eyes on the Daily Mail’s first in-house production of its Weekend...