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...

YM Group's accounts should be filed tomorrow

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...

Gooder would like to find a home for the machines

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.

Pindar Scarborough: five web presses and a big bindery

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...

Some of the products produced by Parkers

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 as it was – the company is now much reduced

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.

Filthy 48pp Lithoman III: could it scrub up nicely?

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.

York Mailing: could Elvington site be resurrected?

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.

TV Choice: supplies at 80% of normal levels for some regions

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...