Receivership & administration

Norprint understood to have closed

PrintWeek understands that label printer Norprint has been placed into administration and parent company Magnadata has been bought by BemroseBooth Paragon.

Can paper steal the packaging crown?

'Graphic is dead, long live packaging’ could well be the unofficial slogan of vast swathes of the paper and print industry at the minute, as companies reposition themselves to take advantage of...

Premier Paper Group buys Tullis Russell Advocate brand

Premier Paper Group has bought the former Tullis Russell paper brand Advocate from Tullis Russell administrators KPMG.

Mail Solutions Group buys Dobson & Crowther assets from admins

Envelope manufacturer Mail Solutions Group has bought the plant and most of the machinery that belonged to Dobson & Crowther, the North Wales-based litho printer that fell into administration last...

Deadline approaches for Paperlinx and Tullis Russell IP sales

Intellectual property (IP) consultancy Metis Partners is selling the IP assets of both Paperlinx and Tullis Russell Papermakers – and both have offer deadlines due this week.

Post-Paperlinx advice for cash-strapped print companies

It’s a situation that is polarising industry opinion. Three months on from the administration of most of Paperlinx UK, we’re now at the stage where print companies that had 90 days’ credit with the...

Editor’s comment: What will be Paperlinx’s legacy?

While the paper market seemed to chug down Paperlinx’s capacity with barely a burp, three months later concerns remain about the potential aftershocks of the demise of the UK’s largest paper merchant.

Learning from Paperlinx’s toxic legacy

The collapse of the majority of Paperlinx’s UK operations has left a trail of destruction in its wake. But one of those whose business went under hopes lessons learned from the experience will ensure...

Taskforce details £6m spend post Tullis Russell administration

The taskforce established by the Scottish government in the wake of the Tullis Russell Papermakers administration has agreed an action plan to spend the £6m pledged in state assistance.

Woodford Litho plans administration process

Woodford Litho is poised to go into administration in what is being described as a “managed process”.