Receivership & administration

Investigators discovered the company had made false and misleading statements

Fourth rogue emergency services publisher shut down

A fourth publishing company that misled clients into believing they were advertising in magazines supporting the emergency services has been wound up by the court.

Latimer Trend: the 130-year-old firm hit the buffers last year

Former Latimer staff win consultation payout

Close to 50 former employees of Latimer Trend & Company, which collapsed just under a year ago, have won their ‘failure to consult’ compensation claims and their lawyer has warned directors to ensure...

Insolvency Service took action against Bottjer and Hearn

Disqualified packaging duo hit with confiscation orders

Two disqualified directors have been ordered to pay more than £80,000 in a confiscation order, or face imprisonment.

SPOT included Spicers and OfficeTeam, with some suppliers owed money by both

SPOT suppliers owed millions at time of admin

Spicers Office Team (SPOT) owed paper and envelope suppliers almost £3m when it went into administration last month, with one paper manufacturer alone owed just under £1.86m.

The Gazette: administrations appear in official public record

Admin for two more Kouakou firms

The final two businesses in Landry Kouakou’s short-lived print empire are now in administration, with the business and assets of one operation sold to a retail marketing specialist.

Pandemic has resulted in hazardous conditions for many SMEs

Warning over future for SMEs amid virus crisis

A nationwide network of accountancy firms has warned that nearly one in five SMEs will not survive the next month due to the Covid-19 situation unless more effective rescue packages are put in place.

Cox: "It was not just the array of services and extensive capabilities that attracted me to Pureprint but the focus and dedication to their customers"

Taylor Bloxham director moves to Pureprint

Former Taylor Bloxham new business development director Jason Cox has joined Pureprint Group in the same role.

Symposium Print entered liquidation on 20 February

Symposium Print in liquidation

South Wales-based printer Symposium Print has gone into liquidation.

Taylor Bloxham: overall group has sales of nearly £30m

Taylor Bloxham creditors count cost of group's collapse

Taylor Bloxham Group was insolvent on a cashflow and balance sheet basis and had just £20,000 in the bank at the time of its administration, with creditors of the business owed more than £7m.

New signage at Bradley Group's Belfast site

Laid-off employees now face tribunal

Former employees of Bradley Group companies in Belfast who were laid off last year will now need to take their redundancy claims to a tribunal, after the NI Redundancy Payments Service rejected their...