Receivership & administration

Howard Hunt financial mire revealed

Losses at Howard Hunt’s main print operation had ballooned and the business owed unsecured creditors nearly £30m at the time of its collapse, while administration documents have revealed a complex web...

Swallowmax enters administration, sold to Printwize

Swallowmax has entered administration and its goodwill is being sold to Printwize, which hopes to recover turnover after a high-level "exodus" at the start of the year.

Arjobex bought by French private equity firm

France-based private equity firm Prudentia Capital has acquired the Arjobex group of businesses, which includes UK manufacturing base Arjobex Limited in Clacton-on-Sea.

Arjo UK mills: MBO gains SE support

Negotiations over the sale of the Arjowiggins Fine Papers UK businesses in administration are understood to have reached a critical juncture, with Scottish Enterprise confirming to PrintWeek that it...

Integrity adds medical bag service after rival liquidates

Integrity Print has taken on two new finishing lines that previously belonged to the now-liquidated Tressanda in order to add the manufacture of medical specimen bags to its services.

Bigger Printing Co ceases trading

The Bigger Printing Co has closed its doors and is understood to be in talks to appoint a liquidator.

Rotherham printer up for sale

Rosehill Press has been put up for sale after the loss of its biggest customer resulted in a cashflow crisis at the business.

French Arjo paper mill put up for auction

Auction procedures for one of Arjowiggins’ French sites have begun while the sale of its UK sites remains unconfirmed.

Lighthouse pre-pack dispute leads to new liquidator

Creditors are set to appoint a new liquidator for wide-format printer Lighthouse Display International, which was sold in pre-pack in April.

Thamesdown Marketing Services enters administration

Swindon-based mailing house Thamesdown Marketing Services has gone into administration, with the loss of 45 jobs.