Receivership & administration

RotaDyne UK in administration

Printing roller manufacturer RotaDyne UK has gone into administration.

PwC details Polestar pre-pack

Polestar’s owner Proventus Capital Partners injected a further £11m into the group in December after Sun Capital declined to provide further funding for the business, according to the first...

Yorkshire printer bought from administrators

The Yorkshire owner of 11 print-related firms has bought Hull-based GKD Litho Limited from administrators, saving the business and 16 jobs.

Aylesford Newsprint workers awarded £750,000; CHP plant up for sale

Nearly 100 staff who worked at Aylesford Newsprint in Kent have been awarded around £750,000 after being dismissed without consultation with their union.

Packaging company boss blames bag levy for administration

A Lancashire bag manufacturer has gone into administration blaming the introduction of the plastic bag levy in England last year.

Just desserts for Kevin

Jo Francis hopes the printing industry has seen the last of Kevin Dunstall.

Dunstall censured by Insolvency Service

The Insolvency Service has taken action against Kevin Dunstall over “unexplained payments” of more than £200,000 he made to himself, to the detriment of creditors, while running Prospect Mailing...

Card printer sold in pre-pack following contract losses and legal dispute

A Wirral card printing company has been bought from administration in a pre-pack deal after losing major print contracts and suffering a damaging dispute with a former director.

2015 review: November

All the business news, from acquisitions to liquidations, investments to divestments, from a year in the industry.

2015 review: December

All the business news, from acquisitions to liquidations, investments to divestments, from a year in the industry.