Receivership & administration

Aldridge goes into administration, pre-packed to Blue

WF Aldridge & Co, which traded as Aldridge Print Group, has gone into administration and been sold to the Blue Printing Company in a pre-pack deal.

MPC staff speak of 'desperate situation' as wait for pay hits two months

Former employees at Maurice Payne Colourprint (MPC) remain unable to claim redundancy as no form of insolvency has been entered.

Ecoat nears liquidation as Crake exits print

The finisher formerly known as Best Cover UV is on the verge of liquidation, with director Darren Crake set to walk away from the industry.

Orchestra in administration, Communisis buys Bristol site

Communisis has bought Orchestra Bristol out of administration in a 2.25m pre-pack deal.

Trade creditors urged to attend Graf creditors' meeting

Creditors of Harlequin Display Group's large-format print division Graf, which traded as Nowelle, have been urged to turn out in force for this month's meeting of creditors.

Andrews Finishing closes doors due to declining web offset sector

Slough-based finisher Andrews Finishing is set to go into liquidation, after closing its doors this week.

Printers hit for 500,000 by collapse of Daily and Sunday Sport

Sport Newspapers owed more than 500,000 to print companies at the time of its collapse, according to the creditors' report.

MPC staff unable to claim redundancy as administrators not appointed

Employees at Maurice Payne Colourprint (MPC) remain unpaid while the company is not trading, but are unable to claim redundancy as the firm has not been put in administration.

Mystery surrounds Maurice Payne Colourprint

Mystery surrounds the status of Theale, Reading-based printer Maurice Payne Colourprint (MPC).

UPDATED: Former print director Myles Bunyard faces fraud charge

Former print director Myles Bunyard has appeared in court charged with defrauding almost 18,000.