1 Date set for Royal Mail £878m anti-competition suit 10,839 clicks
The Competition Appeal Tribunal has set the hearing date for a £878m collective action claim against Royal Mail’s parent company International Distribution Services for 3 March.
2 OT Group withdraws from UKI market 2,130 clicks
Office supply giant OT Group, owner of Office Depot and the Spicers wholesale brand, has declared it will withdraw from the UK and Ireland market.
3 RNB Group shortfall tops £2.5m 1,926 clicks
RNB Group had an estimated deficiency of more than £2.5m when it went into administration last month, with payment problems with Royal Mail contributing to the firm’s failure.
4 Approach Print liquidated 1,925 clicks
Approach Print has gone into voluntary liquidation after a drop-off in print work put paid to the firm’s plans to roll out a new software platform.
5 Acorn Press and MPD Print in merger 1,887 clicks
Swindon printers Acorn Press Swindon and MPD Offset have completed a merger that sets the combined entity on a strong growth path.
6 Orderly shutdown at Barnwell Print, Micropress acquires goodwill 1,703 clicks
Long-standing Norfolk family print firm Barnwell Print is undergoing an orderly shutdown, with the firm’s name and goodwill sold to fellow East Anglian printer Micropress.
7 Hackney die-stamping business put up for sale 1,459 clicks
Perrott Bespoke Printing, a one-man die-stamping business based in Hackney, has been put up for sale by the third-generation owner, Stephen Perrott.
8 Landa Digital Printing announces more press deals 1,431 clicks
Landa Digital Printing has announced a further raft of customers following its successful showing at Drupa, including two presses for Smurfit Westrock’s European operations.
9 Northwolds Richardson Group kit up for auction as IP sold 1,411 clicks
Assets belonging to Northwolds Richardson Group, which went into administration last month, are currently up for sale via auction while its intellectual property has been sold to AB Print Group following a marketing exercise.
10 Agency boss barred over BBL abuse 1,258 clicks
Yet another case of Bounce Back Loan abuse has resulted in a lengthy ban for the owner of a creative services and digital marketing agency.
