MPGi staff sent home as bank appoints administrators

Production staff at MPG Impressions (MPGi) were sent home yesterday leaving just a skeleton workforce as Lloyds TSB appointed BDO Stoy Hayward as administrators.

PrintWeek understands that MPGi's bank Lloyds TSB vetoed the company's preferred appointment of Geoff Carton-Kelly of Baker Tilly, who had been advising the directors, in favour of BDO Stoy Hayward.

The appointment marks a sad end for the Chessington-based company, which now looks certain to become the latest casualty of the recession.

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