Deanprint went into official administration after attempts to sell the business fell through. Deanprint was established in 1890... National World boosted its regional media portfolio with two further buys: regional business-to-business specialist Insider Media and the Rotherham Advertiser... Macfarlane Group acquired A&G Holdings, owner of protective packaging distributor Gottlieb Packaging Materials... Manchester Printers Group’s sole director Sarah Pinkney called a virtual meeting of creditors as the saga surrounding the business and its associated group of companies moved into its final phase... Bristol Labels planned to double turnover with a new, six-colour 350mm Edale FL1 Prime flexo label press... Embattled Royal Mail CEO Simon Thompson announced that he was to leave the business, following a torrid period that included being grilled by MPs on the business select committee... De La Rue appointed Clive Whiley as its new non-executive chairman, favouring him over alternative candidates put forward by leading shareholders... The future of Futurama looked bleak after owner PFI Group stated that the financial viability of its subsidiary was “under review”. The company went into administration on 5 May... Former Manchester Printers director Gavin Page owed the company more than £300,000 via an employee loan account, according to documents relating to the firm’s liquidation... “Britain’s last artisan printer”, octogenarian Stan Lane, owner of Gloucester Typesetting Services succeeded in finding someone to take over his business, so that he could retire. Local publishing designer Katie Beard stepped up... Windles Group installed its first Koenig & Bauer press to ramp up its sustainability push. The Rapida 106 X features K&B’s VariDry Blue technology, which was expected to deliver energy savings of up to 30%... Oldham-based printer RAP Spiderweb called in administrators. The commercial print business was formed in 2006 when Rochdale Alternative Press, which was founded in the 1960s, bought London printer Spiderweb... NorthWolds Print Works merged with Wood Richardson after acquiring the historic family printer... The deal to settle the Royal Mail dispute was under threat after the CWU suspended the ballot over its proposed pay and conditions agreement due to the “command and control” workplace environment it described as “toxic”... The assets of Manchester Printers were acquired by an East Midlands-based company, The Blackfish Group.