Receivership & administration

The end of one technology era and the beginning of another dominated April’s listicle, where the challenges facing some in the trade finishing sector were writ large.

Celloglas has filed a Notice of Intention to Appoint Administrators (NOI) with a buyer said to be in the wings for its business and assets.

There are stories of print company owners moving on and selling up. And there are accounts of individuals dying leaving survivors to deal with the firm’s future. The reality is that no small privately...

German pigment maker Heubach GmbH has filed for insolvency following a failed attempt at a financial restructure.

Folio Print Finishing has been sold in a pre-pack deal to a second company owned by its directors, David Robshaw and Andrew Bird, after two major customers entered insolvency.

German gravure printer TSB will close its doors at the end of the month.

Administrators at UK Printing Company (UKPC), which phoenixed in late March, have published details of the pre-pack sale of the business.

Hundreds of items of printing, post-press and ancillary kit from the shuttered Communisis sites in Leeds and Liverpool will go up for auction later this month.

German company Zaikio, known for its cloud-based data and app platform, has gone into liquidation.

Nottingham Trade Finishers has ceased trading after being hit with a downturn in business and increased costs.