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The demise of Leicester print group Taylor Bloxham was the most read story in 2020 after the historic firm ran out of cash, while cash, albeit in terms of illicit payments, also took centre stage in the Anton fraud trial.

1 Taylor Bloxham in crisis: staff sent home 16,064 clicks
Employees at Leicester print group Taylor Bloxham have expressed outrage at their treatment after staff were told the business was going into administration the day before they were due to be paid.

2 Taylor Bloxham: admins close most of business 12,221 clicks
Administrators from FRP Advisory have confirmed their appointment at Taylor Bloxham Group, with most of its operations being shut down immediately although one part of the business has been sold.

3 Exclusive: Anton directors evaded tax 'to help ailing company' 6,905 clicks
Five former directors of Anton Group sentenced on fraud charges worth £3.1m were “not motivated by greed”, according to the judge’s closing statement at the sentencing attended by Printweek on Friday.

4 Breaking: Anton directors sentenced for fraud 5,262 clicks
Five former directors of Anton Group have been sentenced for their part in a reported £3.1m fraud.

5 API Group enters admin as US parent pulls plug 4,604 clicks
API Group has gone into administration as its US parent company closed all of the foil and laminate manufacturer’s UK sites.

6 Mailbox DM looks to independent future 3,714 clicks
Mailbox DM, the direct mail operation rescued from last week’s administration of Taylor Bloxham Group, is fully up and running again as of today.

7 £200m government print tender goes live 3,603 clicks
Crown Commercial Service (CCS) has opened a new print tender worth £200m as it seeks a single supplier to host and manage its new print buying platform.

8 Taylor Bloxham creditors count cost of group's collapse 3,582 clicks
Taylor Bloxham Group was insolvent on a cashflow and balance sheet basis and had just £20,000 in the bank at the time of its administration, with creditors of the business owed more than £7m.

9 Antalis to restructure UK business 3,382 clicks
Paper merchant Antalis has undertaken a strategic review “to create a leaner and more resilient organisation” that will result in a number of redundancies across the UK business.

10 Paragon appoints new CEO as Crean changes role 3,227 clicks
Sean Shine has stepped up to the chief executive role at Paragon Group and has set his sights on taking the £1bn business to the "next level".

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