Receivership & administration

Mail Solutions Group buys Dobson & Crowther assets from admins
Envelope manufacturer Mail Solutions Group has bought the plant and most of the machinery that belonged to Dobson & Crowther, the North Wales-based litho printer that fell into administration last...

Deadline approaches for Paperlinx and Tullis Russell IP sales
Intellectual property (IP) consultancy Metis Partners is selling the IP assets of both Paperlinx and Tullis Russell Papermakers – and both have offer deadlines due this week.

Post-Paperlinx advice for cash-strapped print companies
It’s a situation that is polarising industry opinion. Three months on from the administration of most of Paperlinx UK, we’re now at the stage where print companies that had 90 days’ credit with the...

Editor’s comment: What will be Paperlinx’s legacy?
While the paper market seemed to chug down Paperlinx’s capacity with barely a burp, three months later concerns remain about the potential aftershocks of the demise of the UK’s largest paper merchant.

Learning from Paperlinx’s toxic legacy
The collapse of the majority of Paperlinx’s UK operations has left a trail of destruction in its wake. But one of those whose business went under hopes lessons learned from the experience will ensure...

Taskforce details £6m spend post Tullis Russell administration
The taskforce established by the Scottish government in the wake of the Tullis Russell Papermakers administration has agreed an action plan to spend the £6m pledged in state assistance.

Woodford Litho plans administration process
Woodford Litho is poised to go into administration in what is being described as a “managed process”.

Director focuses on side project after Digital Print Zone goes into liquidation
Surrey wide-format printer Digital Print Zone (DPZ) is in liquidation after suffering a Paperlinx-related cashflow crisis and building up £400,000 in debts.

Artisan Press shortfall tops £7m
The family owners behind Artisan Press are facing an investigation into the legal ownership of some associated farmland as part of the administration process, as it emerged the firm had an estimated...

Dobson & Crowther set to close
Litho printer Dobson & Crowther, looks set to cease trading in the next few days after a search by administrators to find a potential buyer proved fruitless.