Receivership & administration
Sadness as Nottingham Trade Finishers closes doors
Nottingham Trade Finishers has ceased trading after being hit with a downturn in business and increased costs.
UK Printing Company pre-packs
Wide-format and promotional print specialist UK Printing Company (UKPC) has undergone a pre-pack sale to S43 Trading Limited, a new company set up by UKPC director Adam Robinson.
Last month’s listicle brightened with a few rays of sunshine
While March may have been on the damp side weatherwise, there were smatterings of sunshine in Printweek’s ranking of our most read stories. Chief among them were a brace of high-profile start-ups and,...
Severn Print shortfall revealed
Administrators of shuttered digital printer Severn Print have revealed the firm had an estimated deficiency of £3.5m when it entered administration.
Marketing boss banned
The boss of a marketing services company has received a lengthy ban for abuse of the Bounce Back Loan scheme.
Co-directors barred over BBL
Two co-directors of a branding and signage business have been disqualified for abusing the Bounce Back Loan scheme.
German gravure printer bankrupt
The European gravure printing market has been dealt a further blow after Germany’s Tiefdruck Schwann-Bagel (TSB) filed for insolvency just five months after being acquired by another continental...
Sadly, shortest month sees no shortage of business failures
February’s listicle once again highlighted several struggling and closing print businesses, although there was still room for Walstead’s powerful new CEO Debbie Read, plus the tale of a major cannabis...
The collapse of Communisis
Forged in the heady days of the early noughties, Communisis looked like it would dominate the communications market. It never quite fulfilled its potential, but what was behind its demise?
End of the line for Greenshires
Greenshires Group has gone into administration, with all employees laid off.