Receivership & administration

Alpha Media Solutions buys Steffprint in pre-pack deal
Alpha Media Solutions (AMS) has acquired the business and assets of Keighley-based commercial print business Steffprint via a pre-packaged administration.

Former Manroland AG Plauen site sold
Bavarian manufacturing firm IBS has acquired the former Plauen factory and assets of Manroland AG from its administrators, for an undisclosed sum.

Kodak to sell Document Imaging business to Brother
Kodak announced this week it has agreed to sell assets from its Document Imaging business to office equipment maker Brother Industries in a cash deal worth $210m (137m).

Ink Shop closes as receivers move in
Cumbernauld-based Ink Shop Printing has been placed in receivership, with all staff laid off.

Goss France in administration
Goss France has entered redressement judiciare, the French equivalent of administration, according to local media reports.

Goss confirms administration of French subsidiary
Goss International has confirmed that its French subsidiary, Goss International France, has entered insolvency proceedings.

Synergie Group in administration
Synergie Group has been placed in administration following the failure of its Company Voluntary Arrangement (CVA).

Suffolk Offset liquidation leaves debts for directors
East Anglian printer Suffolk Offset has been put into liquidation following machinery maintenance issues and its inability to meet demands for rent.

Pinstripe Print wins two-year battle with Highfield
A High Court judge has ordered that Birmingham-based Highfield Print be wound up following a two-year dispute over a non-payment to Pinstripe Print.

Creative Print continues under John Price Printers director
Creative Print Group has been bought in a pre-pack deal by a new company set up by John Price Printers after it fell into administration last month.