Receivership & administration

Injuries sustained by the employee could have been prevented

Firm fined after health and safety breach

A paper recycling company has been fined £75,000 after a worker sustained multiple injuries after falling through a moving conveyor.

Callprint companies owed trade creditors more than £1.2m

Callprint admin enters fourth year

The administration of Callprint has entered its fourth year as administrators work to resolve still-outstanding claims around transactions that took place prior to its administration.

Contract news, bad behaviour, M&As and robots feature in August’s list of hot headlines

While for the second month in a row YM Group, albeit indirectly this time, topped our most read listicle, M&A was clearly the overarching theme – despite a dodgy director and a dangerous die-cutter...

Investigation found that trading was carried on to the detriment of HMRC

Four year ban for print boss

The founder of a small printing business has been disqualified after failing to register a payroll scheme or make the necessary payments to HMRC.

Datum: restructuring in order to remain competitive in the market

Datum restructures

A restructure at Hertfordshire-based Datum has seen a new company emerge, while Datum Colour Print (Hatfield) has gone into voluntary liquidation.

Accounts, admins and alleged abuse among July’s must reads

YM Group’s delayed and subsequently filed accounts, an extension to the administration of the Howard Hunt group of companies, and a ‘gangmaster’ scandal involving the alleged exploitation and abuse of...

Howard Hunt collapsed into administration in 2019

Howard Hunt administration extended to 2023

The administration of the Howard Hunt group of companies has been extended again, due to unresolved matters including more than £1m in directors’ loans that remain outstanding.

Polestar: flagship Sheffield supersite began winding down five years' ago this week

Final Polestar company dissolved

Five years after its ignominious collapse, the last remaining Polestar Group company has finally been dissolved.

The Zanders mill is near Cologne in Germany

End of the line for historic papermaker

Zanders Paper has gone into liquidation after attempts to save the business via a financial restructure proved unsuccessful.

CF Labels supplied and manufactured a wide range of labels. Image: Google Maps

A4 Laser Labels acquires CF Labels in pre-pack

Self-adhesive label manufacturer CF Labels has been acquired by connected party A4 Laser Labels in a pre-pack deal.