Receivership & administration

Administration for Bramwell Label Co following digital venture
The Bramwell Label Company has gone into administration with 30 jobs lost and its kit up for auction.

Hibbert leaves as administrators strive to finalise Polestar deals
Polestar chief executive Barry Hibbert is no longer with the business.

Colchester Print Group closes its doors
Employee-owned Colchester Print Group has ceased to trade, blaming a market that "conspired against" dedicated staff.

Print On Solutions phoenixes
Print On Solutions has phoenixed into Wepos, trading as Print On, leaving creditors owed £1.4m.

BPIF review after Polestar failure
The rapid failure of Polestar following its pre-pack sale could mean the BPIF reviews its involvement with the Pre Pack Pool.

Redundancies made at some Polestar sites
Administrators from PricewaterhouseCoopers have made an unspecified number of redundancies at Polestar plants, while potential buyers have been seen on-site scoping out the stricken group’s factories.

PwC confirms Polestar job cuts
Administrators at PricewaterhouseCoopers have confirmed that 183 redundancies have been made at Polestar.
Pre-packing Armageddon
Jo Francis ponders the motivation behind Polestar's pre-pack

'£100m loss to UK print' warning as rivals scope out Polestar sites
Both Wyndeham owner Walstead Group and Prinovis have confirmed their potential interest in parts of stricken print group Polestar.

Tullis Russell workers awarded £1.5m redundancy pay
Former Tullis Russell Papermakers staff have each been awarded the equivalent of eight weeks' pay by an employment tribunal – £1.5m in total.