Receivership & administration

GW Chapman & Sons Print liquidated
GW Chapman & Sons Print has been liquidated at a meeting of creditors, several weeks after the West Drayton company ceased trading.

Lick Group staff reportedly sent home as Kitson drops directorship
The future of Lick Group is uncertain after staff were reportedly sent home yesterday (20 June), while former managing director Linden Kitson appears to have left the company.

MPC management claim Oxford merger
Management at Maurice Payne Colourprint (MPC) claims to have merged with an Oxford-based company, which they have attempted to keep out of the public eye.

Aldridge goes into administration, pre-packed to Blue
WF Aldridge & Co, which traded as Aldridge Print Group, has gone into administration and been sold to the Blue Printing Company in a pre-pack deal.

MPC staff speak of 'desperate situation' as wait for pay hits two months
Former employees at Maurice Payne Colourprint (MPC) remain unable to claim redundancy as no form of insolvency has been entered.

Ecoat nears liquidation as Crake exits print
The finisher formerly known as Best Cover UV is on the verge of liquidation, with director Darren Crake set to walk away from the industry.

Orchestra in administration, Communisis buys Bristol site
Communisis has bought Orchestra Bristol out of administration in a 2.25m pre-pack deal.
Trade creditors urged to attend Graf creditors' meeting
Creditors of Harlequin Display Group's large-format print division Graf, which traded as Nowelle, have been urged to turn out in force for this month's meeting of creditors.

Andrews Finishing closes doors due to declining web offset sector
Slough-based finisher Andrews Finishing is set to go into liquidation, after closing its doors this week.

Printers hit for 500,000 by collapse of Daily and Sunday Sport
Sport Newspapers owed more than 500,000 to print companies at the time of its collapse, according to the creditors' report.