Seriousness trumps silliness in August’s listicle

While it’s traditionally dubbed the silly season, when it comes to what dominated the August headlines in the mainstream media at least, there wasn’t an awful lot to laugh about in last month’s crop of the biggest stories in print. That said, the impact of a global megastar certainly bought some smiles at one print business…

1 Communisis parent files for Chapter 11 5,934 clicks
Communisis parent company OSG has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in the US and plans to restructure more than $800m (£661m) of debt via a pre-packaged plan.

2 Staff await payment after print firm shuttered 5,129 clicks
A longstanding family-owned print business has gone into members voluntary liquidation, with employees claiming they have been given mixed messages about how and when they will be paid their wages and redundancy.

3 End of the line for Screwfix catalogue 5,122 clicks
Screwfix has become the latest brand to ditch its ‘big book’ catalogue.

4 Long-standing Essex firm shuttered 4,073 clicks
A fifty-year-old family printing business has gone into administration despite its owners selling their house in an attempt to keep the business going.

5 Warwick Print Co owners confident over debts 3,623 clicks
Bosses at Warwick Printing Company are confident the firm will be able to pay off all its debts, and even leave a six-figure surplus – providing it achieves the expected price tag for its factory.

6 Adobe's Pantone changes to kick in this month 3,162 clicks
Adobe has confirmed that Pantone Color Libraries will be phased out from this month from Creative Cloud, although some colour books will remain available.

7 Pre-pack at Awesome Merchandise 3,057 clicks
Awesome Merchandise has gone into administration, with certain assets sold to a new company set up by co-founder Luke Hodson.

8 Pressure mounts on printers as UK heads for recession 3,042 clicks
The UK print industry has entered a “perfect storm” of soaring costs and faltering demand as the economy stagnates.

9 Harry Styles a hitmaker for Rolling Stone 2,852 clicks
Rolling Stone magazine has ordered a rapid reprint after its new issue sold out immediately when pop megastar Harry Styles was revealed as the cover star.

10 Walstead: results reflect relentless focus on core competencies 2,837 clicks
Walstead chairman Mark Scanlon has described the group as being “well and truly stress-tested” last year as it tackled unprecedented increases in input costs – as well as the lingering effects of the pandemic.