Royal Mail tops most read again in May

1. CWU outlines Royal Mail ballot plans 16,465 clicks
The CWU has laid out the timetable for the ballot on the Business Recovery, Transformation and Growth Agreement the union reached with Royal Mail.

2. Another liquidation for print entrepreneur 6,940 clicks
Serial print entrepreneur Matthew Herbert has found a new directorship after winding up his failed company LA Digital Print & Mailing – making it the third company in ten years to go bust under his directorship.

3. Newsprinters to close Knowsley print plant 4,367 clicks
Newsprinters has announced plans to close its Knowsley plant in a further blow to print employment in the Liverpool area.

4. Futurama in administration 4,214 clicks
Futurama is in administration amid a wall of silence from PFI Group about the situation at the business.

5. Manchester Printers red ink revealed 3,868 clicks
Former director Gavin Page owed Manchester Printers Ltd more than £300,000 via an employee loan account according to documents relating to the firm’s liquidation, which also detail a complex web of intercompany loans and debts.

6. PFI Group posts loss after massive writedown 3,328 clicks
A falling out at PFI Group has resulted in the abrupt departure of four directors at one of its subsidiaries, with the group also making related impairment charges of more than £4m.

7. Deanprint in administration 3,186 clicks
Deanprint is now officially in administration after attempts to sell the business fell through.

8. Director disqualified over false invoices 2,909 clicks
The boss of a design and printing company has received a hefty ban for submitting falsified VAT returns.

9. Three new large print tenders currently live 2,043 clicks
Another three significant print and related tenders are currently live and open for bids.

10. RAP Spiderweb in administration 1,883 clicks
Oldham-based printer RAP Spiderweb has called in administrators.