Sheffield administrators Wilson Field has helped save all 14 jobs at a Lancashire packaging supplier and manufacturer after it was bought out of administration.

Administrators Kelly Burton and Joanne Wright from business turnaround experts Wilson Field were appointed joint administrators on 17 February after Principal Packaging Ltd suffered cash flow problems.

The company, based at Pit Hey Place in Skelmersdale, was one of the main independent providers of quality packaging for the retail food industry, and major food and dairy suppliers.

Directors Tracy and Richard Sharratt took early advice and the business was sold to new company Surepac Ltd as a going concern saving all 14 employees’ jobs.

Kelly Burton from Wilson Field said:

“Historically, the company offered a holding service to its customers. This meant that it held a significant amount of stock at any one time, which tied up a substantial amount of cash.

“This created cash flow problems and was exacerbated in the early part of 2016 when the amount available on the company’s funding facility was reduced.

“Directors took early advice from Wilson Field with the business sold to Surepac Ltd as a going concern, safeguarding all 14 employees’ jobs. The new company will offer the same service and standards and will operate under the same management team”.

Principal Packaging, started in 2006, served packaging needs for meat, fish, horticulture and poultry sectors throughout the United Kingdom and Ireland and traded successfully in the early years.

It gained a reputation for being one of the most professional, yet affordable, companies in a competitive market with its high-quality paper, plastic or board packaging, custom print services and high customer service levels.

All 42 jobs have been saved at a Cheltenham security firm after it was bought out of administration.

Joint administrators Kelly Burton and Lisa Hogg of insolvency and business turnaround specialist Wilson Field were appointed to JS Security on 10 February after HMRC threatened to wind-up the company because of accumulated tax arrears.

The company, which operated from Old Station Drive in Cheltenham, has now been bought out of administration by existing, and associated company, JS Facilities Group Limited of Cheltenham, saving all 42 jobs.

The business will be operated by the existing management team lead by managing director John Search. The total value of the deal is undisclosed but it includes the business and the assets of the Cheltenham based company.

Kelly Burton, director and insolvency practitioner at Wilson Field, which has bases in Leeds and Sheffield, said;

“Unfortunately, the security services sector is very competitive which leads to hourly rate discounting and small margins.

“JS Security accumulated tax arrears which threatened its existence. After discussing the situation with the director, I am pleased that we have found a solution which will see the business continue to trade and also all 42 employees’ jobs transferred to the new company.”

JS Security was appointed the official security provider at Gloucester Rugby in June 2013 for two-years and also won the contract to provide matchday security for the four Rugby World Cup matches at Kingsholm Stadium in September 2015.

The contracts covered match day security, including the hospitality areas, car park security and any additional security requirements.

JS Facilities Group Limited has been running for 15 years and operates throughout Gloucestershire specialising in security services for sectors including commercial, logistics security, construction, events, key holding and alarm response.

Services include remote video monitoring, control room services, lone working monitoring, security guarding, door supervisors, mobile security patrols, event security and first aid training.

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The National Videogame Arcade is a unique national centre which is dedicated to history and development of computer and video games. The museum itself contains many rare and original videogames and consoles as well as a Toast Bar which serves a wide array of toast-based snacks.

Over its time, it has also been involved in working in collaboration with Arts Council England, Times Educational Supplement, Wellcome Trust and the British Library to name a few. These projects and collaborations focused on developing the role of videogames in culture and education.

Home of the acclaimed GameCity festival, The National Videogame Arcade in Nottingham, sadly fell into cash flow difficulties earlier this year despite an increase in its footfall. An eleventh hour investment by a director-led consortium, led by director Iain Simons, saved all 40 jobs at the increasingly popular tourist attraction and museum.

The cash flow difficulties led to the destination being taken into administration, Wilson Field’s Andy Wood and Lisa Hogg were appointed as joint administrators on 19^th August 2016.

Andy Wood, an insolvency practitioner at business turnaround and insolvency specialist, Wilson Field, said;

“The investment story behind the consortium is based on the passion that Iain Simons and his staff have for the GameCity project.

“We were appointed as administrators after the company fell into financial difficulties, despite growing in popularity. The consortium of investors could clearly see the potential to turn the business around and with support from the staff, GameCity has a new future.”

Director of GameCity and investment consortium leader, Iain Simons, was very happy with securing the last minute investment and the service he received from ourselves; “The NVA is like no other facility within the UK and is rapidly growing in popularity. It was devastating to us when we realised that the business was in financial difficulty, but we knew it could be overcome.

“I have to give all credit to the staff here who volunteered to work without pay when we announced that the business was in trouble and this undoubtedly allowed us the time to pull together a consortium of investors to give the facility a bright new future and secure those jobs.

“GameCity is rapidly picking up pace and the Toast Bar, National Videogame Arcade and our collaborations with new partners in the UK and beyond are proving to be just as popular as we’d hoped.”

For more information on GameCity visit http://gamecity.org and for further information about our insolvency procedures, call us on 0800 901 2475.