Swallowtail Print Limited (07695861): administration
- Status
- In administration
- Administration began
- 2025-06-24
- Administrators
- Andrew Mctear, Joanna Watts
- Administrators' firm
- Begbies Traynor
- Formerly
- Bright Print Limited
- Incorporated
- 2011-07-06
- Location
- Norwich
- Industry
- 17230 Manufacture of paper stationery
Why it went into administration
- Rising costs / inflation
- HMRC / tax arrears
- Sustained trading losses
- COVID-19
- Loss of a key customer, supplier or contract
- Competition / price pressure
From the administrators' statement
Swailowtail Print Limited was established in 2011 following the strategic merger of Norwich Colour Print Ltd (“NCP”) and F Crowe and Sons Ltd (“Crowes”). This merger combined NCP's expertise as a B1 printer with Crowes’ capabilities in B2 and digital printing. The move allowed the new entity to expand its product offering and access a wider customer base, as there was minimal overlap between the two legacy companies.
The business has operated from the former NCP site in Drayton, just north of Norwich, and has specialised in high-quality digital and lithographic colour printing, producing books, brochures, catalogues, and magazines.
2011-2018: Consolidation and Growth
Administrators' statement of proposals (2025-08-15) · Companies House register