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Robinson denies acting as director of ABR Litho
A dispute has broken out between the administrator of failed printer ABR Litho and David Robinson, who has been accused of illegally acting as a director of the company.
Administrator Malcolm Fillmore, of Atherton Bailey, has claimed to have uncovered evidence that former Ingersoll Printers director Robinson was the "principal driver" behind the company. However, Robinson has refuted these claims and said he is taking legal action against Fillmore.
ABR Litho, formerly Abbey Green Repro, which was used to buy the assets of Claremont Press from administrators, was put back into administration on 30 April by former Claremont employees who had been made redundant without receiving wages or severance pay.
At the time of the administration there were questions over who was the owner of the company and its assets. However, according to the latest administrators report, filed at the High Court, the principal driver was Robinson, who at the time was an undischarged bankrupt.
In his statement, administrator Malcolm Fillmore said: "He [Robinson] is, obviously, not shown as being a director of the company but there is evidence that he acted in that role."
Robinson was disqualified from holding directorships after being declared bankrupt eight years ago. He was automatically discharged from his bankruptcy on 6 June 2008, but he was disqualified during the period he was allegedly in charge at ABR Litho.
However, Robinson said "the information provided is false and my legal advisors are taking the appropriate action", although this was dismissed by Fillmore as "pure bluster".
Atherton Bailey's progress report claimed that the actual sale and purchase documents were all signed by Peter Boyce, who was appointed a director on 31 January.
According to the report, Boyce confirmed to Fillmore that he was acting under Robinson's instructions.
Fillmore added: "The only director immediately before the transaction was Ray Stevens, but he is shown as having resigned on 25 January 2008. All my enquiries have indicated that he had nothing to do with the company or its business at all."
It was also reported by Fillmore that the documents pertaining to another director, Andy Hay, were falsified and, although Hay was involved with the company, he was with the company for "no more than a few weeks".
Hay said that he had in fact been there for less than a week, starting on Tuesday 5 February and departing again on the morning of 12 February.
Atherton Bailey's progress report has been passed on to the Department for Business, Enterprise & Regulatory Reform.
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Comments
Stephen Watson - 19 November 2008
Mr Hay. Back in business with Mr Bunyard by sounds of it. How the worm turns...
Stephen Watson - 19 November 2008
PS. Where there's a Dave Robinson there is always a Myles Bunyard. FACT
john gale - 19 November 2008
I know for a fact that peter boyce and myles bunyard had full control of ABR Litho and robinson has just been pulled in. FACT
john gale - 19 November 2008
P.S Steve Waston and Andy Hay is it true you both lost your houses over BUNYARD ?????
andy hay - 19 November 2008
Is that you Tango? get your facts right before you make comments like that or phone me 07919836081 and I will tell you the facts and e mail you evidence to show that MB and me could not be closer from the truth!
andy hay - 19 November 2008
Well Dave Robinson you better get your legal man to write to me because the next few lines are the truth.
I never met you until tuesday the 5th Feb. however we spoke several times on the phone and by e mail commencing 1st Feb until our meeting.
You offered me the position of MD you paid me my first weeks money and you held the first meeting of staff on the evening of 5th and told them you had appointed me the MD.
You asked me to come back on the second week and you tried to talk me out of 'jacking' on both the monday night and the tuesday morning.
You handled all the negotiations with the administrators and the financers and factors.You were also the one to tell Graham Sweet he was no longer part of New Co.
So please do not insult my intelligence or that of several other people by saying you were not acting as a director because your lies\(yes Mr. Legal Man I said that and meant it) are begining to annoy us all.
lee twaddle - 19 November 2008
Dave ,why dont you just give it up ,lets tell everbody where you started ......1st as a boy at Prompt,then you had a string of companies you couldn't run \(Perfect Print Finishers & DNR Hanwell, just to name a two).Then you met Mr Bunyard who claims he can run campanies but in fact runs companies into the ground, ie: look what happened in Kelpatrick Rd in Slough and Carters, come on?! some of us like this trade so all I'm saying is once a boy always a boy!!! there should be a law \(ask your mum) against people like you. If you don't know what you're doing, don't do it! leave it to the professionals. The trade is hard enough without insignificant people like you trying to make a 'quick buck'. Go back to school, little boy.
andy hay - 20 November 2008
Dave why did you have the last message removed dont you want people to know the truth?
Stephen Watson - 20 November 2008
Andy. No probs email me @ impresssteve@btinternet.com.
But one question...why the hell did you even attempt in the first place to get "into bed" with Robinson who you knew was always Bunyards monkey? Does not make sense with all due respect. You are far from unintelligent and you know where theres smoke....
I've got more on Bunyard than you'll ever know.
Would be happy to read your email.
And yes Mr John Gale, I did infact lose my property because of Myles Bunyard... to date I am the only person to suffer that deed although I do know of several people who have their "assets/equity" on hold - unless ofcourse a certain lending company in Sheffield/Leeds call in the debt. \(sorry - when Mr Bunyard tells them to)
Matt Whipp - 20 November 2008
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andy hay - 20 November 2008
Who is Matt Whipp?
richard wells - 20 November 2008
Here you go Andy
printweek.com Editor Matt Whipp
Cletus Van Damme - 20 November 2008
Andy - Matt is Myles Bunyard
Binstitched Upp - 20 November 2008
[quote user="Stephen Watson"]I've got more on Bunyard than you'll ever know.[/quote]
Any information anyone has on Myles Bunyard should be passed on to the DTI so they can conclude their investigation and deal with him in the courts.
andy hay - 21 November 2008
why dont people use there real name?
I,spoke to Robinson yesterday told him to stop lying and be a man and more to the point stop messing peoples lives up.He kept saying to me "what do you want from me"
I replied "not the £350 you owe me but to TELL THE TRUTH" .....lets see shall we
david robinson - 21 November 2008
Thats pure rubbish.
I know where my legal standing is on the matter in hand. My legal team WILL be in touch very soon and in the meantime I would suggest less fabrication from certain parties.
andy hay - 21 November 2008
David you are telling more lies you know full well we spoke yesterday.
charles litton - 21 November 2008
I don't know if anybody is telling the truth here - nor do I really care. All I know is that I definately haven't denied anything and even if I did I would sue anybody that would not deny that I had.
andy hay - 22 November 2008
who are you Charles?
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