Govt shuts down stationery firm
A LIVERPOOL company has been wound up after repeatedly sending unsolicited stationery to businesses and pursuing the recipients for payment.
Jaguar Mailing Systems was wound up in the public interest following an investigation by the Insolvency Service’s Companies Investigation Branch (CIB).
Investigators found the company’s telesales team targeted junior and inexperienced employees who were pursuaded to buy labels for franking machines. No attempt was made to find out if they were authorised to place such orders.
The investigators also found that Jaguar pursued businesses that had already turned its advisers away and demanded to be removed from the company’s database. Jaguar also sent labels to companies that did not want them and charged a restocking fee, of up to 25% of the invoice value, if the customer returned them.
Colin Cronin, investigations supervisor of the CIB in Manchester, said: “The Insolvency Service investigations team will pursue companies that persist in using misleading sales tactics in order to dupe customers and will take steps to close down such companies where appropriate.”
Jaguar was registered to a central Liverpool address at the Queens Dock Commerical Centre in Norfolk Street.
Documents filed at Companies House in March show its directors were Stephen and Jacqueline Barnes of Cuddington, Cheshire. Mr Barnes owned the company.
