http://www.nebusiness.co.uk/business-news/latest-business-news/2012/10/23/alnwick-based-hardy-and-greys-is-put-up-for-sale-51140-32083945/?goback=%2Egmp_1824376%2Egde_1824376_member_178983660
is this the sign of the times or are there companies out there doing it better than them?