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Consumers abandoning email accounts due to irrelevant marketing

There are 19 million ‘ghost’ email accounts that are active but no longer used in the UK, many having been abandoned after being bombarded with too much irrelevant or unwanted email, according to new...

Hammond announces infrastructure investment amid slowing growth

Chancellor Philip Hammond has announced a number of measures to boost UK infrastructure, including a £23bn National Productivity Investment fund.

SAS eases finishing with Acuity purchase

Fine art and photographic printer SAS Graphics has installed a Fujifilm Acuity Select X28 flatbed to take the strain off its finishing department.

WO Jones boosts large-format offering with Roland buy

Commercial printer WO Jones has installed a Roland TrueVis VG540 printer-cutter to bring all its wide-format work in-house.

Adverset embraces B2 in £1m spend

Commercial printer Adverset Media Solutions has spent £1m in a strategic step up to B2.



Organic growth and acquisitions keep Macfarlane momentum going

Packaging company Macfarlane Group has reported improved organic growth in its latest interim trading update and said it is continuing to benefit from its recent acquisitions.

Grayson revamps digital line-up

Grayson Design & Print has invested £155,000 on two new printers and finishing equipment.

Denmaur consolidates in new warehouse

Denmaur Independent Papers has relocated its warehousing to a 12,100sqm central facility in Leicestershire, in a move that it said will quadruple its capacity.

Blueorange gives OKI the okay

Wide-format printer Blueorange Signs has invested £24,000 in a 1.6m-wide (64in) OKI ColorPainter M-64S.

Park Comms in further finishing investment

London-based Park Communications has invested just shy of £200,000 in bringing lay-flat binding and die-cutting in-house.

Weak pound is potential boost for De La Rue

De La Rue’s half-year results have been bolstered by a strong performance from its banknote printing and papermaking operations, while the weak pound could provide a further boost to future...

Publisher ups capacity of new in-house print arm with Ricoh buy

Independent trade publisher Austin Macauley Publishers is set to bolster the capacity of its new in-house printing facility after purchasing a second Ricoh Pro 8100SE digital printer.

Overmatter: Stop right there

Ah, stop-motion animation, a technique that brings back fond memories of Morph, Trumpton et al, as well as more recent exponents such as Wallace & Gromit.

Ronset creates a buzz with sparky open day images

Open days are intended to help a school showcase its merits to the local parents and last month Blessed Trinity College in Burnley, Lancashire enlisted digital and wide-format printer Ronset to create...

Marketing gurus front Mailmen DM campaign

Five advertising industry leaders have become the new faces of Royal Mail MarketReach’s flagship direct mail campaign, Mailmen.