JICMail, the joint industry currency for ad mail, has released its data for Q3 2023, which revealed that 6% of mail prompted a purchase in Q3 2023, up from 5% a year ago.

Aurora Managed Services has acquired Blue Sky Digital in a strategic move.

Ipswich commercial mixed printer Healeys has begun its first major round of investment since the pandemic with two installations.

Harris & Bruno is entering the digital embellishment market with a new device set to be unveiled at Drupa 2024.

Bluetree Group has mothballed the equipment at its Medical division due to a decline in mask sales, and will focus on growth at its core printing operations instead.

Sun Chemical has added a new shade to its direct food contact inks for sheetfed offset that will significantly boost the available colour palette for that type of print work.  

East Sussex company Simply Beautiful Print installed an Agfa Avinci CX3200 wide-format printer and Klieverik calender in late September, bringing dye-sublimation work in-house.

Kodak has revealed the first global installation of its Prosper 7000 Turbo Press.

Denmaur co-founder Nick Gee will retire at the end of the firm’s current financial year, after four decades at the paper and board merchant.

It seems the Drupa excitement is starting to build, certainly among the manufacturer community at least.