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Anton Group owed trade creditors £6.9m and had an estimated total shortfall of almost £13.4m when it collapsed earlier this year.

Evidence that print is making something of a comeback, in the marketing sphere at least, continues to grow more and more convincingly.

Parcel volumes are up at Royal Mail but business uncertainty has hit letter volumes, with marketing mail revenue substantially down.

Whistl, the UK’s second-largest delivery company, has announced Zurich Insurance and Yorkshire Building Society as new clients as well as renewing several existing contracts.

Paragon Group has acquired DST’s UK Customer Communications business – the country’s biggest producer of direct marketing print – for an undisclosed sum.

Abbey Marketing Communications has beefed up the flexibility of its mail-piece finishing with its latest kit purchase.

Best Mailing Services (BMS) and creative agency Magnificent Stuff have launched what they call a one-stop shop for print, creative services, marketing and fulfilment.

Deloitte has effectively called time on Anton Group, with just a handful of staff remaining on site and the firm’s remaining unencumbered assets in the final process of being sold.

Leeds-based Snap Print Management has merged with its sister company, mail specialist RNB Group, and will now operate as the group's print management arm.

Anton Group administrator Deloitte has said it still hopes to find a buyer for the stricken printer.