A GROWING marketing production company is set to increase its growth from a new base.

Clone Media, established in 2010 by directors Simon Drury and Joel Dalton, was previously based at the Innovation Centre, on Basing View, but has relocated to bright new modern Devonshire Business Park premises, on Knights Park Road, Houndmills.

The company specialises in designing, producing and delivering printed marketing communications across various mediums.

Delighted with the new location, Joel said: “We’ve doubled the size of our office, giving us space to expand.”

Upbeat about the current economic climate, he said: “We’re anticipating around 20 to 30 per cent increase in turnover by the end of our financial year in June.”

Equally positive, Simon said: “After living and working in Basingstoke all of our lives, we want to continue to grow our business here. “We’ve significant plans for expansion over the next 12months, which means more employment opportunities for local people.”

“We started the company in the heart of the recession, when marketing budgets were the lowest they had been in recent times. “But by offering excellent service and competitive prices, Clone Media has been able to build a solid client base.”

These include the likes of BMW, Skyscanner, Weber & Diesel, as well as locally based businesses such as Gist, Sto, Motorola and BNP Paribas. “And we’ve noticed a significant increase in the marketing spend of our clients over the past 12 months, which is great news for our business and the economy as a whole,” added Joel. “People always ask us if print is a dying industry. “But we think the opposite. With the advent of the digital age, it’s now more important than ever to stand out from the humdrum of internet based marketing, with something tangible that people can hold in their hands.”

As well as offering conventional print, CD/DVD replication, printed packaging, and branded USB drives, the company has a particular focus on interactive print. Webkey mailers and video brochures are two options offered which fuse traditional print with technology. As Joel explains: “Webkeys are pieces of printed card, which hold a built-in USB drive. “When plugged in to a Mac or PC, the drive auto boots predetermined web landing pages.”