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Laser-cut cover forms typography tribute
German graphic magazine Novum used a range of techniques including laser die-cutting and foil laminating to create a cover that was "a tribute to typography" for its latest issue.

Dscoop premieres university initiative at EMEA event with live streaming
Dscoop, the 8,000-strong HP graphic arts user cooperative, has launched the Dscoop University with live-streaming of some of the sessions from this week's EMEA annual conference in Rome.

Print industry less likely to take on apprentices
Almost 70% of printers responding to a recent survey said they did not offer apprenticeships compared to an average of 54% from other sectors.

Print sales fall as Grafenia transitions
Grafenia is pushing ahead with its plans to transform the web-to-print market, but has admitted that the group's transition to a software company is taking longer than envisaged.

Trinity Mirror plans Reading print plant closure
Trinity Mirror's Reading print plant is set to close at the end of the year after the newspaper publisher revealed that it would not be renewing the lease on the facility.

Sales fall as Heidelberg pushes toward profitability goal
Sales at Heidelberg fell by nearly 15% in Q2, in part due to currency issues, but the group posted a big jump in EBITDA as it bids to return to profitability this financial year.

Country Life gets Royal guest editor
IPC Media has produced a commemorative issue of its 116-year-old weekly magazine <i>Country Life</i>, guest edited by HRH The Prince of Wales in celebration of his 65th birthday.

Macro Art smashes print world record
Cambridgeshire-based super wide-format print specialist Macro Art has broken its own record for the World's Largest Movie Poster.

Heidelberg and Fuji in digital tie-up
Heidelberg and Fujifilm have teamed up in a fresh digital printing alliance focused on inkjet printing.

Hollywood Monster installs 3.2m wide MTEX 5032
Hollywood Monster has taken delivery of one of the UK's first MTEX 5032 wide-format direct-to-textile printers and immediately used it to produce a huge theatre graphic.