The two firms sealed the deal at Digital Print World, where Canon was exhibiting.

It provides KPG's recently formed Digital Solutions Division a broader range of colour devices for firms that don't need the firepower of sister firm NexPress' 2100, which KPG will begin selling in January. 

"These industry leading devices from Canon are a perfect addition to the rest of our digital solutions range of printers," said KPG UK deputy managing director Neil Yeomans (right).

The deal covers the CLC1100, 1160, 1180 and 5100 machines and later will be extended to include some Canon wide-format printers.

"Combining the award winning Canon technology with the graphic arts expertise of KPG is an exciting prospect fir everyone involved," said Adam Poole, professional solutions marketing manager, Canon UK (left).

KPG announced a worldwide deal with Canon at Drupa, but until now the UK business was not selling the digital printers.

Story by Barney Cox