NPSC gains 500k from Ikon

The National Printing Skills Centre has secured 500,000 of sponsorship from Ikon Office Solutions

The National Printing Skills Centre (NPSC) has secured 500,000 of sponsorship from Ikon Office Solutions, which will see a Canon imageRunner 110 digital printer and a TR Systems MicroPress cluster printing system installed at its Leicester site.

NPSC marketing co-ordinator Jo Taylor said: "The partnership enables students to see and use the latest state-of-the-art equipment, while providing a complement to our training courses, and a facility for Ikon to demonstrate kit.

"As a training centre it is vital that we obtain sponsorship and we were glad to secure Ikon."

Another three black-and-white production systems will be installed as part of the package.

The NPSC will launch a new series of one- to five-day courses in December, aimed at those who need to gain an insight into digital printing.

A launch event to unveil the new equipment and courses will take place at the NPSC training facility on 4 December.

Ikon Office Solutions specialises in providing office products and services. It has around 800 bases in the UK, Europe and the US.

Story by Andy Scott