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
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