Canon marks four years producing BPIF’s Printing Outlook

Canon UK & Ireland has marked four years of partnership with the British Printing Industries Federation (BPIF), alongside the launch of BPIF’s refreshed brand identity and the next phase of its long-running Printing Outlook report.

Under the partnership, Canon continues to produce the printed editions of Printing Outlook, BPIF’s quarterly publication focused on market trends and sector performance across the UK print industry.

Over the past four years, Canon has produced more than 7000 copies of the report at its Birmingham Customer Experience Centre, using imagePRESS technology and sustainable media. The latest editions are being printed on Canon’s imagePRESS V1350, which the company said supports consistency, productivity and image quality for a title distributed to BPIF members across the UK.

The latest update also coincides with a redesign of Printing Outlook as part of BPIF’s wider brand refresh. According to the announcement, the new look introduces updated layouts, improved data navigation and redeveloped visuals intended to make the report easier to read and more useful as a source of industry insight.

Canon said the partnership reflects its continued support for the UK print sector. The announcement noted that the industry generates £14bn in turnover and employs more than 91,000 people across 6700 companies.

Printing Outlook has long been positioned as one of the sector’s established quarterly reports, tracking trading conditions, business confidence and wider market developments. The latest redesign appears intended to bring the publication’s visual presentation more closely into line with BPIF’s updated identity, while maintaining its role as a reference point for members.

For Canon, the milestone also highlights the role of production print technology in short-run, high-quality applications such as industry reports and member communications. By continuing to produce the report in print, the partnership underlines the ongoing value placed on physical formats for specialist business information within the sector.