The PRINTING United Alliance Pinnacle Awards are among the most respected honours in the print industry, and they are handed out for a breakthrough in printing technology, hardware or software. Judges from across the industry look at how well a product performs, what it brings to the table and the difference it makes to the people who use it day to day. This year, Canon's imagePROGRAF GP-2600S has come away with an Output Award, and Canon are rightly proud to accept it. It was one of two wins for Canon in 2026, alongside a Technology Award for the varioPRESS iV7 B2.

The Canon imagePROGRAF GP-2600S, winner of a 2026 PRINTING United Alliance Pinnacle Output Award.

Why the GP-2600S earned the nod

The GP-2600S is built for high-impact results, and that is exactly what caught the judges’ eye. It helps print service providers turn out rich, colour-accurate graphics across a wide spread of work, from retail signage and point-of-sale displays to photography and fine art. The output holds its quality from the first print to the last, which is what you want when a job runs to hundreds of copies and every one has to match.

At the heart of it sit the LUCIA PRO II pigment inks. They give the printer an expanded colour gamut, so you can hit tricky brand colours and deep, saturated tones with confidence. They also bring strong durability and the kind of consistency that keeps a run looking even, print after print. Put simply, it is the sort of colour performance a Canon imagePROGRAF is known for.

What the win means for print service providers

An award like this is more than a badge on a box. It tells busy print rooms and studios that the machine has been put in front of industry experts and judged on what it actually does, not just what it promises. For anyone weighing up their next large format printer, that is a useful steer. The GP-2600S is aimed squarely at graphics and display work, so if your bread and butter is signage, POS and short-run photographic or fine art output, it is a model worth a proper look.

The GP-S line at Prizma

If the GP-2600S is on your radar, its stablemates are already part of our range. The Canon imagePROGRAF GP4600S is the 44-inch sibling that runs the same LUCIA PRO II inks for poster and photo work at a wider roll, and the Canon imagePROGRAF GP-2000 is a strong 24-inch option for eye-catching posters. You can see the full line-up across our Canon large format printers range, and pair any of them with the right stock from our paper and media and Canon ink cartridges. If your work leans more towards gallery and photographic output, our photo and fine art printers are worth a browse too.

Read more about the award

You can see the winning products on the official Pinnacle Awards gallery, and read Canon’s own write-up of both 2026 wins in their press release. Thinking about a GP-2600S or one of its siblings for your studio or print room? Get in touch and our team will talk you through the right fit for the work you do.