The Digital Printer Podcast brings you inside the world of print innovation — from cutting-edge production technology to the creative applications that shape visual communication today.
Each episode features insightful conversations with industry leaders, print professionals, and technology experts exploring new ideas, industry trends, hot topics, and the future of print.
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The Finishing Line: Can Embellishment Keep Up with Digital Print
Digital presses are faster than ever, and increasingly automated workflows are helping print businesses deliver shorter runs with greater efficiency. But is finishing keeping pace?
In this episode of the Digital Printer Podcast, editor Chris Brock is joined by Craig Harry, head of sales at Duplo UK, and Tom Mooney, product manager at Xaar, to explore the challenges and opportunities surrounding digital finishing and embellishment.
From spot UV and digital foiling to workflow automation, inline versus offline production and the economics of adding special effects, the conversation examines how print service providers can overcome production bottlenecks while creating more valuable printed products.
The discussion also explores how evolving inkjet technology, smarter file preparation and automated finishing systems are changing the relationship between printing and finishing.
Read more: An accompanying feature appears in the October/November 2026 issue of Digital Printer magazine.
Visit www.digitalprintermag.co.uk (http://www.digitalprintermag.co.uk) for more news, features and industry insights.
This episode is sponsored by Duplo. Purveyors of fine finishing and embellishment technologies helping printers add value to their offering. www.duplointernational.com (https://www.duplointernational.com)
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6 Jul 2026
Recruitment: The new blood of print
For years one of the main talking points of the print industry has been around attracting and retaining new talent. While many see print as "not very sexy", others suggest the problem is one of visibility and marketing of the industry itself.
In this episode of the podcast we talk to:
Elizabeth Bowerman of Thistle and Rose print consultancy
Matt Hanley of MTWO Recruitment
Verity Fox of Dominion Print
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21 May 2026
Mental health in print
Recorded during Mental Health Awareness Week 2026, Digital Printer Magazine (https://www.digitalprintermag.co.uk/) editor, Chris Brock, talks to Printing Charity (https://www.theprintingcharity.org.uk/) CEO, Neil Lovell, about the importance of good mental health for all us - from the benefits in our personal lives, to the business cases for a happy healthy workforce. And he outlines how the Printing Charity can help.
24 Apr 2026
Selling sustainability
Sustainability sells - but are print businesses getting the message right?
In this episode, we unpack the challenge of promoting eco-credentials without crossing into greenwashing. With perspectives from:
Danny Doogan - Denmaur
Jonathan Tame - Two Sides
Graeme Richardson-Locke - Fespa
Brendon Harvey - Zebra Print
We explore how to communicate sustainability with clarity, credibility, and confidence.
This episode is sponsored by paper and forest product specialist, Denmaur (www.denmaur.com (http://www.denamur.com)).
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19 Mar 2026
Data: The lifeblood of print?
Everyone's talking about automation, workflows, and AI, but underpinning all of this is data.
Data is everywhere. We're swimming in it. But how do we manage it, and make the best use of it without drowning?
In this episode we explore the pros and cons of data, with:
Lisa Cross (Alliance Insights)
Riley McNulty (Keypoint Intelligence)
Kyle Jardine (BPIF)
Lance Hill (Eight Group)
Find out how data can help print businesses thrive in a competitive marketplace.
5 Mar 2026
Automation: The key to survival in print?
It's a buzzword that echoes around the world of print on a daily basis. But what is automation? What isn't it? How do you approach it? Can you have too much of it?
In this episode of the Digital Printer Podcast, magazine editor Chris Brock is joined by Printing United Alliance's Amy Servi-Bonner and Fabian Becker from Müller Martini to find out more about the topic, and why it's vital for survival in print.
18 Dec 2025
Print's equality problem: Why gender equality is the key to the industry’s future
What can a traditionally male industry do to smash stereotypes, attract more women, and tackle it's recruitment challenges?
Digital Printer editor Chris Brock talks to Gemma Mitchell (MD, Paragon Dagenham), Sam Morgan (owner and director of operations, Signspeed), Meeka Walwyn-Lewis (head of marketing and operations, BPIF), and Jo Stephenson (MD, ThinkB2B Marketing) to discuss the issue of diversity in print.
22 Oct 2025
Selling the Sizzle: Selling print to a new generation of customers
How can a traditional industry like print market itself to a new generation of buyers?
In this debut episode, Digital Printer editor Chris Brock sits down with Marine Kerivel-Brown (global head of marketing, Duplo), Andy Lydiatt (director of strategic growth, Pureprint Group), and Colin Sinclair McDermott (The Online Print Coach) to explore how printers can sell not just products, but ideas, emotion, and value.
From creative storytelling and sensory appeal to the psychology of buying, we uncover what it really takes to make customers fall in love with print again, and again, and again.
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