Chance Lichfield (in for Clive Holland) speaks to tradespeople on how exercise and a good diet help them stay healthy while on the tools
Stoke-on-Trent launches parking permits to help tradespeople
Posted: Monday, April 29th, 2024
Six-month £200 parking permits to be brought in so tradespeople can take on a wider range of jobs
Rain dampens industry forecasts
Posted: Monday, April 29th, 2024
Heavy rain in the first quarter of the year has prompted modest revisions to industry forecasts
Mega-projects set to cause “brutal” skills shortage, expert warns
Posted: Monday, April 29th, 2024
The construction labour force was nearly 2,600,000 strong in 2008, whereas at the end of 2023, the sector was 465,000 workers smaller
Bournemouth & Poole College carpentry student earns distinction
Posted: Monday, April 29th, 2024
Samuel Wright has been awarded a distinction as he completed a carpentry apprenticeship with Greendale
Robin Clevett and guests look at taking time off through illness and injury
Posted: Monday, April 29th, 2024
Fellow chippies Dan Brown and David Byrne join the show to discuss serious injuries, the strain of repeated physical action and burnout. Functional movement coach Wayne Lakin also joins the show
AUDIO NEWS: NASC takes skills campaign to parliament and tradies get chance to play at Stamford Bridge
Posted: Saturday, April 27th, 2024
National Access and Scaffolding Confederation takes skills campaign to parliament, Ironmongery Direct plans football tournament at Stamford Bridge and Siemens launch VR app
JTL trainee named AICO apprentice of the year
Posted: Friday, April 26th, 2024
Cole Galligan is currently in the first year of his Electrical Installation Level 3 apprenticeship at his family’s electrical company, Raylec
Ironmongery Direct invites trades to participate in football tourney
Posted: Friday, April 26th, 2024
The specialist ironmongery supplier is hosting the UK’s first-ever inter-trade football tournament at a Premier League stadium
Cambridgeshire’s first ‘real-life’ bricklaying apprenticeship Training Hub opens
Posted: Friday, April 26th, 2024
The NHBC Training Hub can train 80 apprentices all year round, enabling them to qualify in as little as 14 months
Survey reveals size of external wall insulation market
Posted: Friday, April 26th, 2024
Nearly six million square metres of external wall insulation was installed in UK last year
Do established plasterers need NVQs to get Gold Cards?
Posted: Friday, April 26th, 2024
Plasterers with decades of experience are now expected to get an NVQ before they can pick up Gold CSCS Cards. Will these regulations improve site health & safety or just drive out the most experienced spreads? Chris Frediani investigates
How long is your waiting list?!
Posted: Friday, April 26th, 2024
Chance Lichfield in for Clive Holland discusses customer waiting lists for tradespeople
How should tradespeople deal with weird customer requests?
Posted: Friday, April 26th, 2024
Chance Lichfield and guests talk about weird customer requests on the job
Insulation specialists unhappy with heat pump grant changes
Posted: Thursday, April 25th, 2024
People who sell and install insulation are despondent that the government has decided to stop making insulation a prerequisite of the boiler upgrade scheme
Electric van fleet demand surpasses 50,000 units in March
Posted: Thursday, April 25th, 2024
Registrations were driven by popular demand for the largest models – those weighing more than 2.5 tonnes to 3.5 tonnes
Yeovil College student wins SPARKS Female Skills Competition 2024
Posted: Thursday, April 25th, 2024
Anne Greaves from Leicester College claimed the runner-up spot at the grand finale that took place on 18th April at Stephenson College, Coalville
Emily Wass leads charge as UK’s first Low Carbon Heating Technician apprentice
Posted: Thursday, April 25th, 2024
Emily is one of ten apprentices on the inaugural course, which is being run by Vaillant and Derby College
Thomas Nagy and Paul Meenan discuss the pros and cons of using YouTube
Posted: Thursday, April 25th, 2024
YouTube has become an essential platform for many tradespeople. Thomas Nagy and Paul Meenan explore how tradespeople are using YouTube to showcase their work, share their views and entertain
AUDIO NEWS: Electricians need professional status and joiner plans to run seven marathons in seven days
Posted: Thursday, April 25th, 2024
Electricians need to be awarded 'professional' status says Select boss, FMB gets onboard with Labour Party's 'grey belt' plan, and 21-year-old joiner plans to run seven marathons in seven days
NFRC in search for UK team to enter IFD World Championship
Posted: Wednesday, April 24th, 2024
To win a coveted place in the UK roofing team NFRC is running a practical skills competition on the 8 and 9 July
CITB to invest over £250m in construction skills
Posted: Wednesday, April 24th, 2024
By 2025, CITB aims to increase the number of employers supported to train and upskill their workforce by 14%
Birkdale Kitchen Co. partners with UK homeless charity
Posted: Wednesday, April 24th, 2024
The retailer is donating a number of its clients’ used kitchens and bedroom furniture to help the homeless
Installer launches anti-tool theft petition
Posted: Wednesday, April 24th, 2024
Shoaib Awan, also known as @thegasexpert on Instagram, has started a petition aimed at curbing the rampant theft of power tools
Andy Cam and Todd Glister investigate rogue training providers
Posted: Wednesday, April 24th, 2024
Jerry Whiteley from CIPHE and John Thompson from APHC join the show to discuss the impact of rogue training providers plaguing the industry
AUDIO NEWS: Maintenance professionals struggle to stay compliant and plumber nicks ex-girlfriend's toilet
Posted: Wednesday, April 24th, 2024
70% of maintenance professionals say staying compliant is their biggest issue, Gogglebox star and electrician dies from traumatic injuries and irate plumber steals ex-girlfriend's toilet
Looking to flip a property? Here is what you need to you know
Posted: Tuesday, April 23rd, 2024
Flipping properties and maximising profits is the dream. But things can go very wrong…
UK tradespeople take ‘massive’ hit to earnings in 2023
Posted: Tuesday, April 23rd, 2024
Britain’s army of tradesmen and women have taken a massive £14,000 hit to their earnings in the past year, figures reveal
Volunteers help refresh Enfield school
Posted: Tuesday, April 23rd, 2024
Ten colleagues from TG Lynes spent a day sanding and priming the old iron railings at the front of Southbury Primary School
