Episodes
We've heard from listeners that as they get further into their journey as an Electrical contractor, they find themselves losing their passion for the industry and the job. Thomas Nagy and Paul Meenan discuss how this trade will test every fiber of your being and what you can do to stay passionate and avoided becoming jaded or even end up leaving the industry entirely
Thomas Nagy and Paul Meenan are joined by popular social media snagged John Cooper of New Home Quality Control to talk about snagging electrical work and the shocking state of new build homes. John talks about why het got into snagging, what he's witnessing on-site, how big an issue poor and dangerous work is for the construction industry. He also offers some advice for the younger tradespeople out on-site
John Isherwood is in for Thomas Nagy one more time and joined by Paul Meenan to take a look at tool theft, van theft, van break-ins, units being targetting by thieves and discuss what can be done about it. Tony York, an Electrical contractor talks about their awful experiences and Greg Smith MP joins the discussion to provide some context on what the government will do about this huge issue
Thomas Nagy is off for two weeks, but the show must go on and joining Paul Meenan on hosting duties is Fix Radio regular John Isherwood to take another look at health & fitness. It's January and therefore a time where many people attempt to get into some kind of exercise regime. John and Paul talk to Brooke Reeve, an apprentice spark about her experiences as a kickboxing world champion and personal trainer, Max returns to talk about the virtues of getting your employees into an at work fitness plan
Thomas Nagy and Paul Meenan pick out some of the key changes coming to the regs this year in the UK that you should know about and other things that might affect electrical contractors in 2024
Thomas Nagy and Paul Meenan are back after Christmas and start the year with a look at EV and what 2024 might hold for EV and those in the trade that work within this specialism. Paul talks about a show he went to in London at the end of 2023, where he was able to take a closer look at EV
Charlie and Lewis return to discuss their specialism which is taking on commercial contracts at hotels across the UK. They explain what this work is like, How they find it, What kind of business set up you need to take the work on, the challenges, benefits and more!
Thomas Nagy is joined by Charlie and Lewis from Quadrant to discuss their experiences setting up and running a business together as commercial contractors
Thomas Nagy and Paul Meenan discuss certain ways to behave, business practices, ways to learn and ask 'whether it's okay to...' act in these ways
They're not going on holiday, they're discussing all the insurance you need to have, should have and whether some in the trade are winging it when it comes to insurance. Thomas and Paul also talk about traveling for work and the pros and cons of doing so and what a cashless society would mean for tradespeople and their customers
Thomas Nagy goes through the Fix Radio Electrical Show mailbag and answers questions about his own professional development, YouTube, Specialisms, The meaning of life and more
Thomas Nagy is joined by two electricians so that he can ask them about their approach to diet and exercise as busy tradespeople with not much time to prep and workout
Thomas Nagy and Paul Meenan track the journey from apprentice to qualified electrician. The pair discuss what success might look like and reminisce about their own experiences
Thomas Nagy and Paul Meenan do something a bit different on this episode and take a look at how Electricians can approach health and fitness. Thomas invites personal trainer Max (herculesyum.com) onto the show to give some expert opinion on how to approach your workouts with an already busy and stressful schedule
Thomas Nagy and Paul Meenan are joined again by Dan Jackson, so that he can talk about his experiences in fire safety and explain to you what it's like building a career within this specialism
Thomas Nagy and Paul Meenan are joined by Dan Jackson, a fire safety principle consultant who has come into the studio to give advice to David McKeown, who specialises in fire safety but struggles to find good employees
Thomas and Paul look at what the liability is around safety for the average jobbing spark, the contractors like Thomas and the clients like Paul
Having recently been discussed in the House of Lords, Thomas and Paul look into diverted neutrals and how big an issue it could eventually become
Thomas and Paul re-visit Solar/PV as an 'ism' and are joined by Mark Kerr, Lead Electrician at Joju Solar. Mark joined Joju a few years ago and has built a team of Electricians that work with him. On this episode he explains what his job consists of and comments on some of the benefits of working in solar as well as some of the challenges the industry faces with recycling old panels and products. Thomas and Paul also chat a bit about green and how sustainable a lot of net zero focussed tech actually is
Louise and John return with their apprentice Lauren to discuss what it's been like bringing Lauren into their Smart Home Installation business. Lauren talks about what she's learnt, Louise and John discuss the benefits of bringing Lauren on and developing her skills and confidence
Louise Tarling and John Vauxhall met when John was working as a black cab driver, fast forward a number of years and they're moved into the Electrical sector and are completing smart home installations across Essex with their apprentice Lauren. On this episode they discuss their experiences working together and running the business. They also talk about how they stay on top of their CPD, learn about emerging new tech and talk about customers and how they've transformed their homes
Paul Meenan has tried to address his work life balance this year and discusses why he's chosen to do this and how he's gone about doing so. Thomas talks about the journey he has been on in recent years and how that's pushed him to the limit.
Show hosts Thomas Nagy and Paul Meenan shed light on how to specialise in solar PV and boost your revenue
Thomas and Paul take part in a 'fill in the blanks' exercise about the trade. Not sure what that means? Complete this sentence: I like listening to the Electrical Show podcast because...
Rich Hepple from the Art of Smart joins Thomas and Paul to talk about specialising in Smart Home Installation. Rich talks about what type of person you need to be and what skills be required. He talks about the clientele you'll work for, what you should know about training and the potential earnings that come with this 'ism'
Thomas and Paul look at green tech and how sustainable it is. Carbon footprints, net zero, is it all greenwashing? They're joined by ex-BBC environmental pioneer, speaker & advisor, Roger Harrabin as well as Stephen Robinson from Hyperion Executive Search to discuss all of this and the Government's Net Zero targets and EV strategy
Thomas and Paul are going to be looking at specialisms in the Electrical sector every fortnight or so on the show and they start with EV charge point installs. Danny Webb, Known as Sparky Milan on social media joins Thomas and Paul to talk about his experiences with EV installs so far
PAT Testing - is it taken seriously enough? Are we doing it properly? and what are the consequences for ignoring it entirely?
Thomas and Paul talking about posts regarding fake qualifications and gold cards available for sale on social meda. What can be done about this? Who is doing something about it? What is it doing to your safety on-site? How are scammers creating this fake paperwork? Paul talks about the history behind this problem and and also shares some anecdotal examples of where this has created accidents on-site
We keep getting asked - how do I know when I'm ready to work for myself and how should set my business up? So Thomas shares his experiences and shares a never before heard fact about a career he almost took up instead of Electrical. Bradley Jones returns to the show to give some advice and we're also joined by Screwfix Top Tradesperson & Electrician Toby Peacock to talk about why he went limited from the start and also offers some insight into how he grew his business in Cambridge