Episodes
Thomas Nagy and Paul Meenan take a look at the problem of RCDs not tripping under certain conditions
Thomas Nagy is joined by Paul Meenan once again to take a look at the Government's new EV Strategy that was released on Friday 25th March
Thomas Nagy is joined by Ray Burton, A Business Development Manager from Simpro to discuss the challenges contactors face managing the back office, How to bring automation into your business and streamlining project planning & admin tasks
Thomas Nagy talks about an issue he's struggled with over the years, a recent experience and how he handles this problem
Thomas Nagy & Paul Meenan discuss diverted neutrals & broken pens. Does the grid have capacity for EV? Will your RCD still work if you get a broken pen?
Thomas Nagy and Paul Meenan are joined by Sparky Ninja (David Watts) to continue the discussion about Amendment 2. The focus this week is on the harsh realities of AFDDS
Thomas Nagy and Paul Meenan from The e5 Group look at some of the changes coming at the end of March with Amendment 2. They talk about potential changes to arc fault detection devices, The need for foundation earthing, The new terms & definitions
Thomas Nagy is joined in the new Fix Radio studios by Paul Meenan from The e5 Group to discuss EV technology. Will EV create a challenge with already rising electricity bills? Are EV chargers futureproofed? Battery life & sustainability of EV
Thomas is joined by fellow Electrical Contractor Bradley Jones. Bradley founded his business, Imperium Group at the age of 22 and his business continues to grow and expand. But with that development comes a range of hurdles and headaches which Thomas & Bradley discuss. There's some interesting insight on how to hire the right people for your business, how to source work from estate agents and more
Thomas is joined by Jonathan Nugent and gets some tips on how to properly outline a contract from the outset to limit issues around delayed/non-payers. Jonathan covers both domestic and commercial as well as touching on retention payments
Thomas Nagy talks about his experience handling delayed and retained payments. When it is/isn't worth chasing a customer, domestic vs. commercial and which one this issue is more prevalent in. Then later in the show, Thomas reacts to a message sent in about how you can condition customers with regards to the outcome of an EICR
Thomas Nagy takes some listener questions on his training courses, apprenticeships, tech opportunities for sparks in 2022, EICRs, TikTok and a few other bits as well
Thomas Nagy is back with his first show since the Christmas break. He's joined by Paul Meenan from the e5 Group to take a look at the new building regulations for the government's mandate to install EV charging points in all new builds completed from 2022 onwards. Paul has some insight on other types of buildings that fall under these and the shortcomings of the new building regs
Stephen Biggs, The Technical Manager At Tamlite joins Thomas Nagy to discuss the Building Safety Bill, what it means for Electrical Contractors, Why there's a lack of awareness about it in the Electrical sector & more
Thomas Nagy gives some tips he's picked up and talks about lessons he's learnt as a business owner in the electrical sector when it comes to hiring and building a workforce for a business
Thomas talks about the endless headaches and challenges that come with making the move into commercial work. Also ULEZ and how Thomas is making changes to his fleet as a result
Thomas Nagy talks through some of the options available to you if you've built up too much debt with your business and need to hit re-set. Should you declare bankruptcy? What happens if you do? How can you deal with debts to wholesalers & news of an upcoming online event that you won't want to miss
Paul Hopton, Deputy Managing Director of Electrical Safety UK joins Thomas Nagy to discuss why HSE is such a large aspect of training courses and NVQs, How you can factor HSE training costs into your business, Below par work on-site and how to report it
Simon Lazarus from The Better Business Group talks through his six business lessons for contractors, Taking a more customer centric approach, Marketing, Winning better paid work and creating a more profitable business
Thomas Nagy talks to Sparky Ninja about his mission to improve the standards of training and offer free and invaluable tools for Electricians to learn from
Thomas Nagy answers your questions that have been sent into the show
Thomas Nagy is joined in-studio by Paul Meenan from The e5 Group. Paul has his say on short courses and talks through his recent experiences with NVQs
Thomas Nagy talks through five lessons he's learnt as a business owner and gives tips to entrepreneurs in the electrical sector
Pete Arrow from Arrow & Son Ltd joins Thomas Nagy to discuss a reported rise in earnings for electrical contractors, rising costs of cables & how to manage a large business
Thomas is joined by Ray Taylor from Stingray Alarm Systems. Ray was tired of having thieves breaking into his van on his driveway so he created an alarm system that also gives would be thieves a 1000 volt shock. Ray discusses how you can affordably protect your van, what the police think about his system and why van manufacturers should be doing more to protect your livelihood
Alan Wilson returns to talk to Thomas Nagy about regulation in the electrical sector and construction in general. What SELECT have lobbied for and why it's important to make changes now rather than later
Thomas Nagy has experienced first hand the inherent flaws and issues with retention payments in the UK. On this episode Thomas is joined by Alan Wilson, The MD of SELECT to get his views on retention payments and discuss how SELECT would like to reform the current situation
A listener asks Thomas Nagy whether he would hire someone with a criminal record, Thomas ponders the pros and cons as well as why depending on the crime, people deserve a second chance
Thomas Nagy ponders why rogue customers aren't held to the same standards as rogue tradespeople. How to avoid these customers before you quote for work, why time constraints set by your customer should be a red flag and more
Thomas Nagy takes a look at some of the different electric vans coming onto the market in the year ahead. Thomas discusses pros and cons for each and more