Episodes
Andy Cam is joined by Pete Withers one more time on the show to discuss starting out in the trade and their experiences in the early days. They're also joined by James Dickerson, who talks about starting out in the trade 20 years ago
Andy Cam is with Pete Withers once again and they talk to people at the top of some of the most successful manufacturing businesses in the trade to find out what it's like to manage the business, how they operate, what the challenges are and more
Pete Withers stands in for a holidaying Todd Glister and talks to Andy and guests Dan Tempest & Billy Boardman, about the less enjoyable aspects of their day to day work
Andy Cam and Todd Glister are joined by Michael Schmidt from DERBLAUE about the differences between plumbing in the UK and in Germany. Andy and Todd also discuss Electric Vehicles and whether they are suitable for the trade
Tom Milham & Will Watson join Andy Cam and Todd Glister to talk about their work in HVAC. They discuss their experiences running a business, memorable jobs and moments as well as tools, materials and the fufute of the HVAC industry
Andy Cam and Todd Glister invite plumbing & heating engineers they know and ran into at Installer to join them to discuss what they saw, did, how the week unfolded, what Installer could do differently in the coming years and also discuss how they plan to bring some of the tech and ideas they saw into their business
Andy Cam and Todd Glister take to the floor of Installer Show 2024 at the NEC in Birmingham and talk to some of the biggest names and brands in the trade as well as some celebs as well!
Andy Cam & Todd Glister are joined in the studio by award winning plumber, Myles Dhillon, who discusses the book he's co-written, Responsiblity: Becoming The Authentic Man and talks about how his experiences in the trade have shaped the content in the book and how he lives his life
Andy Cam & Todd Glister are joined by Shoaib Awan, well known as The Gas Expert, to discuss his van rally (Trades United) which took place outside the Houses of Parliament to protest the theft and re-sale of tools. Shoaib talks about his own experiences with tool theft, how he came to organise the van rally, what happens next and also a bit about his thoughts and work within gas and heating
Todd Glister and Becky Bates (in for Andy Cam) preview Installer Show 2024, coming up at the NEC in Birmingham from June 25th - 27th. Tim Pollard gives you a lowdown on everything worth checking out from stalls, trends in the industry, talks, debates and social events and much more
Todd Glister is joined by Becky Bates to talk about the challenge of taking time off over the course of the year. Andy Cam phones in from his holiday in Turkey to discuss this and also gives a lowdown of what he's been up to during his time away. James from Plumber Parts also joins to talk about how he approaches time off as well
Andy Cam brings you the Heating & Plumbing Show from Barnsley Football Match where he's playing on a team of plumbers for Soccer Trade against a team of electricians. Andy also walks you around the trade exhibition at the match and talks to attendees
Andy Cam and Todd Glister delve into the training sector once more. Rob Whitney and Martyn Raine join the show to discuss spotting 'rogue' training providers and key areas for future skills development.
Andy Cam and Todd Glister talk about the aspects of the trade which they find most challenging. From boiler breakdowns, emegency callouts, bathrooms, working with gas and more
Andy Cam and Todd Glister talk to plumbing & heating engineers who have worked for a variety of businesses as employees so that they can find out what were worst and most challenging aspects of being employed in the trade were. They also touch on the positives and get some advice for anyone about to make the jump from employment to starting their own business, or about to be employed for the first time
Alice Illidge, who operates as Little Miss Plumbing & Heating joins Andy Cam and Todd Glister to discuss the best and worst aspects of the trade for her
Andy Cam and Todd Glister look at the rogue trainers taking advantage of those wanting to re-train and join the industry and other suspicious training providers and short courses. Jerry Whiteley from The Chartered Institute of Plumbing & Heating talks about why this has come about and what could realistically be done and John Thompson from the Association of Plumbing & Heating Contractors Ltd. talks about the different forms these rogue trainers take, what to watch out for and the long and complicated history of rogue trainers in plumbing & heating
Andy Cam and Todd Glister talk to installers and also get the latest data from MCS with regards to whether Heat Pumps are seeing an increase in popularity in 2024
Dan Draper covers for Andy and Todd while they take a week off for holiday. Dan is joined by three show regulars to discuss why they love the trade
Andy Cam and Todd Glister talk to fellow Plumvbing & Heating Engineers about their driving nightmares, getting around crowded city roads with a variety of rules, restrictions and useless road users
Andy Cam and Todd Glister talk to Plumbing & Heating Engineers about seasonal changes and how they adapt their business for each season
Andy Cam and Todd Glister are joined by Becky Bates from BB Plumbing to talk about her experiences in the trade since starting her business back in 2008. Becky talks about her bathroom installs, customers, experiences as a women in the trade and getting involved with skills competitions
Andy Cam and Todd Glister invite James Anderson onto the show so that he can address criticism he's faced about how he runs Depher CPH CIC
Stephanos Yohannes oversees more than 20 appprentices in his role at ESG, as well as having set up an academy and getting involved with skills competitions. But his life hasn't been easy and he's had to overcome a lot, both in his formative years and also having to challenge attitudes once he got into the construction industry with regards to race
Andy Cam and Todd Glister react to the recent news that the Clean Heat Market Mechanism is looking likely to be scrapped. Andy and Todd invite two guests from the first show (Adam Chapman and Mike Foster) back onto the show to react to the news and also invite Tim Pollard to share his thoughts on the ongoing situation
Billy Boardman shares his experiences in the army and how that led him into plumbing & heating
Billy Boardman, well known plumbing & heating engineer on social media joins Andy and Todd to talk about being broken into not once but TWICE in as many weeks. Billy talks about how it happened, what it meant for him and his business, how the trade helped him out and Billy, Todd and Andy give you some sound advice for protecting your van
Andy Cam and Todd Glister are joined by John Cruickshank so that he can explain his approach to making purchases for his business and managing his finances. Craig Wilkinson from the Trades Freedom Club gives advice around buying and leasing vans, protecting profit, paying subbies and more
Andy Cam and Todd Glister talk to a variety of voices from the industry about the Clean Heat Market Mechanism to get their thoughts on it and whether it's a positive change or not. Adam Chapman, The Heat Geek comments from a renewables perspective, Grant Gundelfinger talks about what it means for him, the installer. Mike Foster, CEO of the Energy & Utilities Alliance shares his thoughts
Adam Hoyland, a young plumber, joins Andy Cam and Todd Glister in-studio to talk about his experiences on the tools, thoughts on the trade and talks about TheTradeHub, a new App he's developing