Episodes
Gary Mellor joins Andy Cam to discuss the other side of working in London and why he'll no longer accept any jobs in central London. Gary outlines the key issues affecting tradespeople in the capital when it comes to travelling to work and what would need to happen for him to consider returning to the city centre to work
Andy Cam is joined by Dylan from DK Plumbing & Heating to discuss his experiences working in Central London
Master Plumber & Lecturer, Jimmy Hendry talks about his petition to limit the sale of gas appliances to gas safe engineers. Jimmy talks about the reaction from people in the trade, why he thinks it's so important to make this a recognised regulation and how you can help
Andy Cam battles it out with Electrician and YouTuber Nick Bundy. Which trade is the best, which is strongest, which is more deadly. Why don't plumbers and electricians get along and can Andy and Nick settle their differences.
David Palmer, A Business Development Manager from Geberit joins Andy Cam to discuss the massive opportunity for Plumbing & Heating Installers that are considering making the move from domestic to commercial and how Geberit can help
Robert Miller joins Andy to discuss his experience re-training at the age of 31 in the 1990s. His experiences in the trade since re-training, advice for people wanting to do the same thing in the 2020s and what to consider when picking courses to re-train
Podcaster, Lecturer & Consultant Nathan Gambling joins Andy to discuss renewable energy and the role it'll play in the development of Heating & Plumbing Engineers. They talk about Hydrogen boilers, Heat pumps & Nathan's experiences at COP26
Captain Backflow talks to Andy Cam about the large scale commercial work he does, Water quality, Who should be responsible for regulating and checking on sub-standard work, what can be done about this, favourite tools and more
Andy Cam talks to James Anderson from Depher who recently received a £10k donation from Hugh Grant. James discusses what that money can buy for those in need this winter as well as his plans for Depher moving forward
Andy Cam is joined by Francis Rodino who is running a non profit event for Help For Heroes that's worth checking out if you're a tradesperson that runs your own business
Grant Gundelfinger, who was recently crowned National Heating Installer of the Year joins Andy Cam to discuss what set him apart from the competition, Heat pumps and tools
According to a recent survey half of homeowners in the UK are considering a full bathroom refurbishment. Andy Cam gets Patrick on to discuss his experiences with increased demand, the struggles of fitting bathrooms, why other plumbers hate doing the work and more
Patricia Curtis joins Andy Cam to discuss her experiences with dyslexia as a tradesperson, The Women Installers Together conference at Installer Live & how she first got into the trade
Andy plays some of the interviews he recorded at Toolfair at the Ricoh Arena,Coventry in September 2021
Andy Cam is joined by Hattie Hasan MBE to discuss inspiring the next generation of women joining the trade, Experiences in the trade and how social media has helped change the perception of male heating and plumbing engineers in regards to women joining the industry
Bob Kerr from Gas Safe Register joins Andy to talk about the industry they have both been brought up in, what Gas Safe has been up to and what's coming up in the future.
Brandon Oram returns for another chat with Andy Cam one year on from his last appearance on the show. Brandon inadvertently emigrated to New Zealand during the pandemic and has had plenty of experiences working as a plumber there throughout the past year
Andy Cam discusses Geberit's Mepla with Kevin Bowden from Geberit. Andy is then joined by Liam Connelly from CPS Building Services who discusses running a large scale commercial business and their experience using Geberit Mepla on a locust farm
Andy Cam is joined by his friend Craig Wilkinson from Elite Business Academy to discuss Craig's journey from struggling to manage his construction business, to selling it for a profit and now teaching other tradespeople how to do the same with the Elite Business Academy
Andy Cam is joined by Jamie Alberts from Peak Underfloor Heating to discuss his experiences in the trade, some of the technical aspects of installing underfloor heating and working away from home
Andy Cam is joined by Glen from Heatspec to discuss his business, Why live trade events are so worthwhile, why neither Andy or Glen like being dubbed 'influencers'. Also, Andy talks about how to price accordingly for elderly customers and is looking to see if you can help a would-be apprentice looking for work
John Cruickshank joins Andy Cam to talk taking on smaller jobs over large scale contracts, Why he doesn't have his van sign written, some previous issues with van break-ins and funny on-site stories from his decades in the trade
Leggy joins Andy Cam to talk about his career in Heating & Plumbing, Why chasing the money will leave you short changed, how to stand out from the rest with your business branding and a funny story from a previous job
Mitchell Perry from Kane joins Andy Cam to talk about some of the analysers currently on the market and much more
Andy Cam is joined by Keiran Marsden from Geberit to give you an overview of Geberit Copper and Stainless Mapress for gas
Martin Pickering had so much to say about the heating and plumbing industry that Andy Cam has brought him back for more
Martin Pickering joins Andy Cam to talk about dealing with customers and much more
Ricky from Thoroughflush joins Andy Cam to talk about why Thoroughflush is a good way of flushing a system as well as water quality in heating systems and more.
Andy Cam discusses why it's worth saving relatively new boilers, How to market your business, How to properly complete a Landlord's gas test certificate and more!
Andy Cam is joined by Louis Richardson from LMR Plumbing & Heating. Louis went self employed in December 2020 and discusses his experiences in going self employed during the pandemic. Louis also talks through the apps he uses to manage his business, a funny on-site story and Andy has some valuable advice for Louis.