The Electrical Show
Join Thomas Nagy and Paul Meenan as they take a look at all the latest topics from the world of electricals, including product launches, top tips, and special guests.Thomas will also be joined by some of the biggest names from across the industry giving their view on the latest news and developments.The Electrical Show on Fix Radio is brought to you in partnership with Bosch Professional Power Tools.
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Episodes
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Thomas Nagy Shares The Story Behind His Business Growth
Thursday, 9 July 2026
Thomas Nagy and Paul Meenan talk about Tom's business growth in the past 5-10 years and the story behind how Tom has gone from closing down a business, to starting fresh with a small team that he's now built to over 20 people. Thomas talks about the trial and error, how he's done it, what you should do if you would like to emulate this success and the ongoing growth of his business.
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Meter Tampering & Illegal Work Done By The Public
Thursday, 2 July 2026
Thomas Nagy and Paul Meenan look into meter tampering and requests from customers that Electricians engage in meter tampering and other illegal work. Kimmy The Sparks joins the show to talk about her past experiences with this request from the public, Jimmy Hendry shares a Plumbing & Heating perspective on the topic and Tom and Paul talk about their own first hand and anecdotal experiences.
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Raising The Standard of Training
Thursday, 25 June 2026
Thomas Nagy and Paul Meenan look into efforts to improve competency through training and how we could provide a better standard of training within the industry. Adrian Davey joins the show to talk about a real world example of poor workmanship being allowed to continue and why much of the industry seemingly doesn't care or at least allows poor standards to continue.Craig Wiltshire shares his vision to unionise training in the industry and talks about the reality of what he found when he entered the world of training with regards to poor standards and roadblocks in front of those wanting to ...
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How To Write Tenders That Will Win You Work
Thursday, 18 June 2026
Thomas Nagy and Paul Meenan look into the approach to putting together tenders and bids for work. Thomas talks about his experiences as a Contractor, Paul gives some insight into what he's looking for when he gets tenders from those looking for work and Jason Cooney from TSAKs Consulting joins the discussion to explain what he thinks are the key steps in putting together tenders that are most likely to be successful.
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When Projects & Jobs Go Wrong!
Thursday, 11 June 2026
Thomas Nagy and Paul Meenan talk about how and why projects and jobs of all scale go wrong. They chat about past experience, dissect the issues and what caused them, talk about what happens next, how major projects end up badly done, over budget and running over the time alloted and also touch on the kind of work they wouldn't touch with a barge pole.
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Back To The Start
Thursday, 4 June 2026
This week, Thomas Nagy and Paul Meenan go back to the very start of their careers in the electrical trade.They share memories from their first days on site, discuss the challenges they faced as apprentices, and reflect on the moments that shaped their careers.The lads talk about the jobs they'll never forget, what became easier with experience, and whether their expectations of the trade matched the reality.They also discuss how the industry has changed over the years, from life before smartphones to the rise of LED lighting, certification software, Part P regulations and lithium battery te...
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Are We Getting Enough Sleep?
Thursday, 28 May 2026
Lack of sleep is fast becoming one of the biggest health concerns for tradespeople, with new research from Tradesman Saver revealing that 59% say poor sleep is affecting their mental health. In this episode, Thomas Nagy and Paul Meenan discuss their own sleep habits, routines, and whether power naps at work should be encouraged. Guests include GP and Sleep Specialist Dr. David Garley who gives expert insights on why sleep matters, how it impacts mental wellbeing, and the simple changes that can improve it. Electrician Callum Biscoe also joins the conversation to share the realities of balan...
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Apprenticeships, Skills, and the Next Generation
Thursday, 21 May 2026
This episode explores apprenticeships, skills, and the future of the next generation of tradespeople, featuring a wide-ranging discussion on training, opportunity, and workforce development. Thomas and Paul are joined by Keith Sanderson from the Electrical Contractors' Association, who shares his perspective on the future of apprenticeships, how to encourage more employers to take them on, and why protecting the value of long-term training matters. They also speak with Tony York of Yorkman Group, who offers his thoughts on developing and supporting the next generation entering the industry....
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Recent Experiences, Wiring Regs & Industry Updates
Thursday, 14 May 2026
Thomas Nagy and Paul Meenan catch up to discuss their recent experiences, both professionally and personally. Paul reflects on his recent trip to America, while Thomas shares work updates and how he has recently sold a vehicle to Ukraine. There is also conversation on key industry developments, such as the latest amendment to BS 7671.
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Plug-In Solar in the UK - What’s Next?
Thursday, 7 May 2026
Plug-in solar is coming to the market in the UK.Before heading off to the States, Paul gave us an early look at what this could mean. Now he’s back, and we’ve been holding onto the follow-up for just this moment.In this episode, we dive deeper into the potential of plug-in solar, what’s changed, and what it could mean for households across the country. Plus, we bring in Mark Coles - Head of Technical Regulations from the IET to get another perspective on where things stand.Is this the breakthrough moment for accessible solar in the UK? Let’s find out.
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Thomas Nagy Talks Current Challenges Affecting Electricians (With Danny & Mike)
Thursday, 30 April 2026
Thomas Nagy is joined again by Danny Webb & Mike Toulson from Alpha Tech to discuss the variety of issues and challenges affecting the average Electrical Contractor. They talk about retirement and the challenge of being able to save enough for this, Problems with keeping on top of fuel costs recently and more!
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Thomas Nagy Chats To Danny & Mike From Alpha Tech About Defining Moments
Thursday, 23 April 2026
Thomas Nagy is joined by Mike Toulson & Danny Webb from Alpha Tech while Paul is away enjoying some well deserved time off. Tom asks Danny and Mike about the defining moments from the early days, some best and worst moments that shape you and also some of those fork in the road moments we are faced with as the years roll on.
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Thomas Nagy & Paul Meenan On Value Enginering & Plug-In Solar
Thursday, 16 April 2026
Paul Meenan talks about value engineering and the issues he's had with how it's applied to many projects and working enviornments. This gets Tom and Paul onto talking about plug in solar panels and why the industry has serious concerns around this emerging technology.
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Are You Feeling A Downturn In The Market?
Thursday, 9 April 2026
Thomas Nagy and Paul Meenan talk about what they believe is a clear downturn in trade across not only domestic but industrial and commercial as well. It's affected many trades and fellow Fix Radio Presenter and Plasterer, Steph Leese (The Pink Plasterer) joins the show to talk about what she's experiencing in the North West of England. Thomas invites his Business Development Manager (Ryan Ricard) and asks him to share advice as he's been key in keeping workflow and schedule of works together for Tom's business.
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MANOSPHERE
Thursday, 2 April 2026
Thomas Nagy and Paul Meenan talk about the manosphere and how it's impacting young men in the construction industry. They talk through the concept and how it's all come about, what it means to be a man in 2026 and where we can find examples of good role models online and in life. James Ray, Author of 'Responsibility: Becoming The Authentic Man' joins to share an insight into the manosphere culture, talks about what a good man might be, how banter plays a role in professional and personal relationships for many men and gives a perspective on why online trends don't always reflect the reality...
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A Look At Risks Posed To The Public & Tradespeople
Thursday, 26 March 2026
Thomas Nagy talks to Leon Rygol, who covered the story of a seven year old boy killed by faulty wiring at a pub and discusses the risks posed to the public due to sub standard work. Tom and Leon discuss learnings from this tragic case, how prevalent poor workmanship is, How we could better protect the public and tradespeople and Leon explains why he covered this story and what he took from the experience. Site Manager and friend of the show, Mark Pink joins the discussion to talk about risks posed to Electricians and whether we're in a better place on-site with regards to safety than we hav...
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Could This Get You Into Teaching The Trade?
Thursday, 19 March 2026
Thomas Nagy and Paul Meenan look into plans to try and incentivise routes into teaching the trade, specifically for the aging workforce and discuss why there's not attractive enough benefits for those willing to teach but not prepared to sacrifice most of their income in the process. Kay Allen from Age Irrelevance talks about ConstructED which aims to try to incentivise pathways into teaching and help those still on the tools make a role in education work for them. Tom talks about what it would take for him to teach and Paul explains why roadblocks in industry are creating problems.
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Thomas Nagy & Paul Meenan Discuss Old School vs. New
Thursday, 12 March 2026
Paul and Tom talk about the way things were and how the trade has changed around them for better or worse. They cover things like cash vs. digital, robot electricians in China, the requirement for NVQs, Power tools, value, morals and more.
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Thomas Nagy Talks Pricing & Profit With Danny & Mike
Thursday, 5 March 2026
Thomas Nagy is joined again by Danny Webb & Mike Toulson about approach to pricing jobs and calculating your profit. Danny & Mike have put so much thought into getting this right for their business (Alpha Tech Group) that they've literally written the book on it. They talk about how you can do better at protecting your profit, how you can avoid the race to the bottom, work smarter not harder and also touch on how to check out their book!
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Thomas Nagy Looks Into A Promising Business Partnership
Thursday, 26 February 2026
Thomas Nagy is joined in the studio by Danny Webb (Sparky Milan) and Mike Toulson to discuss 'Alpha Tech Group', their business partnership which first began in April 2025. Mike and Danny explain how this partnership came together and why it made sense. They talk about the work they're able to take on together, that would have been to difficult solo. They discuss delegation and playing to each other strengths, how they deal with disagreements and why domestic has become less worthwhile.
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Taking On Work Across The Country
Thursday, 19 February 2026
Thomas Nagy explains how he has got his business to the point where he can be more ambitious with regards to the area he covers and therefore takes on work across the country.
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Ignoring This Could End Your Business!
Thursday, 12 February 2026
Thomas Nagy looks at the approach to insurance for your business and how to protect your livliehood in event of the worst possible situation. Rob Driscoll from the ECA provides an overview on the essential steps to getting the correct cover and ammending the cover as your business grows. Richard Egan from Sentio, a commercial insurance broker, shares some hard hitting case studies of what the consequences can be if you're not suffciently covered.
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What's It Like To Work In A Data Centre?
Thursday, 5 February 2026
Thomas Nagy and Paul Meenan look again into data centres. They react to some listener comments from the last show or two and are joined by Jay Newman, who has first hand experience working in a data centre.
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Rising Demand For Data Centres
Thursday, 29 January 2026
Paul Meenan and Thomas Nagy look into the rise of data centres and discuss what the rollout might look like across the UK in the near future. They invite John Ward to share his thoughts on what this means for the Electrical trade and towards the end there's a chat about Tom's office expansion.
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AI: Judgment Day For The Trade
Thursday, 22 January 2026
Paul Meenan and Thomas Nagy talk about the rise of AI in the Electrical sector. Tom and Paul talk about the current good uses of AI, touch on what the future might looks like with AI implemented in a variety of ways and also where we might be heading down the wrong road...
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How To... Be An Apprentice
Thursday, 15 January 2026
Thomas Nagy and Paul Meenan talk about how to be a good apprentice and make the most of your opportunity. Tom and Paul discuss their all-time worst and best apprentices and what made them so bad or good. They reflect on their own experiences as apprentices and also give insight into how they work with apprentices and help them find success and a career path in Electrical. Hugo Helms, a former apprentice who qualified in 2023 joins the discussion to give a perspective on the life lessons around conduct that were lacking when he was on his journey to become qualified. Hugo also discusses the ...
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Reasons To Be Cheerful & Fearful For 2026!
Thursday, 8 January 2026
Paul Meenan and Thomas Nagy talk about some of the big developments, evolving stories and situations that might define 2026 and the future of the trade. Thomas talks about how business looks from his perspective, Paul talks about the opportunities, the things to be cautious of and optimistic about in the wider industry.
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Protecting Yourself & Others From A Nightmare Scenario & 2025 Wrapped
Thursday, 18 December 2025
Thomas Nagy and Paul Meenan talk about preventing falls from height. Thomas talks about his approach to protecting those that work for him, Dylan Skelhorn from the No Falls Foundation gives some facts and insight into working safely from height, and Paul talks about how get key points about risk assessment and safety protocol to stick with those that need to hear it. Thomas and Paul also give a bit of a wrap up of 2025 for the Electrical sector - The show will return from Christmas break on Thursday 8th January.
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Thomas Nagy Talks About Working With Tier 1 Contractors
Thursday, 11 December 2025
Thomas Nagy talks about working with Tier 1 Contractors and his honest experiences so far. Rob Driscoll from the ECA joins the show and shares their perspective and some advice for those working for Tier 1 contractors.
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Solar Fires & Safety Concerns Around Solar PV Installs
Thursday, 4 December 2025
Thomas Nagy and Paul Meenan look into recently released reports with regards to solar fires from 2024 and the increase of solar installs in 2024 & 2025. Paul and Tom talk about why so many solar fires are happening and Solar PV Installer, Stuart Cato discusses what he's seen with regards to another goldrush in the industry.
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