The Professional Builder Podcast Archives - Professional Builder

Professional Builder Podcast: Energy Efficiency and the Future Homes Standard (Part Three)
|Date: 29 October, 2024

Professional Builder Podcast: Energy Efficiency and the Future Homes Standard (Part Three)
In this month’s episode of the Professional Builder Podcast, we’re continuing our series on energy effici ...
In this month’s episode of the Professional Builder Podcast, we’re continuing our series on energy efficiency and the Future Homes Standard. This time we’re talking to Dr. Richard Jack, Technical Dire ...
29 October, 2024
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The Professional Builder Podcast: Super Trowel on finding the UK’s best bricklayer
|Date: 1 August, 2024

The Professional Builder Podcast: Super Trowel on finding the UK’s best bricklayer
As an important part of British construction and British culture in general, it seems odd that there’s no ...
As an important part of British construction and British culture in general, it seems odd that there’s not really been much in the way of events celebrating bricklaying. It’s a trade that requires a l ...
1 August, 2024
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The Professional Builder Podcast: Together, Stronger with Band of Builders sponsored by Bosch
|Date: 15 July, 2024

The Professional Builder Podcast: Together, Stronger with Band of Builders sponsored by Bosch
Band of Builders still operates as it began – with construction workers coming together to provide help t ...
Band of Builders still operates as it began – with construction workers coming together to provide help to their industry peers and their families. The financial, practical and wellbeing support it of ...
15 July, 2024
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The Professional Builder Podcast: Trades United Van Rally
|Date: 3 July, 2024

The Professional Builder Podcast: Trades United Van Rally
In the latest episode of the Professional Builder podcast we report from last month’s Trades United van r ...
In the latest episode of the Professional Builder podcast we report from last month’s Trades United van rally in Parliament Square and talk to some of its organisers and participants. With tool theft ...
3 July, 2024
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The Professional Builder Podcast: Supporting the Trades
|Date: 25 April, 2024

The Professional Builder Podcast: Supporting the Trades
In this month’s edition of the Professional Builder podcast we talk to two commendable organisations who ...
In this month’s edition of the Professional Builder podcast we talk to two commendable organisations who are each championing the wellbeing of construction workers. Falls from height remains the bigge ...
25 April, 2024
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Professional Builder Podcast: Energy Efficiency and the Future Homes Standard (Part Two) sponsored by Bosch
|Date: 20 March, 2024

Professional Builder Podcast: Energy Efficiency and the Future Homes Standard (Part Two) sponsored by Bosch
Check out the latest episode of the Professional Builder Podcast, sponsored by Bosch and interviewing Sai ...
Check out the latest episode of the Professional Builder Podcast, sponsored by Bosch and interviewing Saint-Gobain on Energy Efficiency and the Future Homes Standard. Energy efficiency is one ...
20 March, 2024
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The Professional Builder Podcast: Energy efficiency and the Future Homes Standard
|Date: 15 February, 2024

The Professional Builder Podcast: Energy efficiency and the Future Homes Standard
The latest episode of The Professional Builder Podcast is here. We talk to Professor Will Swan of the Uni ...
The latest episode of The Professional Builder Podcast is here. We talk to Professor Will Swan of the University of Salford about energy efficiency, retrofitting and the Future Homes Standard E ...
15 February, 2024
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The Professional Builder Podcast: Master at Work
|Date: 9 January, 2024

The Professional Builder Podcast: Master at Work
Listen to the latest episode of the PB Podcast, where we talk to Chris Carr, National President of the FM ...
Listen to the latest episode of the PB Podcast, where we talk to Chris Carr, National President of the FMB The Federation of Master Builders is the construction sector’s largest trade association and ...
9 January, 2024
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The Professional Builder Podcast: Women in the Trades
|Date: 12 December, 2023

The Professional Builder Podcast: Women in the Trades
The latest episode of the Professional Builder Podcast is here where we talk with Stopcocks about getting ...
The latest episode of the Professional Builder Podcast is here where we talk with Stopcocks about getting more women in the trades It’s estimated that just 5-6% of tradespeople in the UK are women. Wh ...
12 December, 2023
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Zone Out! What will the ULEZ Expansion mean for the Industry?
|Date: 14 November, 2023

Zone Out! What will the ULEZ Expansion mean for the Industry?
© tktktk / Adobe Stock The latest episode of the Professional Builder podcast explores the ULEZ expansion ...
© tktktk / Adobe Stock The latest episode of the Professional Builder podcast explores the ULEZ expansion and its impact on tradespeople and builders’ merchants There has been concerns raised amongst ...
14 November, 2023
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Professional Builder Podcast: Fighting Tool Theft Together
|Date: 20 September, 2023

Professional Builder Podcast: Fighting Tool Theft Together
Image Caption: Ray Stafford, Chair of Van Watch (R) meets Home Secretary, Suella Braverman (L) Profession ...
Image Caption: Ray Stafford, Chair of Van Watch (R) meets Home Secretary, Suella Braverman (L) Professional Builder's latest Podcast is looking at Tool Theft. We talk to Van Watch, an organisation tac ...
20 September, 2023
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GP Alice Fitzgibbon covers bursitis
|Date: 28 June, 2023

GP Alice Fitzgibbon covers bursitis
© Ievgen Skrypko / Adobe Stock This month GP Alice Fitzgibbon covers a condition called bursitis. You may ...
© Ievgen Skrypko / Adobe Stock This month GP Alice Fitzgibbon covers a condition called bursitis. You may have heard bursitis mentioned recently if you listen to the Professional Builder podcast. We d ...
28 June, 2023
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Make It Visible Taskforce launches free Workforce Welfare and Wellbeing Portal
|Date: 1 June, 2023

Make It Visible Taskforce launches free Workforce Welfare and Wellbeing Portal
A new hub has been launched to help the drive to reduce suicide and improve welfare and wellbeing in the ...
A new hub has been launched to help the drive to reduce suicide and improve welfare and wellbeing in the construction industry in the UK and Ireland. The Make It Visible Portal at www.makeitvisible.in ...
1 June, 2023
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Professional Builder Podcast: Taking on an apprentice
|Date: 17 May, 2023

Professional Builder Podcast: Taking on an apprentice
In our latest podcast Professional Builder’s Lee Jones talks to Ruth Scarrott, Head of Careers at the Nat ...
In our latest podcast Professional Builder’s Lee Jones talks to Ruth Scarrott, Head of Careers at the National Federation of Roofing Contractors (NFRC) about recruiting and retaining apprentices Many ...
17 May, 2023
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Steel Blue safety boots – reviewed!
|Date: 16 May, 2023

Steel Blue safety boots – reviewed!
Professional Builder’s Edward Kelly gets his hands (or feet!) on a pair of Steel Blue boots – here’s what ...
Professional Builder’s Edward Kelly gets his hands (or feet!) on a pair of Steel Blue boots – here’s what he thought. It’s an experience every jobbing builder knows well – you walk into a customer’s n ...
16 May, 2023
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Professional Builder Podcast: Building Mental Health
|Date: 4 May, 2023

Professional Builder Podcast: Building Mental Health
© interstid / Adobe Stock Professional Builder’s Podcast with Smith & Jones features advice and infor ...
© interstid / Adobe Stock Professional Builder’s Podcast with Smith & Jones features advice and information for tradespeople on both their mental and physical well-being In the latest episode of P ...
4 May, 2023
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