The Plastering Show on Fix Radio

Chris Frediani and Bradleigh Hancock are joined by Steph Leese The Pink Plasterer to discuss teaching the trade:

- Steph talks about why she decided to become an assessor and teacher

- How you go about training and what it's like learning how to teach

- Bradleigh considers whether it's time for him to follow Steph in this journey to protect his back

📻 3pm - bit.ly/FIXRAD

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On today's show Chris Frediani & Bradleigh talk about getting started in the trade:

- What they thought Plastering was before they started & how they got into the trade

- Silly questions you ask when first starting & when they knew that this was a trade for life

- Memorable moments, people and embarrassing mistakes

📻 3pm - bit.ly/FIXRAD

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Chris Frediani & Bradders talk about why they love Plastering:

- They also cover favourite jobs, nightmare jobs & aspects of the trade they don't enjoy

- Kate & Ella AKA The Plastered Sisters & Andy McCauley will join us too

📻 3pm - bit.ly/FIXRAD

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Chris Frediani and Bradleigh talk about working smarter not harder:

- Bradleigh talks about all the back issues he's had from working hard on-site over the years

- Chris talks about how he has built a team around him to give himself longevity in the trade

- Barry, a Plasterer that lives just 4 miles from Chris joins us to talk about taking on other plasterers and working with Chris in their local area rather than competing with each other

📻 3pm - bit.ly/FIXRAD

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Chris Frediani & Bradleigh Hancock share two positive stories from education:

- Natalie Williams talks about her experiences learning the trade and winning an award

- Danny Meredith, a Plastering Lecturer on how they bring year 10 & 11 students into colleges for Plastering experience and more!

📻 3pm - bit.ly/FIXRAD

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Chris Frediani and Bradleigh Hancock talk about other trades...

- What some Builders, Electricians, Plumbing & Heating Engineers could do differently when working on-site with Plasterers

- Scaffolders being a strange breed and how to interact with them

- Carpenters, Decorators and more!

📻 3pm - bit.ly/FIXRAD

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Chris Frediani and Bradleigh look at easing the skills shortage by bringing more women into the trade:

- Ruth Waters talks about going into schools and promoting the trade as an option to school leavers and trying to normalise the idea of a women on the tools

- Rachel Cottom shares her experiences joining the trade as a female and talks about what she thinks is the best route into the industry for women

📻 3pm - bit.ly/FIXRAD

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Chris Frediani and Bradleigh Hancock have fun on Good Friday and talk about on-site pranks:

- They'll be joined by three plasterers from across the UK to share some memorable on-site pranks they've played and had played on them

- They'll also talk about all the different types of characters you meet on-site & more!

📻 3pm - bit.ly/FIXRAD

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Chris Frediani and Bradleigh Hancock cover problem solving on-site:

- A Plasterer at the top of his game - Alan Arbuthnot - joins us to talk about how he approaches solving a variety of problems

- Alan helps Chris troubleshoot an issue on a current job

- Bradleigh talks about problem solving away from materials and finishes and more!

📻 3pm - bit.ly/FIXRAD

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Join Chris Frediani and Bradleigh for an introduction to Venetian Plastering:

- Paul Robbins talks about the tools, materials and training required

- How to upsell, price accordingly, what kind of jobs it's well suited for & more!

📻 3pm - bit.ly/FIXRAD

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Chris Frediani and Bradleigh talk about challenging jobs:

- Philip Gaches talks about challenging situations you can find yourself in from working around the world as a heritage plasterer

- Everything from being robbed at knifepoint to working with unorthodox materials and using lateral thinking to solve problems on projects

- Chris and Bradleigh share some of their stories including one job that literally almost killed Chris

📻 3pm - bit.ly/FIXRAD

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Chris Frediani and Bradleigh cover traditional and modern aspects of the trade:

- They talk about where they've seen the most change in the trade over their 30+ careers

- Whether the trade is changing for the better and what skills should be protected

- The new materials and tools that have changed things for the better

📻 3pm - bit.ly/FIXRAD

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Join Chris Frediani & Bradders from 3pm for a chat about the quoting process:

- Quotes vs. estimates and measuring with tape vs. by eye

- Spotting red flags from customers during the quoting process

- Terms and conditions as well as communicating with the customer and taking deposits

📻 3pm - bit.ly/FIXRAD

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Chris Frediani and Bradders cover National Apprenticeship Week:

- Bradleigh talks about his experiences as an apprentice

- Sam Blacknell, Head of Skills Partnerships at British Gypsum joins us to discuss where they would like to see more support for plastering apprenticeships coming from and how they're supporting plasterers and apprentices

- Chris shares his honest accounts of experiences with apprentices and also his opinions on how colleges run their programmes

📻 3pm - bit.ly/FIXRAD

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Joining Chris Frediani from 3pm:

- Joel Cooke joins us by popular demand to talk about his YouTube content, his opinions about the trade and more

- Rich Wellfair returns to talk in more detail about set ups and training for airless internal spraying

📻 3pm - bit.ly/FIXRAD

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Chris Frediani is joined by:

- Rich Wellfair to talk about the success he's had with internal airless spraying, the basic principles of how it's applied and equipment required

- Gary Blackburn joins Chris to discuss whether the covid boom has finally ended and some of the concerns Plasterers across the country have as January comes to a conclusion

📻 2pm - bit.ly/FIXRAD

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Chris Frediani is joined by:

- The Tape Slayer to talk about quoting by eye, some of the issues that can create and why TS feels it's his best way of working

- Caroline Moor, who has re-trained and joined the trade talks gets some advice from Chris on what to do post-education

📻 2pm - bit.ly/FIXRAD

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Chris Frediani is back for the first show of 2023!

- Chris looks at the year ahead in the trade

- Scott Morgan discusses the benefits of networking and how it's helped grow his business faster than ever before

- Stuart Roberts talks about new materials and training he's taken part in for 2023

📻 2pm - http://bit.ly/FIXRAD

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Join Chris Frediani for the final show of 2022:

- Mark Hardman returns to talk about his experiences working through two recessions

- Bradleigh Hancock also joins Chris again to share his concerns about a recession in 2023 and also talks about DIY SOS

📻 2pm - bit.ly/FIXRAD

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Chris Frediani talks to two very well known spreads about their back issues:

- Bradleigh Hancock talks us through his two back surgeries and also gives us a bit of a recap of 2022

- Mark Hardman talks about his back issues that have seen him unable to lift anything heavy for 18 months and whether it's made him consider coming off the tools entirely

📻 2pm - bit.ly/FIXRAD

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Chris Frediani continues to look at skills and development:

- Colin McGaughey, lead judge for plastering and plastering & drylining at SkillBuild 2022 (Go Construct) joins us to talk about his experiences at this year's competition

- Stuart Roberts from Trowel Talk gives a recap of what skills plasterers have developed in 2022 and some of the new materials and products they've been using

📻 2pm - bit.ly/FIXRAD

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Join Chris Frediani from 2pm:

- Marcus Barron talks about re-training at the age of 37 & joining the trade 9 years ago

- His journey to setting up his limited company Spread-It Plastering & Coving Ltd.

- The importance of continual development & using sprayed cork coatings

📻 2pm - http://bit.ly/FIXRAD

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Chris Frediani takes a look at two very different materials and how they're applied:

- Jamie Orr from Corksol talks about the environmental benefits of sprayed cork coatings

- Daahir returns to discuss hot lime and how you can get it delivered on-site

📻 2pm - bit.ly/FIXRAD

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Joining Chris Frediani today:

- Daahir Mohamad talks about his career beginnings in Somalia that's led him to working with the Society for the Protection of Ancient Buildings here in the UK

- Shane Broad, a plasterer from Wales talks about how his experiences in the trade during the pandemic has taught him the importance of having a plan b moving forward

📻 2pm - bit.ly/FIXRAD

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Join Chris Frediani from 2pm:

- Mark & Nick talk about creating a joint venture with Coastal Plastering & Roofing

- Alex Morley discusses showcasing techniques on his YouTube channel and touches on a controversial topic

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Chris Frediani is talking to tradespeople with talent!

- Mark Felix, World's Strongest Man competitor and record breaker joins us to talk about balancing strongman contests with Plastering

- Luke Davies, a plasterer with almost 20 years experience discusses his singing career and appearing on national TV

📻 2pm - http://bit.ly/FIXRAD

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Chris Frediani talks about diversifying in the trade:

- Luke Davies talks about why he's decided to get back into site work for 2023

- Brian Rutherford on how he got into stud work & metal partitions more than 20 years ago thanks to British Gypsum

📻 2pm - bit.ly/FIXRAD

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Joining Chris Frediani from 2pm:

- Simon Green talks about trying to organise your calendar when following the builders & working on exteriors in the winter

- Screwfix Top Tradesperson award finalist Jamie Nokes talks about his experience re-starting his business & hopes for the future of the trade

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Join Chris Frediani for a Q&A session this afternoon from 2pm!

- What does the future of the trade look like?

- How can we attract more school leavers & how can we keep them motivated?

- What's the best social media apps for plasterers?

- Questions on machines & more!

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Chris Frediani returns from 2pm and chats to:

- Jamie Nokes, Screwfix Top Tradesperson 2022 finalist about his background in the trade and experiences working in Australia

- Bill Hill from Lighthouse Construction Industry Charity discusses the support available for those in the construction industry when it comes to mental health

📻 2pm - http://bit.ly/FIXRAD - with British Gypsum