Robin Clevett talks about his experiences working in the elements over the course of his career. Also joining Robin is Max Lee who does a lot of cut and pitch roofing and loft conversions. Max talks about which season gives him the most grief on-site, how he plans for the changing seasons and gives a few tips he's picked up for battling weather and working outside. Then, from the bespoke end of the structural carpentry market is influencer Oli Lee from With Bare Hands. Oli crafts amazing treehou...
Jan 30, 2023•21 min
Robin talks about his experiences working in bespoke carpentry and cabintry. Derek from Derek Barrett Design Ltd. shares some of his business practices that have helped him found success and also talks about his workshop. Dan from DTS Carpentry also talks about some of the lessons he's learnt from his time in bespoke carpentry and also quoting for higher end clients
Jan 23, 2023•24 min
Robin Clevett talks about how digital assets are enhancing the businesses of Carpenters and Joiners across the world and shaping the future of the trade. Robin talks to Harris Sangster about how the business he runs with his brother who is a QS has been streamlined thanks to digital assets. Screwfix Top Tradesperson 2020, Sean Matthews talks about Sketch-Up, accounting and invoicing software and gives some advice on what you should look into and embrace if you haven't already
Jan 16, 2023•19 min
Robin Clevett is joined by two Carpenters to discuss their plans and goals for 2023. Alex saw his business go from strength to strength last year while Liam faced a very challenging situation with his workshop. Both share their experiences, aims for this year and Robin shares his thoughts on what 2023 could be like for Carpenters and Joiners
Jan 09, 2023•27 min
Earlier in the year Robin Clevett put a call out on social media for anyone that wanted to join him on the big build for a few days. Henry Dex was on his journey to becoming qualified and grabbed the opportunity with both hands. Now a few months on after becoming qualified Robin has invited Henry on the show to find out how he's getting on
Dec 05, 2022•16 min
Robin Clevett is joined by George Barr, an Architectural Technologist about how to work better together on projects. George talks about the most frustrating things tradespeople can do from an architectural perspective. Robbin shares the issues he's had with Architects over the years and Robin and George offer some advice on how to work better together
Nov 28, 2022•21 min
Friend of the show Andrew Walker joins Robin Clevett to talk about the work on his 300 year old barn conversion in 2022. Andrew talks about the impact the cost of living and energy crisis has had on that project and the running costs of his workshop
Nov 21, 2022•21 min
A year to the day that Marc Firkins joined Robin Clevett to share his story, Marc returns to discuss what the year has been like for him following his van being stolen from his driveway
Nov 14, 2022•18 min
Robin Clevett talks to David McFerran about joining the William Morris Craft Fellowship with the Society for the Protection of Ancient Buildings. David talks about how his 20 year career has led him to taking up an incredible commitment that will see him traveling thousands of miles across UK & Ireland, working on some amazing historic buildings along the way
Nov 07, 2022•18 min
Robin talks from first hand experience about the struggle to find a work life balance in the construction industry. Robin offers some tips on how to improve your work life balance and looks at some tell-tale signs that you may be overworked
Oct 31, 2022•22 min
Robin Clevett takes a look at tool theft and van break ins, how to minimise the chances of being targeted and some stats about just how prevalent tool theft is and will become
Oct 24, 2022•18 min
Robin Clevett talks to Marc & Jack Scott, two brothers from Scotland who set up their business, MJS Joinery, together in April 2022. Robin talks about the extensive training and education, what the challenges have been so far as business owners and what it's like to work with family
Oct 17, 2022•17 min
Paul Dowding and Andy Stirrup from Building Crafts College return for another chat
Oct 11, 2022•18 min
Robin Clevett talks about corporate image which is everything from building a website and social media presence to sign writing, branded workwear and how you present yourself to customers
Oct 03, 2022•16 min
Robin Clevett talks to Andy Stirrup and Paul Dowding who both teach the trade. Paul talks about his experiences retraining, the challenges of teaching and Paul and Andy discuss the quality of learning apprentices get on-site away from college
Sep 26, 2022•15 min
Robin Clevett talks to Sean Matthews about inflation and how it's affecting quotes, costs of materials and demand for work. Sean is a previous winner of Screwfix's Top Tradesperson award and completes high end bespoke jobs which he also talks about on the show
Sep 05, 2022•16 min
Robin Clevett has had a hugely successful career in carpentry and joinery and reflects on what key cornerstones have helped him achieve this success
Aug 22, 2022•16 min
Robin's former apprentice Carl Downing returns to talk about his experiences working as a Carpenter in Norway and some of the key differences between aspects of the trade of the in the UK compared to Norway
Aug 15, 2022•21 min
Robin Clevett is joined by Max Lee from Pitch Perfect to talk about cut and pitch roofing
Aug 08, 2022•20 min
Liam McGinley joins Chance Lichfield to discuss his long and varied career in Carpentry & Joinery. Liam talks about starting out in joinery, his experiences on-site, working as a sole trader and then going on to set up a limited company
Aug 01, 2022•16 min
Chance Litchfield covers for Robin Clevett (currently enjoying his summer holidays) and chats with friend of the show, Andrew Walker about his 300 year old barn conversion project
Jul 25, 2022•16 min
Robin Clevett talks about health and safety on-site and how he safely conducts potentially dangerous aspects of carpentry and joinery. Chris Tidy, a H&S expert and founder of Hard Hat Awareness Week joins Robin to talk about head protection, working from height and dust extraction
Jul 18, 2022•23 min
Alex from Errioc Carpentry returns to pick up on a few bits about managing other Carpenters on-site, his work as Errioc Carpentry and social media
Jul 11, 2022•19 min
Robin Clevett is joined by award winning Carpenter Alex Burham from Errioc Carpentry to discuss his experiences in the trade and starting up his business
Jul 04, 2022•22 min
Robin Clevett is joined by Carpenter Sammy Smith. Sam is a tool aficionado and his social media content has seen him build a following of almost 15 thousand followers on Instagram and almost 45 thousand followers on TikTok. Robin talks to Sam about his work converting vans, his social media content and tools
Jun 27, 2022•22 min
Robin Clevett talks about the lack of labour available on-site and how we've gotten to this point. Robin takes a look at some employment stats that are very damning to the construction industry and how we can repair the situation we've found ourselves in here in the UK
Jun 20, 2022•18 min
Robin Clevett catches up with Chris Keel from Scotland. One year ago Chris joined Robin to talk about winning Screwfix's Trade Apprentice Award. A year down the line Chris has become TikTok famous and is rapidly developing his business. Robin talks to Chris about some of the challenges that come with it and Chris shares an innovative hiring campaign he's just begun
Jun 13, 2022•22 min
John Revell returns to talk about his experiences fitting and making front doors during lockdown, his opinions and observations on the younger chippies joining the trade and Robin & John talk tools as well
Jun 06, 2022•16 min
Robin Clevett is joined by John Revell. John talks about his early on-site experiences, earning just £14 a week and how he came to be a big name in radio in the 1990s. John also talks about his passion for Carpentry and some of the projects he works on these days
May 30, 2022•22 min
Geoff Rhodes brings to a close his series of appearances on the show with a chat about the heritage and aims of the Institute of Carpenters. Geoff talks about all of the goals that are essential to growing and improving the carpentry & joinery fraternity in the UK from the perspective of the IOC. Geoff covers the history of the IOC which reaches back into the 1800s as well as the support it offers to the education of apprentices & students joining the trade today
May 23, 2022•14 min
