Episodes
With a new academic year on the horizon, Chris Frediani and Bradleigh Hancock talk about what their first days, weeks, months and years were like in the trade and what new joiners might expect
Chris Frediani and Bradleigh Hancock talk about customer management and satisfaction. How to size up potential customers, what to put in writing, how to avoid disaster and more. Guests: Chris Powell (Power Plastering) & (Uncle) Glen Powell
Chris Frediani & Bradleigh invite The Tape Slayer (Leigh Griffiths) Jack Thackway and Arran Holdsworth to join them and tell some funny stories from their time in the trade
Chris Frediani and Bradders are joined by The Tape Slayer & Joel Cooke to talk about their preferred trowels and how they break them in. Bradleigh talks about losing a trowel he's had for 20 years and Chris and Bradders discuss other tools and machines they use when working
Chris Frediani and Bradders look at IWI, find out what it is, how you can bring it into your business, what the materials are and how you can get trained. And then later, they discuss their daily routines, working habits and taking holiday
Chris Frediani and Bradleigh Hancock talk about how they've progressed in their careers along with the progression of the trade as they lived through it. They also tell some great stories and talk about how this era might be defined in a hundred years or more
Chris Frediani and Bradders are joined by Kerry Stephens from the London Cornice Company to talk about the story behind the company, his experiences in the trade and the work they take on
Philip Gaches returns to the show alongside Kerry Stephens from The London Cornice Company to talk about some of the mouldings, fixings and materials they use to create some amazing work in workshops and on-site
Philip Gaches took over his family business when his father sadly died very unexpectedly in 1987. He's been on an incredible journey since then, travelling and plastering around the world and in some of the UK's most historic and treasured buildings. Philip has taught the trade and also written a book. He shares some of his amazing experiences, knowledge on the history of the work that he's restored and recreated and also shares his thoughts on the future of heritage plastering
Chris Frediani and Bradders are joined by three members of the trade to discuss their thoughts on rendering. Jay Crawford talks about rendering and what the future holds for the trade, Barry Worman & Pete Townsend talk about the aspects of rendering they do, their approach to the work, materials and more!
Chris Frediani has invited Normal Size Lee to join them and talk about what it's like working with Bradleigh on site. Bradleigh then asks Steve Stocker, who has 30 years of experience working with Chris about what that's been like to live through and then finally Chris and Bradders talk about working together and give you some advice on working well with others
Chris Frediani and Bradders take one final look at supporting newcomers joining the trade and making sure they are taught skills properly and given oppertunities on-site
Chris Frediani and Bradleigh Hancock have made a list each of what they think are the seven toughest aspects of working as a plasterer to master. There's bits on techniques, business practices and much more
Chris Frediani and Bradleigh Hancock have invited Joel Cooke, Blaine Gray and Jake Thackaway to join him and answer 'would you ever...' questions about working practices in the trade
Chris Frediani and Bradleigh Hancock are joined by educators Colin McGaughey, Phil Lewis, and Blaine Gray to discuss the challenges of teaching the next generation, the risk of losing specialised techniques and how they got started in the trade
Chris Frediani and Bradleigh Hancock are joined by Keith Langton, Colin McGaughey & Mark Hardman about the ruling which means CSCS gold cards will only be issued to those with NVQ qualifications to a certain standard
Chris Frediani and Bradders have a look into EWI, how it works, what it's like to get trained and what kind of oppertunity it could present for you and your business
Chris Frediani and Bradleigh Hancock talk about what the worst aspects of the trade are for them and also invite The Tape Slayer to join them and share some of his own thoughts on the topic
Chris Frediani and Bradleigh Hancock catch up with Lottie Durrant, who joined the trade in her teens to find out how she's getting on and Natasha Williams who won FIS Learner of the Year 2022. Chris and Bradders question why the trade is so hard to master
Chris Frediani and Bradleigh Hancock are joined by Pargeter, James Collier. James explains what Pargeting is, How he completes the work with regards to tools, materials, the design and customers and tells the backstory about how he got into it
Chris Frediani and Bradleigh Hancock catch up with two Plasterers whose journies we've been following on the show for almost four years. Daahir first joined us in 2022 to talk about his heritage training with SPAB. Daahir is now project managing an ambitious restoration projects and also running some courses of his own in the processs. Ruth Waters first joined us in 2020 to talk about re-training from a background in education
Chris Frediani and Bradders get some marketing advice for anyone struggling to get good consistent work. Whether you're just starting up or have been established for a while but it's gone a bit quiet, they'll be tips and advice from business coaches and mentors that you can apply to your work
Chris Frediani and Bradleigh Hancock continue looking at how the trade is taught and how we bring youngsters into the trade with Leslie Lewis. Leslie is a drylining, fibrous plastering and plastering lecturer at West London College
Chris Frediani and Bradleigh Hancock are joined in the studio by Chippy The Decorator to talk about working with other trades. Chippy is a childhood friend of Bradleigh's and has been working as a professional Decorator for well over two decades. Well known Electrical contractor, Nick Bundy and Heating & Plumbing Show host, Andy Cam also join the discussion to give their perspective on working with Plasterers
Chris Frediani and Bradleigh Hancock are joined by Head of Department for Construction from The College of North West London to discuss how they teach plastering at the college and what the students are learning
Micheal Arney from Artisan Plastercraft joins Chris Frediani and Bradleigh Hancock to discuss the challenge faced by many historic building owners across the UK with regards to maintaining the incredible decorative ceilings in those properties
Chris Frediani and Bradleigh Hancock check in with Northern Ireland, Scotland and England to find out what demand is like for plasterers currently in the UK.... Sorry Wales!
Chris Frediani and Bradleigh Hancock welcome back onto the show Dr. Claire Gapper, who gives a deep dive into the history of the royal works
Chris Frediani and Bradleigh Hancock talk to plasterers Andy McCauley and Trowel Talk founder, Stuart Roberts as well as Simone Cecchin from CO.ME trowels in Italy
Keith Langton talks through some of the most memorable jobs he's completed and memorable and notable people he's met and experiences he's had