The Bricklaying Show
The Bricklaying Show, mixes entertainment and information as it helps the nation’s 60,000-strong bricklaying community to work smarter, earn more money and grow their business.The bi-weekly podcast from Fix Radio, tackles a range of industry issues that matter to working bricklayers - from skills to materials, to building teams and winning work.Guests share industry expertise and authentic insights into the day-to-day challenges of being a bricky. From large commercial sites to smaller domestic work, the show provides a diverse range of views.
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Episodes
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A Quick Look Back At 2024 In The Trade
Monday, 2 December 2024
On his final show of 2024, Ash Mahoney talks to fellow Bricklayers about how their year was for them. Guests include: Dean Haywood & Izzy The Bricky
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Planning Out Your Year In Bricklaying
Monday, 18 November 2024
Ash Mahoney is joined by guests from the trade to discuss how to predict demand for your services over the course of a year in the trade. Guests Include: Lee Fuller & Andy Mahoney
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The News You Need To Know From The Construction Industry
Monday, 4 November 2024
Ash Mahoney is joined by guests from the construction industry so that he can bring you an overview of the news and developments you need to know from this year, as a Bricklayer. Ash talks with the Federation of Master Builders CEO Brian Berry & also Gary Staines from GSQ Brickwork Limited
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Approach To Quoting For & Winning Work
Monday, 21 October 2024
Ash Mahoney is joined by three Bricklayers to discuss their approach to winning work and the quoting process. There’s tips, tricks, previous experiences (good & bad) and different methods discussed with guests. Guests include: Al Porthouse, James Rodon & James Naughton
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Another Look At Skills With Top Bricklayers
Monday, 7 October 2024
Ash Mahoney continues his recent look at skills in Bricklaying. Ash has invited to two quality Bricklayers to join him and discuss their thoughts on skills and the journey they've been on honing and perfecting their own skills. Guests include: Luke Lovegrove & Chris Tambeh
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Rob Songer Joins Ash Mahoney To Discuss Skills
Monday, 23 September 2024
Ash Mahoney is joined by well known and incredibly knowledgeable Bricklayer, Rob Songer to discuss skills in the trade. Rob and Ash discuss how you can improve and upskill, what skills are being lost or not taught as widely as they should be, Rob talks about how he learnt the skills he has and how they benefit him with regards to the work he completes
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How To Work As a British Bricklayer in Australia
Monday, 9 September 2024
Are you tired of working and living here and could imagine working in Australia as a Bricklayer? Ash Mahoney is joined by Darcie Richards AKA Rattle Kings to discuss her experiences working on sites in Australia. Darcie talks about how she came to work there, What the visas she needed were, How to find work, What the work is like and the pros and cons of working there as a Bricklayer. There’s also some tips and insight on what to bring, What the gangs will be like, living circumstances and when they crack the beers open
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Ash Mahoney Talks About Working As Father & Son
Monday, 26 August 2024
Ash Mahoney is joined by Steve and Alex, a well known father and son bricklaying partnership to talk to them about their experiences working together. Ash is then joined by his own father, Andy Mahoney so that they can discuss their previous years working together
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How Ash Mahoney Changed His Life By Bringing This Person Into His Business...
Monday, 12 August 2024
Ash Mahoney is joined by Connor from Price My Project, who is a Quantity Surveyor that Ash brought into his business with incredible results. Ash talks about the need to delegate, why bringing in a QS makes sense and money for his business, Ash and Connor discuss how they work together, talk about quoting, running a business and also how you can start working with a QS like Connor
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Ash Mahoney Has A Laugh with Charlie Collison, Izzy & Al The Trowel
Monday, 29 July 2024
Ash Mahoney invites Bricklayers to join him and talk about funny moments, people and mistakes made on-site. Guests are: Charlie Collison, Izzy The Bricky & Al The Trowel
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Ash Mahoney Talks To Charlie Collison & The Baldy Bricky
Monday, 15 July 2024
As Mahoney takes over the Bricklaying Show and brings you his first episode where he talks to two members of the trade, well known on social media, about how they got into the trade, got involved with social media and became part of the amazing community of Bricklayers here in the UK
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Amazing Chimney Stacks & How They Were Built
Thursday, 20 June 2024
Izzy The Bricky is joined by Chris Tambeh from Fortify Construction Ltd. & Rob Songer to discuss some of their amazing chimney stacks. They talk about the design phase, the building and techniques that went into the work and also how you can learn these skills too
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A 26 Year Old Bricklayer's Experiences In The Trade So Far..
Friday, 7 June 2024
Izzy The Bricky invites show regular, James Naughton (26) to join him and talk about his experiences on the tools and running businesses in the trade so far. James talks through his early days in detail, the trials and tribulations of his business management experiences and everything that he loves about the trade
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Charlie Collison & James Roden On Working Through The British Summer
Friday, 24 May 2024
Izzy The Bricky is joined by Charlie Collison and James Roden to discuss working through the British summer. They talk about how it really is the best season for bricklayers in the UK but also comes with it's challenges. Everything from unpredictable weather, sunstroke, suncream, wet bricks, when to take time off, how late you work until and much more
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How Can You Get Plenty Of Work As A Bricklayer?
Friday, 10 May 2024
Izzy the Bricky talks to three guests who have had a variety of experiences in the trade about how you can get good quality and consistent work. Izzy also asks why it's sometimes hard to progress and move up the ladder in your career as a bricklayer. James Naughton talks about his already incredibly varied career in the trade at the age of 26 and gives his thoughts on why some are struggling to find work. Lee Fuller, talks about how he left the trade entirely and then came back bigger and better than ever and Lee Blower, an accomplished bricklayer gives some sound advice
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Women Joining Bricklaying
Monday, 22 April 2024
Izzy is joined by two female bricklayers, who have joined the trained, to discuss their experiences so far and begin to follow their journey to becoming established in the trade
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Old School Bricklaying
Monday, 8 April 2024
Andy Pali and Ash Mahoney joins Izzy The Bricky to talk about old school bricklaying ways, methods, attitudes and how the experience of the bricklayer nowadays compares to back in the day
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Decorative Brickwork
Monday, 25 March 2024
Izzy is joined by three bricklayers with experience doing different aspects of decorative brickwork to discuss why they do it, how they do it and what the future holds for some of these methods and designs
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What's Going On With Site Work In The UK?
Monday, 11 March 2024
Izzy The Bricky has invited Changy, a well known Bricklayer on social media to join him and give an update on what is going on for Bricklayers with regards to site work this year. Izzy also gets an update from Gary Staines from GSQ and Ian Hodgkinson to get some guidance on when big domestic sites will pick back up again
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Ash Francis Talks About His Life, The Trade & Super Trowel!
Monday, 26 February 2024
Ash Francis joins Izzy in the studio to talk about his life experiences and how the trade has changed his life from tough beginnings. Ash also talks about how we teach the trade, commercial work and tools. Charlie Collison returns to join Ash and Izzy to talk about the upcoming Super Trowel event in Milton Keynes on Thursday 8th August 2024 (https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/super-trowel-2024-tickets-720866700707)
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Charlie Collison Talks About His Life In The Trade, Social Media & More!
Monday, 12 February 2024
Charlie Collison, Bricklaying YouTuber with over 1.2 million subscribers joins Izzy The Bricky to talk about how he got into the trade, experiences on site, thoughts on the trade, his journey on social media and more
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Three Bricklayers Talk About Their Experiences On The Tools
Monday, 29 January 2024
Izzy is joined again by Benchin' Bricky & Tricky Bricky to discuss their experiences learning the trade, on-site and their plans in the trade going forward
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Tricky Bricky & Benchin' Bricky Join Izzy In-Studio
Tuesday, 16 January 2024
Izzy The Bricky is joined by The Tricky Bricky and Benchin' Bricky so that they can discuss their experiences in the trade, aspects of the trade they enjoy doing, social media and more
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Could This Improve Skills & Bring More People Into The Trade?
Monday, 18 December 2023
Izzy The Bricky talks to more competitors, lecturers and organisers at this year's Skill Build finals in MK with the CITB
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Izzy Explores The CITB SkillBuild Finals!
Monday, 4 December 2023
Izzy The Bricky has been invited to meet the judges and finalists at this year's CITB SkillBuild finals at the Marshall Arena in Milton Keynes. On the first of two episodes covering the event, Izzy finds out what the event is all about, what the judges are looking for, how the finalists are judged, gets a tour of the competitors zone and talks to a finalist.
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How To Win Good Quality Work
Monday, 20 November 2023
Izzy is joined again by Ash Francis, James Roden and Wayne Bettess from Off The Tools Academy to discuss how you can win good quality work in your area. There's everything from pricing, quotes versus estimates, what not to do and how to stand out from the competition
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How To Set Up Your Bricklaying Business
Monday, 6 November 2023
Izzy is joined by Ash Francis from The Bricklayers Social Club and On The Tools Bricklaying finalist, James Rodon, to discuss how they went about setting up their business. Izzy is also joined by Trades Business Coach, Wayne Bettes (https://offthetools.co.uk/) to explain how to set up your business for success and Ben Livings from HMRC gives some advice on how to do your tax properly
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Keeping Fit As A Bricklayer
Monday, 23 October 2023
Izzy The Bricky is very health concious and has invited three Bricklayers onto the show so that they can talk about their health and fitness experiences
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Izzy the Bricky takes a look at health & safety on-site
Monday, 9 October 2023
Izzy takes a look at how health and safety is managed on-site from large businesses with multiple sites to family run micro businesses and also gets some advice on how to keep safe from a health & safety consultant
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Izzy The Bricky has a quick look at how things can go wrong on-site
Monday, 25 September 2023
Izzy briefly talks about occassions where things don't go to plan on-site and shares some experiences when this has happened. Father and son team, Steve & Alex return to share a few of their own examples and discuss what they've learnt from their mistakes
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