Clive Holland's Little Bit Extra on Fix Radio

It’s lighthearted Thursday – but also national tell a story day, and we wanted to hear your trade tales… We had great voice notes from Dave Finnagan & James Robinson - and there’s also the pub lunch quiz as you can attempt to grab 6 points – as well as the very best messages we received! Catch Clive On Fix Radio Monday - Thursday 12 PM - 3 PM Across The UK On DAB Radio And Online At https://ww...

Today we turned our attention to DIY Disasters in our industry… the worst of them you’ve seen & whether or not they’re a good money maker or a hinderance… To talk through their thoughts was two of our great friends, Bradley Jones & Alex Burman! There’s also the pub lunch quiz as you can attempt to grab 6 points – as well as the very best messages we received! Catch Clive On Fix Radio Monda...

A shocking study revealed that reportedly as many as 85% of tradespeople wouldn’t know what to do if there was a fire on site… so we wanted to know how true you thought that was. To talk through their thoughts was John Cooper from New Homes Quality Control and our good friend George McKenchie from GM Joinery… There’s also the pub lunch quiz as you can attempt to grab 6 points – as well as the very...

With customers being tighter than ever lately and wanting to save every penny they can, today we looked at the potential of them buying materials for us to work with – and just how plausible that is… To talk through that and their experiences were two brilliant colleagues of our industry, Danny Madden & Dave Finnagan… There’s also the pub lunch quiz as you can attempt to grab 6 points – as wel...

It’s lighthearted Thursday and we wanted you to fess up – what have you ever broken in a customers house? We had great voice notes from George from GM Joinery and some great laughs from our friend Dan Brown from the Job & Knock Podcast - and there’s also the pub lunch quiz as you can attempt to grab 6 points – as well as the very best messages we received! Catch Clive On Fix Radio Monday - Thu...

With the average age of a tradesperson continuing to rise in this country, today we turned our attention to looking after your future, and what you’re doing to combat it.. To talk through this and it’s implications for the trades was Fix’s very own Robin Clevett and our good friend Dan Brown from the Job & Knock Podcast There’s also the pub lunch quiz as you can attempt to grab 6 points – as w...

Today was another busy show for Clive, as he looked at how viable electrical vehicles are in our industry... A man who has got around charges for vehicles joined us - as Sam Blakely from Nippychecks explained how he works from a BIKE! There's also the pub lunch quiz for your chance to get six points and the very best messages we recieved! Catch Clive On Fix Radio Monday - Thursday 12 PM - 3 PM Acr...

Mental health is a big problem in our industry…Do you feel you can talk? Would you take a ‘mental health day’ if you needed too? How would you feel if a colleague did? Catch Clive On Fix Radio Monday - Thursday 12 PM - 3 PM Across The UK On DAB Radio And Online At https://www.fixradio.co.uk/ 

In this special one-off podcast, Clive sits down with TV legend George Clarke... In this episode he talks through his early life and burning passion for the construction & architecture industry as well as how his teachers told him he'd never make it - and how he never wanted to be on the telly! He also tells all about his favourite football team, Sunderland - as Clive has a surprise in store f...

With the weather is getting nicer & you may need an excuse to clock off early…we wanted to know what are the best excuses you’ve ever heard at work? We had great voice notes from George from GM Joinery, James The Yorkshire Stone Dresser and some great laughs from our friends Dave Finnagan and Liam McGinley - and there’s also the pub lunch quiz as you can attempt to grab 6 points – as well as t...

A study was released that claims nearly 50% of tradespeople have been in accidents due to messy vans – so on todays show we wanted to know just how messy your van is… To talk through this through and reveal all about their vans, we were joined by colleagues of our industry - Danny Madden & Alex Burman. There’s also the pub lunch quiz as you can attempt to grab 6 points – as well as the very be...

A property group in the UK has allowed all their staff to work on a four day week routine, causing controversy in our industry… We were joined by a man who knows a thing or two about grafting – internet sensation Tom Skinner – and we also had the thoughts of Liam McGinley & Dave Finnagan in the studio. There’s also the pub lunch quiz for your chances to get 6 points as well as the very best me...

A Plasterer won 75k – and the most expensive thing he did was take the wife for a Sunday roast! We want to know what you’d do if you won the lottery… We had great voice notes from James, The Yorkshire Stone Dresser and our friend Danny Madden and there’s also the pub lunch quiz as you can attempt to grab 6 points – as well as the very best messages we received! Catch Clive On Fix Radio Monday - Th...

With clients & customers pulling in their purse strings, is now a good time to offer payment plans to clients? To get the proper advice we were joined by Craig Wilkinson from the Elite Business Academy and joined in the studio by Dave Finnagan & Liam McGinley… There’s also the pub lunch quiz as you can attempt to grab 6 points – as well as the very best messages we received! Catch Clive On...

With our industry suffering badly with skills shortages and that gap needing to be plugged, post-brexit visa restrictions have been relaxed to encourage foreign workers back into our industry – is that the answer? To talk through this and it’s implications for the trades was Damien Walters from BIBKI and construction manager Ian Hodgkinson. There’s also the pub lunch quiz as you can attempt to gra...

Our industry is full of SME’s and small business owners – and a recent study revealed nearly a million of them have less than a £1000 in savings… To talk through this and it’s dangers Clive Holland was joined by trade business expert Joe Doyle and tradesman George McKenchie. There’s also the pub lunch quiz as you can attempt to grab 6 points – as well as the very best messages we received! Catch C...

Today was yet another busy day on the show! Our talk topic was all about the behaviour that annoys you most at work! We had some great voicenotes & messages – and we’ll also have the pub lunch quiz for your chance to test your knowledge and get 6 points! Catch Clive On Fix Radio Monday - Thursday 12 PM - 3 PM Across The UK On DAB Radio And Online At https://www.fixradio.co.uk/ 

Working in the trades – we see an awful lot, especially in the homes of customers… so much so, a plumber has released a book on the grimmest discoveries he’s seen… Author of that very book Nicholas James joined us for a chat about his discoveries, alongside good friend of the show Dan Brown from the Job and Knock Podcast! There’s also the pub lunch quiz for your chances to get 6 points as well as...

With the cost of living crisis among other things – it seems more likely than ever that tradespeople may become targets for cowboy customers who just won’t pay – so we want to know how we can best protect ourselves… Small Business Commissioner Liz Barclay joined us to talk through how you can do just that – and Bradley Jones give us his thoughts… There’s also the pub lunch quiz for your chances to...

Today off the back of the Travis Perkins announcing they’re planning to train 10,000 apprentices, we looked at the importance of them in our industry. Travis Perkins joined us to tell us all about the scheme and how key apprentices are – as did the brilliant Nick Bundy! There’s also the pub lunch quiz for your chance to test your knowledge and get 6 points, as well as the best messages we received...

Today was yet another busy day on the show! Our talk topic was all about where in the UK produces the best tradespeople – and boy did it get people riled! We had some great voicenotes & messages – and we’ll also have the pub lunch quiz for your chance to test your knowledge and get 6 points! Catch Clive On Fix Radio Monday - Thursday 12 PM - 3 PM Across The UK On DAB Radio And Online At https:...

Today off the back of the Spring Budget we looked at whether or not the industry was actually cared for by the government… The CIOB joined us to tell us all about the implications of the budget, and tradesman Liam McGinley gave us his thoughts… There’s also the pub lunch quiz for your chance to test your knowledge and get 6 points, as well as the best messages we received! Catch Clive On Fix Radio...

Our industry is very, very special. From building things from the ground up to restoring old buildings – and that’s exactly what we touched on on todays show! We were joined by Royal Warrant Holder & Plasterer Jon Joy – and a man who only ever seems to work in castles, Sean Matthews! There’s also the pub lunch quiz as you can attempt to grab 6 points – as well as the very best messages we rece...

Our focus on today’s Clive Holland Show was all about scams in our industry – after several tradespeople reported being impersonated online. We were joined by a victim of a scam by people impersonating HMRC though - as Tom Windle told us all on his experience in an emotional chat... Also including the pub lunch quiz for your chance to test your knowledge and get 6 points, as well as the best messa...

On site hacks fell into focus today as Clive asked for your on-site hacks & what you do to make life easier on the tools! Colleagues of our industry shared their hacks - via voice notes and texts and there's even a second chance at the Pub Lunch Quiz to see if you can get 6 points! Enjoy! Catch Clive On Fix Radio Monday - Thursday 12 PM - 3 PM Across The UK On DAB Radio And Online At https://w...