The Heating & Plumbing Show

Andy Cam chats to some of the tradespeople that attended Installer 2023 at the NEC in Birmingham last week. He asks people why they've come, what they've seen and asks them about working in their part of the country

Andy Cam brings you a show from the floor of this year's Installer festival at the NEC in Birmingham. Andy gives you a tour from one end of the hall to the other to show you some of the highlights at this year's event. Andy chats to four well known exhibitors about what they're showcasing, why they've come to Installer and what you should check out if you're there

Have prices returned to how they were? Are materials more available and has availability for parts improved? Will the boom in the construction industry end?

Dan Tempest and Sam Blakley join Andy Cam and Todd Glister to discuss the four-day-week and ask whether it can work for your business.

With the government setting a deadline of 2025 for no more gas boilers here in the UK, Andy and Todd look into electric boilers and ask whether they're ready to be installed in properties across the country

Mark and Carl return to share stories working together and also discuss the plans for both of them in the industry going forward

Andy Cam and Todd Glister are joined by Mark and Carl who have worked together as master and apprentice. Carl talks about what led him to join the trade from a background in Joinery, Mark talks about what it's like having a mature apprentice join the business, the lads talk about the banter they have working together and what they plan to train in going forward

RJ Fenton is currently re-training and joining the trade as a mature student. Andy and Todd ask her what led her to take on this challenge, what it's like re-training as a single parent, the costs involved, what the courses are like, what her plans are for the future and more

Andy and Todd have heard other shows on Fix Radio talk about what it's like working with Plumbing & Heating Engineers, so on this show they turn the tables on them and talk about what it's like working with Plasterers, Electricians, Carpenters, Scaffolders, Builders and many more from their perspective

A recent survey found that Plumbing & Heating Engineers are one of the least likely trades to adopt eco-friendly practices. Why is this? Is this a missed oppertunity for some? Allan Hart, well known in the trade on social media shares his thoughts

Andy Cam and Todd Glister talk about the stress that comes with working in the trade and how they've managed stress over the years. Pointy Plumber also talks about some of the stress he's experienced in the last six months in the trade and what the causes of that have been

Becky Bates joins Andy Cam and Todd Glister to discuss her experiences on the tools over 13 years in the trade. Becky talks about why she re-trained and why she picked this industry as well as what it's been like as a female in a male dominated trade and what the future looks like for other women joining in the years to come

Andy Cam and Todd Glister take part in a Q&A and answer questions about social media, places they won't work, how to win work and what celebrities they've worked for as well as many other questions about their time on the tools

Jerry Whiteley, technical manager at the Chartered Institute of Plumbing & Heating Engineering talks about his experiences on the tools, taking a role teaching, the benefits of teaching the trade and his role now spreading the message about net zero and supporting training acamedies and colleges

Andy and Todd are joined in the studio by Head Judge of the HIP Magazine Female Skills competition, Jerry Whiteley. Jerry talks about how the earlier rounds of the competition have gone, what the women have been expected to do and what will happen at the finals on Thursday 30th March. Becky Bates from BB Plumbing also joins Andy & Todd to discuss her experiences as a judge and talks about why...

Everyone knows that Andy's catchphrase is 'And that's why I love plumbing!' but did you know that it was actually born out of frustrating with aspects of the trade. On this episode Andy and Todd moan about what aspects of the job frustrate them and also situations that they've been in that have been frustrating to deal with

Karen Harrison, a nutritionist with a masters in nuitrigenomics joins Andy Cam and Todd Glister to answer some questions about how to approach your diet as a busy tradesperson that does a lot of physical labour over the course of a day

Plumbing & Heating can be pretty dangerous at times for yourself, those working with you and even your customers. Andy Cam and Todd Glister talk about some basic rules and implementation of health and safety that they practice. They also discuss injuries they've had, how to work with gas and water safely, injuries they've seen and hear about other tradespeople having and even some unfortunate...

It seems like there's more inventors in Plumbing & Heating than almost any other trade here in the UK. Andy Cam and Todd Glister talk about ideas they've had for inventions in the past and get two well known inventors onto the show to ask some questions about how to get your invention from an idea into reality. Russ Armstrong, creator of Hotun Tundish talks about the early stages of getting yo...

Andy Cam and Todd Glister are joined by Kimbo Betty from the Heating Academy to talk about the current state of heat pump training here in the UK and what kind of mindset you need to approach training in heat pumps with. Rob Berridge from Heat Engineer to discuss Part L and training in heat loss calculation

Andy Cam and Todd Glister talk to Mike Horsfall about recently appearing on Dragon's Den to seek further investment for VanGuardian. Mike created VanGuardian as a way to protect his van after being fed up of being targetted by tool theives

It's National Apprenticeship Week here in the UK so Andy and Todd talk to Kevin Bates about training apprentices at Oxford Energy Academy. Kevin talks about why he got into training apprentices, working with them on-site and what an apprentices perception is of the programme coming in versus the reality once they actually start the course

Andy Cam and Todd Glister have had lots of experience working with apprentices on-site, so in the run up to National Apprenticeship Week they have a chat about how to manage apprentices, get the most out of them and get them invested in the trade. Andy and Todd share some memorable stories and lessons they've learnt from working with apprentices

Andy and Todd talk about what we eat on site and why. Todd has some strong opinions on what you should be putting into your body and drinking water. Andy and Todd get some insight from Dan Tempest, installer and MMA fighter about what he eats and preps for himself for a day of work. Army veteran and plumbing and heating engineer John Woods also shares some advice and insight into diet on-site

Andy Cam and Todd Glister are joined in the studio by Dave Smith, creator of Condensate Pro and Primary Pro. The trio discuss attracting more school leavers into plumbing, heat pump training and getting the installation basics right