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Andy Cam gives you the week's rundown from the world of plumbing with all the best stories, tips and interviews with some of the world's best plumbers.

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United States

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Andy Cam gives you the week's rundown from the world of plumbing with all the best stories, tips and interviews with some of the world's best plumbers.

Language:

English


Episodes
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Are These The Most Challenging Aspects Of The Trade?

5/15/2024
Andy Cam and Todd Glister talk about the aspects of the trade which they find most challenging. From boiler breakdowns, emegency callouts, bathrooms, working with gas and more

Duration:00:25:39

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Is This The Most Challenging Aspect Of Employment?

5/8/2024
Andy Cam and Todd Glister talk to plumbing & heating engineers who have worked for a variety of businesses as employees so that they can find out what were worst and most challenging aspects of being employed in the trade were. They also touch on the positives and get some advice for anyone about to make the jump from employment to starting their own business, or about to be employed for the first time

Duration:00:22:39

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Best & Worst With Little Miss Plumbing & Heating

5/1/2024
Alice Illidge, who operates as Little Miss Plumbing & Heating joins Andy Cam and Todd Glister to discuss the best and worst aspects of the trade for her

Duration:00:19:51

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Rogue Trainers

4/24/2024
Andy Cam and Todd Glister look at the rogue trainers taking advantage of those wanting to re-train and join the industry and other suspicious training providers and short courses. Jerry Whiteley from The Chartered Institute of Plumbing & Heating talks about why this has come about and what could realistically be done and John Thompson from the Association of Plumbing & Heating Contractors Ltd. talks about the different forms these rogue trainers take, what to watch out for and the long and complicated history of rogue trainers in plumbing & heating

Duration:00:23:57

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Are Renewables On The Rise?

4/17/2024
Andy Cam and Todd Glister talk to installers and also get the latest data from MCS with regards to whether Heat Pumps are seeing an increase in popularity in 2024

Duration:00:25:58

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Why Dan Draper Loves Plumbing!

4/10/2024
Dan Draper covers for Andy and Todd while they take a week off for holiday. Dan is joined by three show regulars to discuss why they love the trade

Duration:00:17:50

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Driving You Mad!

4/3/2024
Andy Cam and Todd Glister talk to fellow Plumvbing & Heating Engineers about their driving nightmares, getting around crowded city roads with a variety of rules, restrictions and useless road users

Duration:00:22:08

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Seasonal Changes In The Trade

3/27/2024
Andy Cam and Todd Glister talk to Plumbing & Heating Engineers about seasonal changes and how they adapt their business for each season

Duration:00:24:48

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Becky Bates On Her Experiences In The Trade

3/20/2024
Andy Cam and Todd Glister are joined by Becky Bates from BB Plumbing to talk about her experiences in the trade since starting her business back in 2008. Becky talks about her bathroom installs, customers, experiences as a women in the trade and getting involved with skills competitions

Duration:00:27:29

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James Anderson On How He Runs Depher CPH CIC

3/13/2024
Andy Cam and Todd Glister invite James Anderson onto the show so that he can address criticism he's faced about how he runs Depher CPH CIC

Duration:00:20:44

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Stephanos Yohannes Tells His Incredible Story Of How He Got Into The Trade...

3/6/2024
Stephanos Yohannes oversees more than 20 appprentices in his role at ESG, as well as having set up an academy and getting involved with skills competitions. But his life hasn't been easy and he's had to overcome a lot, both in his formative years and also having to challenge attitudes once he got into the construction industry with regards to race

Duration:00:24:39

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Is The Clean Heat Market Mechanism Scrapped?

2/28/2024
Andy Cam and Todd Glister react to the recent news that the Clean Heat Market Mechanism is looking likely to be scrapped. Andy and Todd invite two guests from the first show (Adam Chapman and Mike Foster) back onto the show to react to the news and also invite Tim Pollard to share his thoughts on the ongoing situation

Duration:00:23:31

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From The Armed Forces Into Plumbing & Heating

2/21/2024
Billy Boardman shares his experiences in the army and how that led him into plumbing & heating

Duration:00:25:25

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Billy Boardman's Van Break-In Nightmare!!

2/14/2024
Billy Boardman, well known plumbing & heating engineer on social media joins Andy and Todd to talk about being broken into not once but TWICE in as many weeks. Billy talks about how it happened, what it meant for him and his business, how the trade helped him out and Billy, Todd and Andy give you some sound advice for protecting your van

Duration:00:29:12

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Putting Money Back Into Your Business & Saving Money

2/7/2024
Andy Cam and Todd Glister are joined by John Cruickshank so that he can explain his approach to making purchases for his business and managing his finances. Craig Wilkinson from the Trades Freedom Club gives advice around buying and leasing vans, protecting profit, paying subbies and more

Duration:00:35:13

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How Will The Clean Heat Market Mechanism Affect You?

1/31/2024
Andy Cam and Todd Glister talk to a variety of voices from the industry about the Clean Heat Market Mechanism to get their thoughts on it and whether it's a positive change or not. Adam Chapman, The Heat Geek comments from a renewables perspective, Grant Gundelfinger talks about what it means for him, the installer. Mike Foster, CEO of the Energy & Utilities Alliance shares his thoughts

Duration:00:23:07

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Having A Laugh With Adam Hoyland & Talking About His Idea...

1/24/2024
Adam Hoyland, a young plumber, joins Andy Cam and Todd Glister in-studio to talk about his experiences on the tools, thoughts on the trade and talks about TheTradeHub, a new App he's developing

Duration:00:20:51

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All The Changes Coming To MCS

1/17/2024
Alex Hughes, Head of Schemes at MCS joins Andy Cam and Todd Glister to explain all of the reform coming to the MCS accreditation this year. Alex explains how they came to the desicion to make these changes, gives a timeline on when aspects of the reform will be rolled out and how these changes will affect those that are part of the scheme

Duration:00:25:41

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2 years vs. 7 years vs. 12 Years Of Running A Business

1/10/2024
Andy Cam and Todd Glister are joined by three plumbing and heating engineers who are at different stages of their business ownership journey, so that they can share their experiences and advice from what they've learnt along the way

Duration:00:29:18

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A Look Ahead To 2024 For The Trade...

12/20/2023
Andy Cam and Todd Glister are joined by Jimmy Hnedry so that they can predict what 2024 could be like for the trade as a whole, Award winning Plumbing & Heating Engineer, Grant Gundelfinger talks from his perspective about the year ahead and Si Poskett from Heat Geek talks about what 2024 could be like for the renewables sector

Duration:00:21:39