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Robin Clevett is joined by The Institute of Carpenters President, Geoff Rhodes so that he can give his thoughts on the black economy and discuss how it affects Carpenters and Joiners specifically

Robin Clevett is joined by Clive Holland, Fix Radio Presenter and House Builder, Jack Auletta so that they can discuss the gray/black economy and how it impacts the building trade in the UK

Robin Clevett talks to Jonathan Randall to discuss his 14 years building an amazing business in kitchen design and creation. Jonathan talks about how specialising in this has benefitted him professionally and how he runs his business

Robin Clevett is joined by several guests from the trade to discuss their approach to preparing quotes and estimates. Max Lee from Pitch Perfect talks about his approach to quoting with his team when conducting structural work, John Argyle talks about the digital assets he has in place to assist his quoting stages and Richard Wagner from The River Shop shares his past experiences and lesson's he's learnt the hard way

Robin Clevett brings you part two of his discussion with Simon Bowler where they discuss how Simon approaches the quoting and planning process as well as design, favourite tool brands and more

Award winning tradesperson, Simon Bowler joins Robin Clevett in the studio to discuss his journey through the trade, His business and social media journey. Theyre will be more from Simon next week where he will discuss how he approaches working on projects and will talk about some memorable projects as well

Robin Clevett is joined by three chainsaw artists that create some incredible scluptures and artwork out of timber. Robin talks about some of their notable projects, how they got into this line of work, some of the challenging and dangerous aspects of working with chainsaws and the timber they use

Robin Clevett looks at the year ahead and what it might be like for Carpenters and Joiners across the UK. Robin is joined by award winning Tradesperson, Astrid Arnold so that she can talk about the year ahead for her and the trade as a whole. Robin also has some voice notes from three previous guests about the year ahead and gives his own thoughts, advice and predictions for 2024

Robin Clevett looks back on 2023 for Carpenters/Joiners and the building trade as a whole. Robin, is joined by Builder, Jack Auletta discusses some things to be mindful of in the year ahead and Robin plays some voice notes from previous guests

Robin Clevett gets asked this all the time so he's invited John Argyle from Enfield Refurbishments to join him so that they can share their experiences with regards to expanding their business and offerings

Robin Clevett brings you his interview with CITB CEO, Tim Balcon at SkillBuild and asks what they're trying to achieve with SkillBuild as well as how training and education could be improved for trade and construction, across the UK. Robin also talks with Huw Thomas, who has three finalists competing from his colleges in West Wales and finds out why SkillBuild is so important in implementing their learner experiences

Robin Clevett has recoded this show at CITB's SkillBuild finals in Milton Keynes so that he can put himself in the shoes of a finalist and find out what it's like to be one of the final eight competing to win