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151 episodes
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Date created
2021/05/11
Latest episode
2026/04/12
Average duration
72 min.
Release period
11 days
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Trade Legends is the UK’s #1 weekly construction podcast, hosted by Alex (Big Al) and Mark (MJTIFF). Each week, we speak with tradesmen and tradeswomen from across the building industry—carpenters, plumbers, electricians, builders, bricklayers, plasterers, apprentices, and more. Guests share real stories from life on the tools, covering skills, pay, apprenticeships, mental health, safety, and running a business. Honest talk, laughs, and inspiration from the legends of the UK trades. New episodes every week.
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This Is Why Tradesmen Are Done With Time Wasters | Trade Legends Podcast
2026/04/12
Bespoke furniture maker Josh from Emerald & Grace returns to the Trade Legends podcast 3 years on, and a lot has changed. Josh opens up about growing his workshop, investing in machinery, taking on the biggest project of his career and the realities of running a one-man trade business. We also get into social media, brand deals, comparing yourself to others and why the long game is the only game worth playing.
The Rise Of Rothenberger the 2 Billion £ Global Brand |Trade Legends Podcast
2026/03/29
Anthony from Rothenberger joins us to talk about how a 75-year-old titan of the industry is staying ahead of the curve. From Lee’s start as an engineer in '97 to Rothenberger’s massive €2 Billion global presence, we dive deep into the tech that’s making tradespeople faster, more efficient, and more profitable.
Why Pricing is Killing Your Trade Business | Trade Legends Podcast
2026/03/22
Sam from Oval Renewables launched a solar business during Covid with just £3k and no guarantees, and lived to tell the tale. Mark from Power Sonic Ltd and Adam from Nerrad Tools hold nothing back on big energy companies undercutting independent electricians, the apprenticeship system failing the trades, and what building a business from nothing actually looks like.
HOW MUCH? are Tradesmen Making on Social Media | Trade Legends Podcast
2026/03/15
Rich Cockerline cold-approached sparks on building sites for 18 months just to get his first break, and that relentless mindset never left him. From working inside the National Cyber Security Centre with zero electronics allowed, to why 13 electrical deaths in a single year is an industry scandal nobody's talking about, this episode goes places most podcasts won't. Fake business coaches, the 2-million-homes pipe dream, and a mission that could save lives.
They Stole Everything! - The Boxing Day Disaster | Trade Legends
2026/03/01
Russ nearly shut down Talking Tradesmen with just £80 left in his business account, and Kev had his entire van of tools stolen on Boxing Day. Two tradespeople who refused to quit join Trade Legends to get brutally honest about mental health in construction, building a product brand from scratch into Dulux and Johnsons stockists, and why resilience in the trades is more than just a buzzword..
Plumbing Legends TESTO Spill Their Biggest Secrets|Trade Legends Podcast
2026/02/27
Tom from Testo reveals how the same precision technology used by heating engineers is trusted by McDonald's, KFC and high-end pharmaceutical labs to keep their operations safe. From why relying on guesswork in the trades isn't just unprofessional but genuinely dangerous, to how Awaab's Law is forcing a reckoning in social housing, this conversation goes places most trade podcasts won't. AI fault diagnosis, CO monitoring, heat pumps and why digital documentation is becoming your biggest professional weapon.
Brick Laying CONTROVERSY... THE TRUTH!! WHAT HAPPENED IN 2025 | Trade Legends Podcast
2026/02/15
Ash, Jack and Joe from Super Trowel are back, and this time they're addressing the controversy from the 2025 event that sent the internet into a meltdown, why Super Trowel 2026 has moved location, and what really happened at Spec Mix in the US. This is the first time they've spoken about the 2025 drama together on any podcast.
"I HAVE TO KNOW DIFFERENT SKILLS FOR MY TRADE" | TRADE LEGENDS PODCAST
2026/02/08
Andreas Degiulio from Woodway Windows lost his mum at 24, and explains how that moment fundamentally changed everything about how he approaches work, life and resilience. From early site graft to carving out one of the most specialised niches in period window restoration, this is a conversation about what it really costs to do things properly in the trades. Old school work ethic, charging what you're worth, and building real authority, not empty attention.
THE BRUTAL TRUTH About Building a Carpentry Business from Nothing | Trade Legends Podcast
2026/02/01
Carleton from Nooks Carpenter walked away from an eleven-year factory job during Covid, drove by loss, a mentor's dying encouragement, and one mindset shift: "comfort is the thief of joy." He built a six-figure carpentry portfolio from nothing, using job deposits to buy tools and social media to land million-pound projects. Now he breaks down exactly how he prices, bids and protects his margins on high-end contracts.
2025 Roundup: The Most Controversial Episodes | Trade Legends Podcast
2026/01/25
Mark and Alex pull back the curtain on what it actually takes to run one of the UK's leading trade podcasts, from last-minute cancellations and juggling real life to conversations that ended up in Parliament. They revisit the hardest-hitting guest stories of 2025 and get honest about why niche trades and real stories will always beat chasing big names. Plus, what's coming in 2026.
SHOCKING PLUMBING STORIES on the TRADE LEGENDS PODCAST
2025/12/28
Luke from Blue Bulldog Plumbing has turned down brand deals, been threatened by companies for sharing real-world experiences, and built a following by showing jobs going wrong rather than polished highlight reels. Back on Trade Legends for the first time in two years, he gets brutally honest about the pressure, the imposter syndrome, and why credibility in the trades will always outlast a quick payday.
Building a Tool Brand Almost BROKE Me - Sean From Monster Rigs Story | Trade Legends Podcast
2025/12/21
Sean from Monster Rigs started on the tools at 16, survived the post-2008 construction crash in Ireland, and has reinvested every penny building a physical product brand while still staying on the tools. He gets brutally honest about product failures, manufacturing costs, branding mistakes and why most people massively underestimate what launching a trades brand actually costs, in time, money and sacrifice. No shortcuts, no influencer fluff, just the unfiltered reality of building something real.
EXPOSING the Criminal Gangs Targeting Your Van & Tools | Trade Legends Podcast
2025/12/07
Frankie from Stolen Tools UK and Shoaib from Trade United expose the organised crime networks that hit 10-20 vans a day, the loopholes criminals use to sell stolen tools as legitimate, and the big influencers who refused to support the fight. This is the most unfiltered conversation yet about what's really happening on the front line of tool theft in the UK, and why the construction industry is reaching breaking point. Van security, police raids, government failures and what tradespeople can actually do about it.
Mark Marshall- The most followed Landscaper in the UK | Trade Legends Podcast
2025/11/30
Mark Marshall went from cutting grass and quoting garden jobs to working alongside Gary Vee, Mike Posner and Colin Furze, and he breaks down exactly how those doors opened and what it really costs to stay authentic when fame hits hard. One of the most influential landscapers on the planet gets honest about viral content, building a global audience, and why most people massively underestimate what it takes to turn a trade into a brand. The blueprint is all here.
£60,000 VANISHED Overnight - The Insane story of Theo Webster
2025/11/16
Theo lost a child, broke his back, watched his business collapse, and his marriage fall apart, and rebuilding himself meant confronting every one of those things head-on. He gets brutally honest about struggling in silence, the pressure of being the provider, and what finding purpose again actually looks like after losing everything. One of the most raw and important conversations Trade Legends has ever had.
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