Chris Frediani is joined in-studio again by Darren Munson from Prestige Specialist Finishes to talk about coloured render & liquid screeds. Darren talks about the implementation of machines in his business and the benefits both physically and technically. Chris also asks Darren to walk him through the process of applying coloured render

Plasterer, Jon Durrant talks about his decades long battle with mental health & why it's important to have open conversations about mental health on-site. James Maclean from British Gypsum has some info on a FREE online mental health training course created in partnership with Mates In Mind. Chris has some insight on why Plasterers are more affected by mental health issues than any other trade & changes you can make to your business to minimise stress & anxiety

Chris Frediani is joined in studio by Darren Munson from Prestige Specialist Finishes. Early experiences in the trade. Starting & developing a successful business. The challenges of training younger plasterers

Andrew Murray, a Maths Teacher with experience in plastering joins us to give tips on how to work out meterage/quantities. Chris also covers some recent questions sent into the show

Gerry Gould, a Technical Consultant from SAS Render System talks about his experiences taking an alternative career path through the trade and his opinions on some of the new tools and machines on the market. Alan Arbuthnot from A+ Plastering talks about the knowledge gap that he's observed in plastering and why he thinks it's key to take the time to learn a variety of techniques and understand the materials your working with

Simon Lazarus from The Better Business Group joins Chris to give some words of warning to anyone tendering for larger domestic/commercial work with building companies. Simon also gives some practical business tips and advice that might change the way you run your business. Ben Kerslake from Carrington Lime returns to talk about the changes he's seen to the businesses of those that he's taught heritage skills to

Chris Frediani covers materials and techniques old and new. Ben Kerslake from Carrington Lime on how plasterers can upsell lime and heritage skills to homeowners. Gary Blackburn with some do's and don'ts when using the new Fast Set Finish

Chris is joined by Rob & Gary who he started working with in the 80s to tell some funny stories about classic pranks played on each while on-site

Chris Frediani is joined by Rob Tweedie, who worked with Chris right from the start on-site in the 1980s. Chris & Rob talk early days and memorable jobs. Then, Melanie Bell joins Chris to tell her story of how she came to be a first year plastering student at college

Chris talks about the skills shortage in Lime/Heritage plastering with Kate Kerslake from Carrington LIME, a not for profit hoping to train more plasterers in Lime Works. Abi Jones from C G Reynolds Ltd, a large commercial drylining/plastering company joins Chris to talk about their own in-house academy & the benefits of educating their own apprentices