Robin Clevett invites three guests, who have all set up their businesses in the last few years, to join him and discuss their experiences. Robin is keen to know how different it is setting up in the 2020s compared to how he and many of you set up, all those years ago. There's also some tips and insight for those of you considering doing the same. Guests include: Max Lee from Pitch Perfect, Jay Elliott from Carpentry By Jay & Lee Butterworth from Rustic Realities

Robin Clevett invites three Carpenters to join him so that he can pose the question 'If you had £10k to spend on _____ - what would you buy?'. Robin asks about vans, tools, spending on the business, charitable acts, spending on training and more. Guests include: Jason Joyce, Sam Thomas & Steven Hoare

Robin Clevett is joined by Dean Donelon, Head of Construction at Tameside College so that they can discuss the current route apprentices take through college, how they are taught, accessed and the positives of bringing an apprentice from college onto site with you. Dean also touches on recent comments made around apprenticeships from the Education Minister and appeals to you to consider teaching the trade at some point in your career

How do you start to take on larger and more ambitious projects? How do you get your costs right and avoid taking on too much risk? And what are the rewards for doing so? Robin Clevett is joined by Mike Pawley from the Mayflower Group to discuss financing larger scale projects and show regular, Jack Auletta tells the story of how he went from Electrical Contractor to taking on larger scale building work

Robin Clevett is joined by three show regulars to discuss workwear and get some tips and insight into how they approach this. Robin asks about branding, seasonal workwear, protective workwear and kitting out those that work with you in appropriate workwear as well. Guests include: John Argyle, Sean Matthews & Jack Auletta

Robin Clevett is joined by Matthew Lane, a British ex-pat Carpenter currently living and working in Kentucky. Matt talks about how he set up there, what the work is like, the cultural differences in how the trades work in America compared to the UK

Well known and accomplished Carpenter, Gary Banks joins Robin Clevett at Festool in Bury St Edmonds for a chat about his career, the tools he uses, his workshop, projects he takes on, technology and the challenges that he's faced as a Carpenter too

Robin Clevett is joined by Adrian Potts for a discussion recorded at Festool in Bury St Edmonds. Adrian is a self described digital carpenter and talks about his use of CAD, CNC Machines, Laser, 3D and digital print technology. Robin and Adrian also talk about how some of this technology will be much more commonly used by tradespeople in the coming years

Robin Clevett is joined by Quantity Surveyor Tim Philips to discuss how to approach working with QS both on larger scale projects and also at the start of the planning phases. Robin also asks Tim for advice on how Carpenters & Tradespeople can better QS their own projects. Robin is also joined by Connor Price from Price My Project to discuss working with a Quantity Surveyor throughout the building phases and also how contractors and sole traders of all size and description can bring a QS in to assist with their projects

Robin Clevett chats with an Architect (Steve Wilkinson, James Gorst Architects) who oversaw the design and construction of the New Temple Complex Which won a Wood Award for 'Best New Timber Building'. Robin asks about the design phases, how the construction unfolded, how Steve worked with the contractors, carpenters and joiners on all stages of the project and also reflects on working with architects as well