Billy Bailey from City & Herts Roofing Ltd. joins Danny Madden in the studio to talk about starting out in the trade at a young age, learning his skills, taking pride in work, commercial and social housing work, the challenges of working in the City of London, tools, struggling to find good people to work with him and social media.

Almost a year on from when Danny first started looking into a licensing system for construction (which culminated in a trip to the House of Lords with the FMB) Danny asks whether we're any closer to protecting the reputation of Roofers and tradespeople as a whole. FMB Rep & Builder, Rob Clark joins Danny to talk about the FMB's campaign and Builder & Carpenter, John Argyle shares some of his experiences with poor workmanship on roofs and how he's seen standards continue to slip over the decades he's been in the trade.

Danny Madden looks at what is going on with scaffolding currently in terms of cost, demand and what the best current approach is for getting scaffolding sorted on your project. Guests include: Junior Osbourne, Lee Tidiman & Michael Walker.

Danny Madden is joined by Roofer, Michael Walker from RLR Leadwork and Roofing Ltd. - to talk about his experiences in the trade and work on the roofs.

Danny Madden catches up with some young people who are making a success of their starts in the trade and finds out whether the new generation of Roofers are being unfairly painted as lazy. Danny talks to 17 year old Eli Green about his experiences so far and award winning tradesperson, Joshua Lewis about the wider issue around getting young people invested with their learning experience on site.

Danny Madden is joined by Danny Smith from Kingfisher Roofing in Barnsley to discuss his start in Roofing, building a business, Putting work right done to a poor standard by others, tool theft, materials and more!

Dannhy Madden looks into where we're all at with our taxes and getting sorted, with deadline day approaching. Danny talks to Roofers, Lawrence Robinson & Sam Bilton so that they can compare notes and find out whether the trade is ready for 'Making Tax Digital'. Ben Livings from HMRC comes onto the show as well so that he can give you a complete breakdown of how changes to reporting will work, advice for how to approach reporting, what to do if you can't pay and more!

Danny Madden looks into why so many Roofing Businesses are struggling to find good people to work for them and therefore can't take on the work in the market that's available. Guests: Danny Smith & Josh Morrison

Danny Madden talks to Adam French from SIG Roofing about what the biggest developments might be for the trade in 2026, Where demand for work will be, training and things to consider branching out into and what role building regs may play for many in the trade. Dean Saxton joins the chat to give his perspective on the year ahead and what he will be doing in 2026.

Danny Madden catches up with some previous guests who have joined him on the show this year - and finds out how business has been in 2025. Guests include: Moses Jolly, Liam Mellor & Joe Gallagher!