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Danny Madden - Roofing Show

The Roofing Show offers a blend of entertainment and vital industry information that will help the nation’s roofers to work smarter, earn more money and grow their business.Hosted by Danny Madden, the bi-weekly podcast offers insight and advice on key issues for builders and roofers, like how to grow your business, pricing jobs, health & safety, training and tools.Danny and a cast of industry guests provide a blend of industry expertise and authentic insight on the state of the industry and the

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35:02

First Year vs. Five Years vs. Decades of Experience...

Danny Madden - Roofing Show ·

2026/04/12

Danny Madden talks to Tradespeople who are at three different stages of running a business so that he can compare their experiences and get an overview of what it's like to go through each stage. Lily Moore talks about her first 12-14 months of running her Decorating based business. Carpenter, Lewis Lai shares his experiences since he started out in 2022 and talks about his business progression so far. Fellow Fix Radio Presenter, Andy Cam talks about what it's been like to run a business for over 35

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21:49

Why Are Tradespeople Leaving Their Businesses Behind?

Danny Madden - Roofing Show ·

2026/04/05

Danny Madden looks into a bit of a recent trend where accomplished trade based business owners are choosing to park their business and get into sub-contracting or employed roles with other businesses. Danny talks to George McKechnie about his recent shift in working circumstances and what the benefits have been so far. Dean Saxton explains how moving the family to Cornwall from Nottingham has meant he's had to leave his business there behind and how he's changed the way he works in a new part of the

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20:42

What Will Happen To Our Business & Material Costs...

Danny Madden - Roofing Show ·

2026/03/29

Danny Madden is starting to worry and feeling unsure of what might happen with his business running costs, material costs and availability with everything going on in the middle east. Material costs are up 30-40% post covid anyway and it's leaving many with an uncertain future without guarentees. Danny asks for clarity and guidance through this from Noble Francis, who is Economics Director at The Construction Products Association and John Newcombe from the Builders Merchants Federation.

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27:28

Danny Is Confronted Over His Approach To This Aspect...

Danny Madden - Roofing Show ·

2026/03/22

Danny Madden talks about his approach to sub-contracting other trades and why he thinks it's out of order for them to get work from clients he's introduced them to, without giving him a cut. Dave Smith, a Plumbing & Heating Engineer well known on social media who has directly confronted Danny about this approach in the past. Dave explains his perspective and why he took exception to Danny's thought process on this topic. Kimmy The Sparks joins the discussion to share her good and bad experiences

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54:39

Danny Madden With The Paint Warrior - Starting In...

Danny Madden - Roofing Show ·

2026/03/15

Danny Madden is joined by Kevin Tingley - The Paint Warrior to talk at length about his life and experiences on the tools. Kev talks about his less than ideal start in roofing, how he found decorating from there, finding success after having challenges and setbacks along the way, creating his brand of paint brushes - to today and recent health scares, tool theft nightmare over Christmas and taking a positive step forward with his health.

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29:24

Billy From City & Herts Roofing Talks Working In...

Danny Madden - Roofing Show ·

2026/03/08

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.

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24:16

Are We Any Closer To Protecting Our Reputation?

Danny Madden - Roofing Show ·

2026/03/01

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

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20:59

Beat Approach For Getting Scaffolding Sorted

Danny Madden - Roofing Show ·

2026/02/22

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.

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40:54

Michael Walker From RLR Leadwork & Roofing Ltd.

Danny Madden - Roofing Show ·

2026/02/15

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.

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20:18

Young People Grafting On The Roofs

Danny Madden - Roofing Show ·

2026/02/08

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.

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39:46

Danny Smith From Kingfisher Roofing In-Studio

Danny Madden - Roofing Show ·

2026/02/01

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!

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31:44

HMRC Self Assessment Deadline Day Is Coming!!

Danny Madden - Roofing Show ·

2026/01/25

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!

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21:32

Is This The Number One Thing Holding Back Your...

Danny Madden - Roofing Show ·

2026/01/18

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

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23:29

The Year Ahead For Roofing

Danny Madden - Roofing Show ·

2026/01/11

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.

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21:04

2025 Wrapped For The Roofing Trade

Danny Madden - Roofing Show ·

2025/12/21

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!

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42:27

The Ways We Use Social Media In The Trade

Danny Madden - Roofing Show ·

2025/12/14

Danny Madden looks at three or four different approaches and talks to Tradespeople who have had a range of experiences to get their insight and advice for anyone wanting to do the same. Robin Clevett talks about his incredible journey on YouTube and talks about why he doesn't try to chase the algorhythm. Brad Hanson from The Bald Builders talks about being humble, not overdoing it with brand endorsements & why the trade social media bubble might burst. Danny talks to Roofer, Kory Blick from Ten

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30:11

A Tough Year For Master Thatchers

Danny Madden - Roofing Show ·

2025/12/07

Danny Madden looks into what's happening with Master Thatchers and the Thatched Roof Industry. Danny catches up with Bedfordshire based Master Thatcher, Harry Roberts and finds out about his 2025 with regards to notable projects, challenges with havests of the material, bringing on new apprentices and what 2026 might be like. Paul Shelly from the East Midlands Master Thatchers' Association sums up the year for the trade as a whole and also shares a few positives.

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25:48

How Safe Are You On The Roof?

Danny Madden - Roofing Show ·

2025/11/30

Danny Madden looks into how we stay safe on the roof and what is practical and realistic with regards to implementing safety while working. Guests: Oliver Blake & Lawrence Robinson

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25:01

Stories of Courage From Roofers

Danny Madden - Roofing Show ·

2025/11/23

Danny Madden looks into some tales of bravery from the Roofing trade. Danny talks to Jimmy Roe, who is attempting 'the world's highest marathon' for a great cause. Danny also invites Roofer, David Brown to tell the story of how he saved a woman from a burning house, using the skills he learnt training for the Fire Service.

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24:26

Understanding Insulation

Danny Madden - Roofing Show ·

2025/11/16

Danny Madden looks into some options Roofers can use to insulate their customer’s homes. Danny invites Shayd Farmery to join him and explain his approach to using insulation on Garden rooms and how his understanding of insulating materials has evolved over time. FMB London President, David Gutierrez joins the show to discuss the journey the building trade is on with regards to understanding how insulation works and how to apply it properly.

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