Episodes
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
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.
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.
Danny Madden looks into what workwear tradespeople are wearing on site outdoors, as we head into the coldest months of the year. Danny talks to Landscaper, Mark Marshall about his approach and branding his workwear. Mike Boston shares some insight into how work boots are designed and produced and Michael Walker from RLR Roofing talks about staying warm and dry while working on the roof.
Danny Madden takes time to answer some of your questions that have built up over the past few months and covers things like, worst excuses for not coming to work, new materials, things that can ruin your day as a Roofer and much more.
Danny Madden talks to fellow Roofers about how they got into the trade, when it clicked for them, if they've ever come close to quitting... but ultimately, why they've stayed and what they love about the trade. Guests: John Creber, Gary McIntyre & Kory Blick.
Danny Madden looks into whether the trade is underpaid as a whole. What's going wrong when Roofers are reporting they struggle to find anyone willing to work for the rates they can offer. Where are Roofers in a league table of pay for the trades and what could they do about the supposed lower potential earnings in the marketplace. Guests include: John Creber & Simon Meadows.
Danny Madden looks into good and bad conduct for apprentices and helpers/labourers and what we expect from those starting out on-site. Danny asks Roofers to share some of their own apprenticeship experiences and discusses what could be learnt from them with regards to behaviours and attitude expected from apprentices today. Guests include: Phil Dalton, Hugo Helms & Will Hughes AKA Will The Roofer.
Danny Madden talks to Roofers and Tradespeople about how you scale a business, their experiences of scaling a business, what they've learnt and advice for anyone wanting to grow. Guests include: John Argyle & Josh Morrison.
Danny Madden is joined by well known Roofers and friends of the show to dicuss their worst days on the tools ever and what made them so bad. There's chat about things going wrong, nightmare moments with customers, the weather, other trades, falling off the roof and everything that you might imagine going wrong... going wrong! (Guests include: Dean Saxton, Lawrence Robinson & Oliver Blake)
Danny Madden looks into upcoming changes by the HSE to permitted lead levels in blood. Danny asks the Chairman of the Lead Contractors Association (Alasdair White) to join him and explain further and also gets the reaction of Krystian Ingham, well known on socials as Leadwork SW.
Danny Madden talks to Malcolm Morrell from Bonright Roofing about the different places of worship they've worked on and the unique challenges with each. Rachael Wragg talks about her work as a Stone Mason on Lincoln Cathedral.
Danny Madden looks into utilising AI and digital services for your business. Danny gets some practical advice from award winning Business Coach, Maria Coulter (constructioncoach.co.uk) and looks into a grounbreaking £270K investment into AI by Commericial Flat Roofing Company, Tapered Plus.
Danny Madden invites some of the leading forces from the green roof industry to join him and explain how it all works. Danny talks to Mike Williams from ICB Projects about some of their notable, standout projects and discusses the range of what is possible with regards to design. Matthew Hoddinott from The Green Roof Organisation joins the discussion to explain training and support for contractors taking on these projects and Danny Farquhar from Eco Green Group talks about approach to maintanance.
Danny Madden is joined by Roofers from Wales, Scotland and Canada to talk about their experiences with a variety of wildlife on the rooftops. Guests include: Moses Jolly, Gary McIntyre & Sam De Coteau
Danny Madden, who is an award winning Roofer himself, is joined by award nominated and award winning tradespeople to discuss what it can do for your business and whether it's worth entering the variety of awards available to industry each year. Guests include: Micheal Ashton & Sean Matthews
Dylan Skelhorn from the No Falls Foundation joins Danny Madden to tell his story and discuss the consequences of his fall from height. Dylan talks about what happened, why it happened, what he's doing to raise awareness and hits you with some hard facts about working safely from height.
Danny Madden is joined by a range of roofers to discuss the current roofing systems, materials, tools and products they're using, experimenting with, a fan or.. or even don't rate, despite glowing reviews from others. Guests include: Kory Blick (10 Roofing), Josh Morrison (JR Roofing Ltd.) & Joshua Lewis (Lewis Brothers Carpentry)
Danny Madden looks into the increasing challenge for tradespeople getting around major cities in the UK. Danny talks to Scott Mullins from We Fix about switching to electric vans for their fleet. Award winning Plumber, John Cruickshank discusses his nightmare trying to get around the streets of London and Motoring Journalist, Shahzad Sheikh (Brown Car Guy) shares his research and understanding of why and how ULEZ and CAZ zones are implemented.
Danny Madden has a look into how business has been in 2025 so far and whether enquiries are slowing down. Adam French from SIG Roofing joins Danny and gives a perspective as someone that meets Roofers daily as he helps them seek further training. Will The Roofer gives his perspective from running his business and Danny also shares his thoughts and experiences this year so far.
... How good you are at managing your finances professionally. Danny Madden asks Roofers to join him and discuss their experiences managing their finances over the years, lessons learned and the approach to doing it to the best of your abilities. Guests include: Dean Saxton & Noel Bardall
Danny Madden showcases some of the best and exciting up and comers in the Roofing game!
Danny Madden is joined by three Roofers with differing amounts of experience taking on projects so that he can ask them what they think the value of Roofers 'is' and 'should be' within construction. Moses Jolly talks about this from where he's based in Wales and based on experiences so far in the trade, Lawrence Robinson from Robinson Roofers shares his perspective and John Creber talks about how the perception around what the value of roof work is has changed over the years.
Will Emerton from Emerton Roofers joins Danny Madden to talk about the amazing history of the family business. Will talks about how the business has evolved since 1925, what the business was like during the Second World War, How he and his two brothers celebrated the centenary, competing in roofing competitions and more
Danny Madden ties some recent topics on the show together on Father's Day by talking about how his Dad instilled in him the family business motto "Trading On Our Reputation". Danny has his Dad, Andy Madden join him and discuss the family history as well as passing on the family business to Danny. Danny is joined by Liam Mellor from LCM Flat Roofing to discuss winning an award based on reputation and towards the end of the show, there's a great story about Roofers helping out a father in need from the construction industry
Danny Madden looks at the approach to working with scaffolders. Guests include: Lee Tidiman & Will Hughes AKA Will The Roofer
Danny Madden goes to the Federation of Master Builders Spring Parliamentary Reception, as they aim to create a formal licensing system for tradespeople. Danny talks to the National Roofing Federation about the issues with Roofing specifically, catches up with FMB CEO Brian Berry about how they've got to this point and tradesperson, Rob Clark from Broadfield SW Construction Ltd. talks about the ways rogue traders affect trusted tradespeople
Danny Madden is joined by John Lees, A Roofer who is involved in Solar PV. Danny asks what it's like to train in and work with, what some Roofers might be misunderstanding about working in Solar PV, why it's a good move for your business and partnering with Electricians. Lucy Dixon joins Danny to talk about the Installer Show at the NEC in Birmingham (24-26 June) which is free to attend and why this year is going to be massive for the Roofing trade at Installer, as it expands to cater to more trades
Danny Madden is joined by a range of guests from the roofing industry to discuss options for training and furthering your roofing skillls. Guests include: Stuart Nicholson from Marley, Skillbuild winner Joe Gallagher & The Roofing Banksy AKA Gary McIntyre
Danny Madden looks again at our approach to health and wellbeing for those on the tools. Danny invites Joiner, Ben Brindley (@brindleyrunner on Insta) to discuss his marathon running and how you can get started. Former Roofer and Muay Thai/Yoga Instructor, Andy Jarvis talks about how you can stretch and look after your body better on site. Kathryn Clifford from The Karen Clifford Melanoma & Skin Cancer Charity hits you with some hard facts about skin cancer and explains how to protect you and those that work with you