The Clive Holland Show
Clive Holland sets out to entertain and inform the hard working tradespeople of Britain only on Fix Radio. He's the big guy with a big personality.
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The Most Useless Tool!!!
Thursday, 11 September 2025
Today it's was lighthearted Thursday, where we like to have a laugh, so today I want to hear what you think is the most useless tool on site? Is it some gadget one of the lads has seen on social media, the microwave or even the apprentice!We heard great responses from across the country. Plus, there's also the pub lunch quiz for your chance to bag yourself 6 points.Catch Clive On Fix Radio Monday - Thursday 12 PM - 3 PM Across The UK On DAB Radio And Online At https://www.fixradio.co.uk/
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Suicide Prevention Day - Your Never Alone!
Wednesday, 10 September 2025
Today is World Suicide Prevention Day, so I wanted to check in to see how you’re doing. With construction workers being four times more likely to die by suicide than the national average, we want to let you know you’re not alone and discuss how you could seek help for yourself or even help a friend. Here are some stats to start you off today. On The Tools, recently found that 73% of the country's 2.1 million construction workers have been affected by mental illness and in the last decade, over 7,000 have taken their own lives. We want you to know today you are not alone, we’re here to help ...
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How Hot Is Too Hot To Work?
Tuesday, 9 September 2025
As The Met Office confirms that summer 2025 was officially the hottest on record for the United Kingdom, we’re talking about working in that heat! The World Health Organization and the World Meteorological Organization have reported recently that millions of workers are exposed to heat stress, which affects their health, and their performance. They’ve both called for governments, employers, and workers to co-operate to develop adaptation strategies! Closer to home, unions such as GMB and Unite are calling for a 27oC limit for manual work to protect workers. So today I’m asking, is a maximum...
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Would You Fit A Black Box?
Monday, 8 September 2025
We’re hearing about plenty of you struggling with increased van insurance costs and this is something we’ve covered a number of times on this show, so today I’m asking - would you have a Black Box installed to your van if it would mean cheaper insurance costs? If not, why not? And do you have any other tips for how to reduce your insurance costs as they seem to spiral every year! I was joined by Pointy Plumber & his Apprentice Grandad as well as insurance expert Gavin Hill from Adrian Flux to hear what they think we can expect from the future of construction education. Plus, there's also th...
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Are You Superstitious?
Thursday, 4 September 2025
Today it was a lighthearted Thursday, and we were discussing superstitions. With our industry being thousands of years old, over the years a lot of superstitions have built up around it! From burying a jar of honey in the deepest part of the foundation to the 5,000-year-old belief that walking under a ladder will give you bad luck, these superstitions are everywhere. So today I wanted to hear if you follow any superstitions or what the most ridiculous ones you've heard on site are!We heard great responses from across the country. Plus, our mates at Wickes helped us help out Doug The Handyma...
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Drilling Down on Business Jargon!
Wednesday, 3 September 2025
Today we were talking about business jargon! I wanted to touch base to see if you really think business jargon is the best practice when communicating in the trades. Do you think it brings something to the table, or should the phrase “Drill Down” only be used in relation to the job!? We did a deep dive on the topic and spoke to Maria Coulter and Grant Gundelfinger to see whether it has a place in our industry or if we should phase it out. Plus, we looped in our listeners to see if the ducks were aligned, and there's the pub lunch quiz.Catch Clive On Fix Radio Monday - Thursday 12 PM - 3 PM ...
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Partnerships - Is Going Into Business With A Mate A Good Idea?
Tuesday, 2 September 2025
Today we were talking about Partnerships! According to the Federation of Small Businesses, across all industries, only 6% of small businesses were partnerships. But is there a reason for this, or is it Business's best-kept secret! We spoke to Danny Webb and John Argyl to hear the pros and cons of going into business with a mate. Plus, there's also the pub lunch quiz, and you’ll hear the very best messages we received.Catch Clive On Fix Radio Monday - Thursday 12 PM - 3 PM Across The UK On DAB Radio And Online At https://www.fixradio.co.uk/
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Would You Like Your Kids In The Trade?
Monday, 1 September 2025
With the kids back at school this month, today I want to ask a very simple question - would you want your kids to study a construction course and then join the trade? If not, why not? I was joined by Peter Roberts and Dan Brown to hear what they think we can expect from the future of construction education. Plus, there's also the pub lunch quiz, and you’ll hear the very best messages we received - Enjoy.Catch Clive On Fix Radio Monday - Thursday 12 PM - 3 PM Across The UK On DAB Radio And Online At https://www.fixradio.co.uk/
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FIXFEST ESSENTIALS!!!
Thursday, 28 August 2025
Today it was a lighthearted Thursday, and with Fix Fest, the only festival for the trades just a few days away, I wanted to know what your niche festival essentials are? From gaffer tape for emergency shoe repairs to questionable ways of avoiding the queues for the loo. We heard great responses from across the country. Plus, there's also the pub lunch quiz for your chance to bag yourself 6 points.Catch Clive On Fix Radio Monday - Thursday 12 PM - 3 PM Across The UK On DAB Radio And Online At https://www.fixradio.co.uk/
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Look After Your Lungs!
Wednesday, 27 August 2025
Today we were raising awareness for an irreversible lung disease called Silicosis, which is thought to be the biggest health risk to construction workers after asbestos. The All-Party Parliamentary Group for Respiratory Health states that Eighty-one per cent of workers exposed to silica are employed in the construction industry. However, it is easily preventable with the right PPE, so today I wanted to know whether you’re looking after your lungs on site? We spoke to Leigh Griffiths and Phillip Gaches to hear how you should be protecting your lungs on site and the harsh reality of the conse...
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How Do You Network?
Tuesday, 26 August 2025
Today we were talking about networking. Though our industry relies on what you know, sometimes to get booked out, who you know is just as important! However, with 40% of professionals claiming to find networking difficult, I wanted to hear how you go about networking. We heard some fantastic advice from Lee Fuller and Bob Hay.Plus, as always, there's the Pub lunch Quiz and you will hear the very best messages we received!Catch Clive On Fix Radio Monday - Thursday 12 PM - 3 PM Across The UK On DAB Radio And Online At https://www.fixradio.co.uk/
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What Are Your Bank Holiday Plans???
Thursday, 21 August 2025
Today it was a lighthearted Thursday where we like to have a laugh. So today, with the bank holiday approaching, we wanted to know: What are you doing this Bank Holiday? A family day out? Actually putting your feet up? Going to the gym? We heard great responses from across the country. Plus, there's also the pub lunch quiz for your chance to bag yourself 6 points.Catch Clive On Fix Radio Monday - Thursday 12 PM - 3 PM Across The UK On DAB Radio And Online At https://www.fixradio.co.uk/
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What does the Future Home Standard mean for construction?
Wednesday, 20 August 2025
Today we were discussing future home standards and what it could mean for your business. With it set to be introduced this year I wanted to know if it's going to push your costs up or change your way of working. We were joined by John Cruickshank and Tim Pollard to hear what it could mean for you?Catch Clive On Fix Radio Monday - Thursday 12 PM - 3 PM Across The UK On DAB Radio And Online At https://www.fixradio.co.uk/
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How's Your Mental Health?
Tuesday, 19 August 2025
Today with the Construction Leadership Council launching a Health, Wellbeing and Leadership strategy, we wanted to shine a light on mental health and do a mental health check in. We touched bases with our listners to find out how everyone's doing and if they are taking care of themselves. Plus I also spoke to Samantha the Managing Director of Mates in Mind and Alex Wood to hear how we can be supporting our mates. Plus there's also the pub lunch quiz and you’ll hear the very best messages we received!Catch Clive On Fix Radio Monday - Thursday 12 PM - 3 PM Across The UK On DAB Radio And Onlin...
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The Rudest Customers!
Monday, 18 August 2025
Today we were discussing Rude Customers! From treating you like a second-class citizen to acting like your hard-earned skills are easy, dealing with them is part of the job. We heard stories from Alex Burman and Myles Dylan about their experiences. Plus there's also the pub lunch quiz and you’ll hear the very best messages we received!Catch Clive On Fix Radio Monday - Thursday 12 PM - 3 PM Across The UK On DAB Radio And Online At https://www.fixradio.co.uk/
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Fixed Penalty Notices
Wednesday, 13 August 2025
Today we were discussing unjust fines. Be it a parking fine for parking outside a clients house to an environmental fines for leaving materials on public land while you're working, Trades people are often being hit with unfair penalties for simply doing their job. So today I wanted to know if you’ve ever been hit by unjust fines. We were joined by builder Frank Brown and Neil Davies, founder and Senior Partner of Caddick Davies Solicitors who gave their views on the matter. Plus there's also the pub lunch quiz and you’ll hear the very best messages we received - Enjoy.Catch Clive On Fix Rad...
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It's All About Tax!
Tuesday, 12 August 2025
They say the only things certain in life are death and taxes… Well, today we want to talk about taxes! With HMRC ‘making Tax Digital’ they claim it will make life easier by splitting and spreading the admin across the year rather than one final rush to submit a tax return. It’s the biggest change since HMRC launched Self Assessment more than 30 years ago - but will it actually make life easier or will it mean more struggles for hardworking tradespeople? We were joined by Craig Ogilvie - Director of Making Tax Digital at HMRC and Jon Graham from JG Decorator to discuss the issues! Plus there...
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Getting the young ones into the Trade!
Monday, 11 August 2025
Today on the show with A-levels results day on Thursday and GSCE results day a few weeks after. We were focusing on how we can get more youth into the trades. Despite The Construction Industry Training Board - CITB - saying 2 years ago that there was a 45% increase in young people researching work within the trades, more people are saying they are hard to come by on site. And with 28% of young people saying the trades are inaccessible today I wanted to find out how more young people can begin a career in construction and whether the training they get is up to scratch. We spoke to Sammy Gate...
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Who Would Play You in a Movie?!
Thursday, 7 August 2025
Today it was lighthearted Thursday so talking about the movies! Who would play you if they made a Biopic of your life? Clive thought he'd suit Jason Statham and that Producer Will could be played by James Corden..! But we wanted to know who’d play YOU and maybe even who’d play your best mate on site!! We heard some fantastic suggestions plus there's also the Pub Lunch quiz for your chance to grab 6 points - Enjoy.Catch Clive On Fix Radio Monday - Thursday 12 PM - 3 PM Across The UK On DAB Radio And Online At https://www.fixradio.co.uk/
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Red Tape Spells Danger (for House Builders!)
Wednesday, 6 August 2025
Today was all about that red tape preventing us from getting the job done and if there's more of it. With a recent survey revealing that nearly 9 in 10 respondents say government policies are making it harder for them to build and the number of SME’s at its lowest in 20 years, Clive wanted to hear how the red tape is affecting business. We heard from Rico Wojtulewicz from the National Federation of Builders and Chris Carr, the FMB National President, to hear their thoughts. Plus, there's also the pub lunch quiz for your chance to bag yourself 6 points and you'll hear the best messages we re...
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How Clean Is Your Van?!
Tuesday, 5 August 2025
Today on the show we were delving into messy vans. On average tradespeople spend over 40 hours a year looking through messy vans and with over 50% of tradespeople describing their van as messy.We were joined by Dean Saxton and Pointy Plumber to hear how they try to keep their vans tidy and how a messy van affects the job. Plus there's also the pub lunch quiz and you’ll hear the very best messages we received - Enjoy.Catch Clive On Fix Radio Monday - Thursday 12 PM - 3 PM Across The UK On DAB Radio And Online At https://www.fixradio.co.uk/
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GOING OUTSIDE YOUR COMFORT ZONE!
Monday, 4 August 2025
Today was all about the times where you've gone outside of your comfort zone. Whether it was because you wanted to expand your skill set - or because you simply had no other choice! I wanted to hear about how it went. We were joined by Callum Biscoe and Terry George to hear why they think it's important to get comfortable with the uncomfortable. Plus as always there's the pub lunch quiz for your chance to grab yourself 6 points and you will hear the very best messages we received!Catch Clive On Fix Radio Monday - Thursday 12 PM - 3 PM Across The UK On DAB Radio And Online At https://www.fix...
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The DIRTIEST JOBS You've Been On!!!
Thursday, 31 July 2025
Today it was a lighthearted Thursday and we were getting into the dirtiest jobs you’ve been on. From awful weather, messy materials and filthy locations we heard about the grubbiest jobs our listeners have been on and whether they charged extra for the cleaning bill?! Plus as always theres the pub lunch Quiz!Catch Clive On Fix Radio Monday - Thursday 12 PM - 3 PM Across The UK On DAB Radio And Online At https://www.fixradio.co.uk/
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Demanding Neighbour's - The worst horror stories!
Wednesday, 30 July 2025
Today was all about managing difficult neighbours!From being asked to keep the noise down to complaints about where you’ve parked your van, sometimes the neighbours can be a massive inconvenience. So today we wanted to know your top tips for keeping them at bay when you are working on a property?We were joined by Danny Madden and Dean Saxton to hear their advice. Plus as always there's the pub lunch quiz for your chance to grab yourself 6 points and you will hear the very best messages we received!Catch Clive On Fix Radio Monday - Thursday 12 PM - 3 PM Across The UK On DAB Radio And Online ...
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Have you ever told the customer too much information?
Tuesday, 29 July 2025
Today on the show we were discussing the times where you tell the client a little too much information.Communicating with a client is vital to the success of any job and a happy customer - But sometimes it can go too far and you can accidentally say the wrong thing. So today we wanted to know when you told a client too much? We were joined by George McKenchie and Dan Brown who gave their advice on what’s off limits when talking to a client. Plus as always there's the pub lunch quiz for your chance to grab yourself 6 points and you will hear the very best messages we received - Enjoy!Catch C...
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Banter Or Bullying - Where's the line?
Monday, 28 July 2025
Today was all about when banter goes too far and becomes bullying. With research showing that 21% of construction employees have experienced bullying in the last year, and almost 3 in 10 claiming the bullying was labelled as ‘banter’. We wanted to establish what's over the line and how we stop and ultimately prevent it on site! We were joined by GMB Union Rep Charlotte Brumpton-Childs and Jimmy Hendry for an insight into how bullying can occur and affect people on site. Plus as always there's the pub lunch quiz for your chance to grab yourself 6 points and you will hear the very best messag...
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Celebrate your best mates!!!
Thursday, 24 July 2025
Today it was a lighthearted Thursday and we were celebrating your best mates! We all know that sometimes having your best mate on site or catching them in the pub after work can really make the day better. So today we hear all about some of your best mates and why they’re brilliant! Plus we'll be revisiting tool theft and there's also the Pub Lunch quiz for your chance to grab 6 points!Catch Clive On Fix Radio Monday - Thursday 12 PM - 3 PM Across The UK On DAB Radio And Online At https://www.fixradio.co.uk/
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Dodgy DIY!!!
Wednesday, 23 July 2025
Today was all about DIY disasters, the times where you’ve walked into a clients house to find that it's been wired to burn down. We wanted to hear about your experiences with poor DIY but also establish what's to blame - Is it social media or schools no longer teaching practical skills?We were joined by John Argyl and Becky Bates to hear their views. Plus there's also the Pub Lunch quiz for your chance to grab yourself 6 points and you will hear the very best messages we received.Catch Clive On Fix Radio Monday - Thursday 12 PM - 3 PM Across The UK On DAB Radio And Online At https://www.fix...
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Debt Collection - How you make customers pay up!
Tuesday, 22 July 2025
Today on the show we were delving into debt, And with 81% of tradespeople being expected to be chasing debt this is no small issue and is causing serious harm to both tradespeople and their businesses. So today we wanted to know if you’re chasing debt and if so how it's affected you and what you think needs to be done to better protect tradespeople! We were joined by Pete Beaumont and Dan Tempest who gave advice on preventing debt in the first place. Plus there's also the pub lunch quiz and you’ll hear the very best messages we received.Catch Clive On Fix Radio Monday - Thursday 12 PM - 3 P...
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Dyslexia in the trades - Superpower or Saboteur?
Monday, 21 July 2025
Today was all about exploring how neurodiversity affects those working in the trade. It is estimated that over twenty thousand people within the construction industry have dyslexia and for these tradies this can bring additional challenges and advantages when running a business in the trade. So today we want to know if you have any neurodiversities that help or hinder your work and if so, How so! We spoke to Dave Smith from Condense Pro and John Cruickshank about how Dyslexia affects their work. Plus there's also the pub lunch quiz for your chance to bag yourself 6 points and you will of co...
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