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The Electrical Show
Join Thomas Nagy and Paul Meenan as they take a look at all the latest topics from the world of electricals, including product launches, top tips, and special guests.
Thomas will also be joined by some of the biggest names from across the industry giving their view on the latest news and developments.
The Electrical Show on Fix Radio is brought to you in partnership with Bosch Professional Power Tools.
Episodes
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Thomas Nagy Looks At Employment In The Trade
Ian Bedingfield and Jack Street join Thomas Nagy as he explores how employed sparkies are faring in 2024. A lot tradespeople prize the freedom of being their…
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The Truth About Thomas Nagy & Paul Meenan's Working Relationship...
Thomas Nagy and Paul Meenan discuss their working relationship and give you plenty of insight and advice on how to foester and build the client and…
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Reacting To Amendment 3 of BS 7671
Thomas Nagy and Paul Meenan react to amendment 3 of BS 7671. Sparky Ninja, David Watts from e5 joins the show and gives his thoughts as well
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What Is The Race To The Bottom?
Thomas Nagy and Paul Meenan discuss the race to the bottom in the trade and how often you can find yourself engaged in a race to the bottom when trying to win…
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Support For The Trade Coming From Select In Scotland
Paul Meenan and Thomas Nagy continue looking at how the trade are supported and protected by trade associations and accreditations. This episode, Alan Wilson…
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Are You Being Supported In The Way You Would Like?
Thomas Nagy and Paul Meenan take a look at the role trade associations and accreditation bodies have in the trade and whether members feel they're properly…
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The Positives & Pitfalls of YouTube In The Trade
Thomas Nagy and Paul Meenan draw from their own experiences on YouTube to discuss what role it plays in the electrical industry, the positives, the negatives…
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Thomas Nagy Has A Rant!
Thomas Nagy talks about electric vehicles, mental health, upskilling and dating (yes, really!)
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Accidents & Injuries
Thomas Nagy is joined by two guests to discuss the dangers faced by electricians while working. Peter Bennett from The Ladder Association shares some evidence…
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Disillusionment & Burnout Culture In The Trade
Thomas Nagy and Paul Meenan take a look at how burnout culture might be causing some members of the trade to feel disillusioned with the nature of the work and…
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Working With Plasterers...
Thomas Nagy and Paul Meenan invite Chris Frediani, the UK's most famous spread, to discuss the damaged relationship between Electricians and Plasterers. Chris…
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So You Want To Be An Electrician?
Thomas Nagy and Paul Meenan talk to Gary Alder, who has written the book 'So You Want To Be An Electrician?' They ask Gary about his career in the trade, his…
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Thinking About The Job After It's Done
Thomas Nagy and Paul Meenan talk about doing work the right way and why it's important to think about the work you've completed in the following weeks and…
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Why Contractors Feel Disillusioned
Thomas Nagy and Paul Meenan talk to two contractors about what causes them to feel disillusioned with the trade and their position within it
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Paul Meenan's Time In The Trade Explored
John Isherwood is in for Thomas Nagy and walks Paul Meenan through his professional life in a bit of an Electrical version of 'This is Your Life'
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Why Are Apprentices Struggling To Find Placements?
John Isherwood is in for Thomas Nagy, with Paul Meenan and they look at why potential apprentices are struggling to find placements and why some contractors…
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How This Trade Will Test You...
We've heard from listeners that as they get further into their journey as an Electrical contractor, they find themselves losing their passion for the industry…
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Snagging
Thomas Nagy and Paul Meenan are joined by popular social media snagged John Cooper of New Home Quality Control to talk about snagging electrical work and the…
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Tool Theft
John Isherwood is in for Thomas Nagy one more time and joined by Paul Meenan to take a look at tool theft, van theft, van break-ins, units being targetting by…
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Heath & Fitness Re-Visited with John Isherwood & Paul Meenan
Thomas Nagy is off for two weeks, but the show must go on and joining Paul Meenan on hosting duties is Fix Radio regular John Isherwood to take another look at…
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Everything You Need To Be Conscious Of In The Year Ahead...
Thomas Nagy and Paul Meenan pick out some of the key changes coming to the regs this year in the UK that you should know about and other things that might…
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Paul Meenan Goes To An EV Show...
Thomas Nagy and Paul Meenan are back after Christmas and start the year with a look at EV and what 2024 might hold for EV and those in the trade that work…
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Specialising In Commercial Hotel Work
Charlie and Lewis return to discuss their specialism which is taking on commercial contracts at hotels across the UK. They explain what this work is like, How…
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How Can You Create Partnerships In The Trade?
Thomas Nagy is joined by Charlie and Lewis from Quadrant to discuss their experiences setting up and running a business together as commercial contractors
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Is It Okay To...
Thomas Nagy and Paul Meenan discuss certain ways to behave, business practices, ways to learn and ask 'whether it's okay to...' act in these ways
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Thomas & Paul Talk Money, Travel & Insurance
They're not going on holiday, they're discussing all the insurance you need to have, should have and whether some in the trade are winging it when it comes to…
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A Thomas Nagy Q&A Session
Thomas Nagy goes through the Fix Radio Electrical Show mailbag and answers questions about his own professional development, YouTube, Specialisms, The meaning…
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Thomas Nagy discusses the challenge of staying fit and healthy while on the tools
Thomas Nagy is joined by two electricians so that he can ask them about their approach to diet and exercise as busy tradespeople with not much time to prep and…
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The Journey From Apprentice To Master
Thomas Nagy and Paul Meenan track the journey from apprentice to qualified electrician. The pair discuss what success might look like and reminisce about their…
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How You Can Approach Health & Fitness As An Electrician
Thomas Nagy and Paul Meenan do something a bit different on this episode and take a look at how Electricians can approach health and fitness. Thomas invites…
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What's It Like To Specialise In Fire Safety?
Thomas Nagy and Paul Meenan are joined again by Dan Jackson, so that he can talk about his experiences in fire safety and explain to you what it's like…
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Advice For People Struggling To Recruit Within Specialisms
Thomas Nagy and Paul Meenan are joined by Dan Jackson, a fire safety principle consultant who has come into the studio to give advice to David McKeown, who…
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Thomas Nagy and Paul Meenan discuss the liability of electricians
Thomas and Paul look at what the liability is around safety for the average jobbing spark, the contractors like Thomas and the clients like Paul
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Thomas Nagy and Paul Meenan look into diverted neutrals in 2023
Having recently been discussed in the House of Lords, Thomas and Paul look into diverted neutrals and how big an issue it could eventually become
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Thomas Nagy and Paul Meenan look at solar again with Mark Kerr from Joju Solar
Thomas and Paul re-visit Solar/PV as an 'ism' and are joined by Mark Kerr, Lead Electrician at Joju Solar. Mark joined Joju a few years ago and has built a…
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Thomas Nagy and Paul Meenan are joined again by Louise, John & Apprentice Lauren
Louise and John return with their apprentice Lauren to discuss what it's been like bringing Lauren into their Smart Home Installation business. Lauren talks…
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Thomas Nagy and Paul Meenan talk to Louise & John about smart home installs
Louise Tarling and John Vauxhall met when John was working as a black cab driver, fast forward a number of years and they're moved into the Electrical sector…
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Thomas Nagy and Paul Meenan address work life balance
Paul Meenan has tried to address his work life balance this year and discusses why he's chosen to do this and how he's gone about doing so. Thomas talks about…
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Thomas Nagy and Paul Meenan discuss specialising in solar PV
Show hosts Thomas Nagy and Paul Meenan shed light on how to specialise in solar PV and boost your revenue
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Thomas Nagy and Paul Meenan fill in the blanks...
Thomas and Paul take part in a 'fill in the blanks' exercise about the trade. Not sure what that means? Complete this sentence: I like listening to the…
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Thomas Nagy and Paul Meenan on 'isms' part 2 - Smart Home Installation
Rich Hepple from the Art of Smart joins Thomas and Paul to talk about specialising in Smart Home Installation. Rich talks about what type of person you need to…
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Thomas Nagy and Paul Meenan look at sustainability & net zero
Thomas and Paul look at green tech and how sustainable it is. Carbon footprints, net zero, is it all greenwashing? They're joined by ex-BBC environmental…
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Thomas Nagy and Paul Meenan talk about 'isms' (EV)
Thomas and Paul are going to be looking at specialisms in the Electrical sector every fortnight or so on the show and they start with EV charge point installs…
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Thomas Nagy and Paul Meenan cover PAT Testing
PAT Testing - is it taken seriously enough? Are we doing it properly? and what are the consequences for ignoring it entirely?
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Thomas Nagy and Paul Meenan discuss fake qualifications & gold cards
Thomas and Paul talking about posts regarding fake qualifications and gold cards available for sale on social meda. What can be done about this? Who is doing…
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Thomas Nagy and Paul Meenan on when to start up a business
We keep getting asked - how do I know when I'm ready to work for myself and how should set my business up? So Thomas shares his experiences and shares a never…
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Thomas Nagy and Paul Meenan give you top tips & random facts
Thomas Nagy calls on Paul's wealth of knowledge to get some top tips and random facts from him as well as giving some of his own tips that he's picked up along…
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Thomas Nagy and Paul Meenan look at how Electricians learn
Thomas Nagy and Paul Meenan are joined by two guests to discuss the different ways that Electricians can approach learning and CPD and also look at some of the…
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Thomas Nagy and Paul Meenan discuss post apprenticeship blues
Apprenticeships are fantastic and a true and tested route into the industry. What comes next is amazing but also daunting and it can be hard to know what the…
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Thomas Nagy and Paul Meenan cover blacklisting
Paul talks about some of the people he knows that have been blacklisted in the industry, offers some insight into what people are being blacklisted for, why…
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Thomas Nagy and Paul Meenan discuss the wiring regs
Paul gives you an update on the recent changes to the wiring regs and why it's important to stay informed and educated on everything related to BS7671
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Thomas Nagy and Paul Meenan discuss maintaining cash flow while carrying out larger work
Thomas has found himself taking on increasingly larger work over the last few years but has found cash flow challenging during this time. Paul and Thomas…
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Thomas Nagy and Paul Meenan talk about entitlement
Entitlement, thinking you know it all and knowing nothing, having all the gear and no idea, being confidently wrong and not being able to be told anything…
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Thomas Nagy and Paul Meenan address the perception of the Electrician on-site
Thomas Nagy and Paul Meenan ask what is an Electrician? Who can call themselves an Electrician? What's the difference between a Sparks and an Electrician? They…
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Thomas Nagy and Paul Meenan talk about the home of the future
Thomas and Paul discuss some of the new tech coming and already entering homes across the UK. They talk about what you will see added during construction of…
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Thomas Nagy and Paul Meenan discuss eco-friendly opportunities
A recent survey found that Electricians were the trade most embracing eco-friendly business practices and offerring green solutions to customers here in the…
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Thomas Nagy and Paul Meenan on the latest with EV...
Thomas Nagy is joined once again by Paul Meenan to look at the current state of play with regards to everything EV here in the UK
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What's it like working for Thomas Nagy?
Thomas Nagy is joined by one of his employees to talk about what it's like to work for Thomas, What he's like as a boss and what both employer and employee…
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Thomas Nagy is joined again by Amy Barrett-Singh & Danny Webb
Thomas Nagy is joined by Amy Barrett-Singh (Amy the Sparky) and Danny Webb AKA Sparky Milan to talk about their experiences in the trade. Amy and Danny talk…
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Thomas Nagy is joined by Amy The Sparky & Sparky Milan to talk about SPARKS Female Skills 2023
Amy Barrett-Singh & Danny Webb, known as Amy the Sparky and Sparky Milan on socials join Thomas to talk about their experiences as judges for Spark's Magazine…