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The Bricklaying Show, mixes entertainment and information as it helps the nation’s 60,000-strong bricklaying community to work smarter, earn more money and grow their business.The bi-weekly podcast from Fix Radio, tackles a range of industry issues that matter to working bricklayers - from skills to materials, to building teams and winning work.Guests share industry expertise and authentic insights into the day-to-day challenges of being a bricky. From large commercial sites to smaller domestic work, the show provides a diverse range of views.
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- 1 weeks ago39 min
The Road To The Super Trowel 2026 Final
Ash Mahoney catches up with Super Trowel founder, Ash Francis and finds out about how the competition has grown, how the new regional heats have gone, changes to the rules for this year's competition, talks about the competition taking place at Installer and why this year's final at the Hertfordshire Showground is a 'can't miss' event for any Bricklayer in the UK. Ash chats to the winner of the regional heat in the Northern Ireland, Chris Quinn and his Hod Carrier, Cian McLoughlin about their experiences competing and how they're preparing for this year's finalAsh also catchs up with Josh the Bricky (Josh Oldman) who broke records after joining the competition last minute in 2025. Josh has prepared, competed in regional heats and is getting ready to go all guns blazing into this year's final.
- 3 weeks ago17 min
How Bricks Are Made: The Ibstock Brick Story
Ash Mahoney chats with Olly Sharp, who is Head of Key Accounts at Ibstock - the UK’s largest brick manufacturer. This episode uncovers how the bricks behind Britain’s homes and skylines are made. From factories producing up to 300,000 bricks a day to the journey from clay extraction to land restoration, they explore the scale, innovation and future of the industry, including how Ibstock creates more than 450 types of brick and keeps up with demand in a changing construction market.
- May 8, 202645 min
Are We Teaching The Right Way?
Ash Mahoney asks a big question: are we teaching bricklaying the right way?Joining Ash on this episode is Fix Radio legend and building trade icon Clive Holland, who questions whether the old-school general builder mindset may be disappearing.Other guests include Christian Hatherall-Good, who is a leader in delivering UK apprenticeships, as well as Jack Dawson - who is experienced in teaching the trade.
- Apr 24, 202635 min
Ash's Experiences Back On-Site After Ten Years!
Ash Mahoney has been back on-site and is about six weeks into his work so far. Ash talks to Jason Dunsford who has about 15 gangs working on-site currently and finds out how he's finding the current site experiences with his Bricklayers and Groundworkers. Charlie Collison joins Ash so that Ash can share what he's observed with regards to how site work is now and compares notes with Charlie.
- Apr 10, 202638 min
Rob Songer On How To Be A Good Mentor & Former Student Harley Talks About Learning From Rob
Rob Songer is back on to talk about mentoring young Bricklayers and the right and wrong ways to go about it. Rob talks about some notable apprentices and students that he's taught over the years, Talks about why he quit teaching at college and the issues with the way some of courses are delivered. Rob talks about examples of bad mentorship and lack of trust from more experienced bricklayers in learners. Harley Walker joins Ash to talk about his experiences learning from Rob, what Rob has taught him on and off the tools - why he's thankful to have had someone like Rob teach him the trade and what he's up to now.
- Mar 27, 202636 min
Weather, Career Changes, Taking On Work Overseas - Bricklayers Share Their Start to 2026!
Ash Mahoney catches up with regular guests from the Bricklaying trade and asks them about their start to the year. Dale Wherton gives an update on what happened with his stolen truck and tools and also talks about why he's decided to have a drastic career change. Izzy The Bricky talks about what he's up to on site and shares a major personal update and Colin Reid, well known on social media for his stone walls talks about the weather, an exciting opportunity to work overseas and some of the projects he's completed and will be working on as the weather improves.
- Mar 13, 202630 min
The State of Bricklaying On-Site: Snags, Stress & Standards
Ash Mahoney looks into the challenges facing so many Bricklayers on site currently. From being snagged senseless, issues around storage of materials, issues with the NHBC and also some of the inconsistent quality that’s no doubt coming from many of these issues. John Cooper - well known on socials as - New Build Quality Control - talks about the quality he’s seen and what he thinks some of the problems are with the approach to house building and site work.Charlie Collison is frustrated about a lot of this and explains why and what needs to be done to sort it out!
- Feb 27, 202627 min
The Future? Or A Fad? - New Technology In Bricklaying
Ash & Andy Mahoney look into the new technology coming into the trade and find out what is being embraced as well as what there’s still uncertainty around. Simon Green from GSQ Brickwork & Ian Hodgkinson join the discussion.
About The Bricklaying Show
The Bricklaying Show, mixes entertainment and information as it helps the nation’s 60,000-strong bricklaying community to work smarter, earn more money and grow their business.The bi-weekly podcast from Fix Radio, tackles a range of industry issues that matter to working bricklayers - from skills to materials, to building teams and winning work.Guests share industry expertise and authentic insights into the day-to-day challenges of being a bricky. From large commercial sites to smaller domestic work, the show provides a diverse range of views.
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