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Taylor Talks Trades

Join Jamie Taylor, Managing Director of Taylor Roofs, as he talks to friends and businesspeople from across various trades about their journey, what they’re up to now, and what the future will bring.Listen to valuable insights and advice from experienced tradespeople, as well as some good chat and stories from people with a lot to tell!

My BUSINESS was -£25000 every week until I made these changes

25 mins; March 27, 2026

The Struggles of Growing a 7 Figure Plumbing & Heating business | Shaun Dunn Ep 107

71 hours 56 mins; March 13, 2026

Redemption & Finding Himself Again The Cristian Montaño Story Part 2

105 hours 7 mins; February 27, 2026

From Colombia to Pro Footballer Cristian Montaño’s Rise and Fall Part 1| Episode 105

94 hours 28 mins; February 13, 2026

The Real Struggle of Scaling a Landscaping Business | Episode 104 Gavin Gray

69 hours 48 mins; January 30, 2026

Why Support Disappears When You Become ‘Successful’ | Episode 103 Chris Mclaughlin

54 mins; January 16, 2026

Trades Business Owner Living With Kidney Disease | Episode 102 Graeme Robertson

59 mins; January 02, 2026

The Race That Changed Everything | Episode 101 Mark Innes

59 mins; December 19, 2025

"We NEED to do 6 days a week"| Episode 100 Charlie Mullins

65 hours 37 mins; December 05, 2025

The Inside Story of Running a Premiership Club | Episode 99 Dave Black

91 hours 45 mins; November 21, 2025

The Truth About the Trades No One Talks About | Episode 98 Jimmy Hendry

68 hours 59 mins; November 18, 2025

The Rolls Royce of Roofing in the US | Episode 97 John Chan The Durable Slate Company

57 mins; October 24, 2025

From Roofer to Heritage Expert | Episode 96 Chris Menzies | Taylor Talks Trades

77 hours 0 mins; October 10, 2025

From Nothing to Bespoke Landscaping | Episode 95 Marc Ollerenshaw

65 hours 29 mins; September 26, 2025

Tradesman To Multi-Million Pound Business Owner | Episode 94 Ryan Marshall | Taylor Talks Trades

61 hours 18 mins; September 13, 2025

From Lockdown to Landscaping | Episode 93 Aidan Woodbridge

57 mins; August 29, 2025

Empowering Women in the Construction Industry | Episode 92 Pamela Cunningham

74 hours 42 mins; August 15, 2025

Learning By Doing | Episode 91 Samuel Moore | Taylor Talks Trades

66 hours 52 mins; August 01, 2025

Growing up in GOVAN boys aren’t meant to do WELL | John Horne’s 30-Year Journey Episode 90

58 mins; July 18, 2025

Master Tiler To Mentor | Episode 89 Ross Cunningham | Taylor Talks Trades

53 mins; July 04, 2025

Should FLOORING be a recognised trade? | Episode 88 Alex Durham | Taylor Talks Trades

34 mins; June 20, 2025

Installer Show 2025: What to Expect | Episode 87 Mike Costain | Taylor Talks Trades

30 mins; June 06, 2025

Starting a Business. Dealing with the Skills Shortage. Starting Fires? | Episode 86: Jason Wright | Taylor Talks Trades

72 hours 30 mins; May 23, 2025

Tendering isn't a Race to the Bottom | Episode 85: Anne Farr | Taylor Talks Trades

48 mins; May 09, 2025

Schools need to CHANGE, Trades are not just a BACKUP | Episode 84: David Sudworth | Taylor Talks Trades

59 mins; April 25, 2025

Tradesman. Survivor. Business Owner | Episode 83 Adam Murphy | Taylor Talks Trades

44 mins; April 18, 2025

Little Fish in a Big Pond... AND LOVING IT | Episode 82: Ashley Lawson | Taylor Talks Trades

54 mins; April 11, 2025

From My Garage to 10,000 Sq Ft HQ – The Journey of Cube Wraps | Episode 81 Gary Smillie | Taylor Talks Trades

57 mins; April 04, 2025

Know Your NUMBERS, Know your BUSINESS | Episode 80: Craig Rattray | Taylor Talks Trades

52 mins; March 28, 2025

People are SPEAKING, but People Aren't LISTENING | Episode 79: Kick Mental Health (Ally Bingham & Jay Forrest) | Taylor Talks Trades

58 mins; March 21, 2025

F.A.M.E. Facilitated, Appreciated, Motivated, and Empowered | Episode 78: Les Meikle | Taylor Talks Trades

63 hours 11 mins; March 14, 2025

The ONE Thing Every Successful Apprentice Must Have| Episode 77: Robbie Gosden |Taylor Talks Trades

64 hours 46 mins; March 07, 2025

Why Stepping Back Can Be the Key to Success | Episode 76: John Lewis | Taylor Talks Trades

49 mins; February 28, 2025

I Had to SACK My Own Brother | Episode 75: Daniel Taylor | Taylor Talks Trades

46 mins; February 14, 2025

Something Goes Wrong, and the Architect Gets Blamed! | Episode 74 Kenneth Martin | Taylor talks Trades

46 mins; January 31, 2025

It’s a JOURNEY Before You Get a Job | Episode 73: Aaron Barker

32 mins; January 17, 2025

This Was The BIGGEST Decision of My Life | Episode 72: Mark Murray | Taylor Talks Trades

43 mins; January 03, 2025

Ep.71 James Duggan - Plumus Ltd

51 mins; December 20, 2024

Ep.70 Dominic Ingle - Ingle Gym

41 mins; December 06, 2024

Ep.69 Construction Forum Episode

46 mins; November 22, 2024

Ep.68 James Sinclair - Partyman Group

37 mins; November 08, 2024

Ep.67 Stuart Lillis - Limitless Automation

39 mins; October 25, 2024

Ep.66 James Fleming - The Power Within

41 mins; October 11, 2024

Ep.65 Charlie Mullins - WeFix

43 mins; September 27, 2024

Ep.64 Nicola Lee - Jewson

33 mins; September 13, 2024

Ep.63 Calum Bonnar - Pristine Decor

31 mins; August 30, 2024

Ep.62 Edd Fisher - Fisher Decorating Services

32 mins; August 16, 2024

Ep.61 Jason Lister - Advanced Traditional Screeding

50 mins; August 02, 2024

Ep.60 Keith Hogg - Lothian Built Environment Services

25 mins; July 19, 2024

Ep.59 Jonathan Ward - Spring Solutions

39 mins; July 05, 2024

Ep.58 Archie McKinnon - Archie McKinnon Painter and Decorators

25 mins; June 21, 2024

Ep.57 Rob Muldoon - The MYH Podcast

54 mins; June 07, 2024

Ep.56 Gary Irvine - Protective & Decorative Surface Coatings

42 mins; May 24, 2024

Ep.55 Joseph Valente - Trade Mastermind

81 hours 47 mins; May 10, 2024

Ep.54 Kris Bridges - Bridges Properties

51 mins; April 26, 2024

Ep.53 Yosof Ewing - The Contract Coach

30 mins; April 12, 2024

Ep.52 Stuart McLean - S McLean Decor

42 mins; March 29, 2024

Ep.51 Declan Harrigan - SMILE Counselling

46 mins; March 15, 2024

Ep.50 Charlie Mullins - Pimlico Plumbers

63 hours 3 mins; March 01, 2024

Ep.49 Dougie Bell - The Edinburgh Boiler Company

48 mins; February 16, 2024

Ep.48 Mark Hamilton - Colorado Construction

44 mins; February 02, 2024

Ep.47 Colin Smith - Land Technology

47 mins; January 19, 2024

Ep.46 Andrew Morrison - AM Bid

36 mins; January 05, 2024

Ep.45 Peter Archibald - Haldane Construction Services

60 hours 21 mins; December 22, 2023

Ep.44 Fraser Dodds -The Baldy Carpenter

29 mins; December 08, 2023

Ep.43 Colin McCorquodale - Archibald McCorquodale & Son

43 mins; November 24, 2023

Ep.42 Jonny Blurton - Orocco

37 mins; November 10, 2023

Ep.41 Alex Mchendrie - Kitchen Wraps Glasgow

37 mins; October 27, 2023

Ep.40 Scott Reid - Stratum Masonry

39 mins; October 13, 2023

Ep.39 Angela McKillop - Angela McKillop Coaching

43 mins; September 29, 2023

Ep.38 Matthew Ford - The Purple Roofing Co.

26 mins; September 15, 2023

Ep.37 Mike Greene - Success is a System Podcast

49 mins; September 01, 2023

Ep.36 Peter Rigley - Base Metal Roofing

34 mins; August 18, 2023

Ep.35 Fraser Hoehle - Fraser Hoehle

36 mins; August 04, 2023

Ep.34 Graeme Millar - Bain & Irvine

52 mins; July 21, 2023

Ep. 33 Aman Chahal - TaperedPlus

28 mins; July 07, 2023

Ep.32 Alex Richards - YouMore

37 mins; June 23, 2023

Ep.31 Mark Glasgow - The Edinburgh Boiler Company

38 mins; June 09, 2023

Ep.30 Lewis Page - Corstorphine Gas Services

21 mins; June 02, 2023

Ep.29 Gary Faulds - Faulds Gas Services

32 mins; May 12, 2023

Ep.28 Michael Tonner - Matchless Gas

34 mins; April 28, 2023

Ep.27 Craig Gallagher - Quinnergy

41 mins; April 14, 2023

Ep.26 Billy Farrell - TMD Media

40 mins; March 31, 2023

Ep.25 Ross Brown - I-Scaff

44 mins; March 17, 2023

Ep.24 James Brannan - Brannan Investments

44 mins; March 03, 2023

Ep.23 Jordan Thomson - Fair Deal Valeting & Carpet Cleaning

29 mins; February 17, 2023

Ep.22 Luke McCormack - McCormack Partners

40 mins; February 03, 2023

Ep.21 Darren McGhee - DMG Services

20 mins; January 20, 2023

Bonus David Martindale - Livingston FC

21 mins; January 06, 2023

Ep.20 Graeme Carling - United Capital

23 mins; December 23, 2022

Ep.19 Richard O'Donnell - INSUREPAIR

31 mins; December 09, 2022

Ep.18 Dale Atkinson - Atkinson Building Services

36 mins; November 25, 2022

Ep.17 John Sibbald - Sibbald Training

28 mins; November 11, 2022

Ep.16 Steve McLennan - Greyfriars Roofing

32 mins; October 28, 2022

Ep.15 Mark Heaney - John Heaney Electrical

30 mins; October 14, 2022

Ep.14 Kevin Campbell - Groundworks Scotland

24 mins; September 30, 2022

Ep.13 Andrew Johnstone - Loft Boarding Scotland

29 mins; September 16, 2022

Ep.12 Sean Rollo - Rollo Developments

64 hours 13 mins; September 02, 2022

Ep11 Wayne Archibald - ECEC

30 mins; August 19, 2022

Ep.10 BONUS EPISODE - Jamie Taylor & Fraser Armstrong

51 mins; August 05, 2022

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