Danny Madden - Roofing Show

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Aug 2026

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The Roofing Show offers a blend of entertainment and vital industry information that will help the nation’s roofers to work smarter, earn more money and grow their business. Hosted by Danny Madden, the bi-weekly podcast offers insight and advice on key issues for builders and roofers, like how to grow your business, pricing jobs, health & safety, training and tools. Danny and a cast of industry guests provide a blend of industry expertise and authentic insight on the state of the industry and the day-to-day challenges facing UK roofers.

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August 16, 202626 min

Should You Work for Friends, Family & Neighbours?

Danny Madden hears from tradespeople about their experiences working for people they know, from family jobs that have become complicated to mates’ rates, unpaid little fixes and the awkwardness of saying no. Danny chats to carpenter George McKechnie, builder Noel Bardall and Fix Radio’s Todd Glister about the good, the bad and the potential pitfalls of taking on work for people close to home. Is working for friends and family worth it, or is it sometimes better to keep business and personal relationships completely separate?

August 9, 202623 min

Dealing With Job Overrun & Communicating Delays To Customers

Danny Madden chats to fellow Roofers about how this year's wild weather has caused jobs to overrun and things taking longer than planned. Danny talks about how we should communicate with customers over these kind of challenges, when to work and what might mean it's best to leave it for another day, also how to avoid getting caught on jobs when it comes to figuring out how long it might take you. Guests: Joshua Lewis, Lawrence Robinson & Will Hughes AKA Will The Roofers.

August 2, 202627 min

The Completed Festool & Friends 2026 Project

Danny Madden invites those involved with the Festool and Friends 2026 project to join him and talk about what happened after last week's show and whether they were able to complete the Punt and bring it onto the water. Danny catches up with Gary Banks from Banks Carpentry and gets his perspective on what the project meant to him as an experience and collaborative effort with some of the best craftspeople in Europe. Mikkel Pagh Bådebyggeri talks about the details of the project from his perspective, some impressive craft he witnessed on the project and the final stages of the project. Fabian Ertinger from Festool shares some highlight, the innovative use of Festool tools on the project, use of social media for sharing skills and knowledge, what the role of social media can be within the trade and shares details about where Festool & Friends 2027 will take place!

July 26, 202633 min

Europe’s Best Tradespeople Build A Punt - Festool & Friends 2026

Danny Madden talks to tradespeople who have come together for Festool and Friends to build a punt that can float on the river in Cambridge. Guests: Gary Banks, Mikkel Pagh Bådebyggeri, Alessandra Basile Giannini & Patrick Haußmann

July 19, 202634 min

Roofers On Working Against The Odds & Taking On Challenges

Danny Madden talks to Roofers about their experiences completing work under challenging circumstances and overcoming difficult situations. Danny talks to Dan Iwanejko AKA The Cherry Picker Man about completing roof repairs from a cherry picker and how taking on work in this unconventional way can sometimes create challenges. Danny also catches up with Sean Lynden, the Blackpool based roofer who pushed a hospital bed 100 miles for charity. And ‘The Roofing Banksy’ Gary McIntyre joins the discussion to talk about how his incredibly detailed work can be challenging and see him working against the odds to complete the work to the expected standards.

July 12, 202625 min

What's The Best & Worst Days For These Trades?

Danny Madden chats to Tradespeople from other aspects of construction to find out what their best and worst days are like, Why they love their trade and what trade you couldn't pay them enough to do. Guests: John Cruickshank (Plumbing & Heating) Dom Edington (Carpentry) & Dan Kewley (Landscaping)

July 5, 202623 min

Pricing Too Low or Too High?

Danny Madden looks into the trap Roofers can fall into where you underprice a job or don’t quite get your costs right. Danny talks to Roofers about how you can understand your profit margins and be confident that if you’re told you’re too expensive, it’s just the customer being tight There’s also a catch up with Adam, who competed in the Great British Slate Off at the Installer Show. Guests: Michael Walker (RLR), Adam Humphries & Kory Blick (10 Roofing)

June 28, 202621 min

Roofers On Their Approach To Fitness Off The Tools (Part 2)

Danny Madden looks again into health and fitness for the trade, by getting advice from the trade. Danny asks his brother Mike to join him to talk about his experiences working on the tools for the family business before making a switch to helping people get fit. Mike explains an approach to that can benefit your health from working out to a better diet, through realistic goals and improvements. Danny chats to Roofer, Sean Lyndon (Blackpool Industrial Roofing) about a challenge he's taking on in July where he and a team will attempt to push a hospital bed 100 miles for a great cause. Danny asks Sean why he's taking this on, how he's trained for it and how you can donate and follow the story.

June 21, 202621 min

Installer Show Takes On Roofing!

Danny Madden previews the Installer Show 2026 (Free tickets available at installershow.com) Danny finds out what's going on at Installer this year from a Roofing perspective. Robin Clevett joins Danny to talk about what he will be doing at the show as part of his hosting duties. Adam French from SIG Roofing talks about their involvement, some of the stuff you can have a go at if you find their stand and also 'The Great British Slate Off' Danny also talks to Roofer, Adam Humphreys, who will be competing in 'The Great British Slate Off'.

June 14, 202630 min

Roofers Go Back To The Start

Danny Madden asks Roofers to join him and recall their early days, experiences and journey into the trade. Guests: Adam French, Will Hughes AKA Will The Roofer & Jake Harlow