88. Clive Holland Talks Travel Chaos, Achieving Net Zero And Construction Vacancies.

Clive started off the week dissecting and discussing the travel chaos that insured over the bank holiday weekend and the week prior. Clive discussed this with Former Transport Minister Norman Baker and travel expert Simon Calder. He also heard first hand experience of this chaos with tradesperson Michael Tierney who was stranded in Turkey with his family. Clive then focused on all about conserving energy and decarbonizing our nation, particularly our homes. The UK Government has made a legal commitment to achieving net zero carbon emissions by 2050. So should workers be trained in retrofitting and should homeowners retrofitting their homes ? Clive spoke to FMB's Scotland Director Gordon Nelson and Irish TV Builder Peter Finn. Then Clive took a look at how vacancies in the construction industry have hit an all time high. According to the latest ONS figures, an average 49,000 jobs in the sector were unfilled between February and April. So how can we fill these vacancies? Clive spoke to Ashley Grute - Assistant Principal at HSDC College in Hampshire, Julia Stevens - CEO of Constructionarium Ltd and friend of the show Nick Bundy from NBundy Electrical.And to finish off proceedings, he asked the question, which area in the UK produces the best Tradespeople ? Brickie Sam Whittaker represented England, Sean Matthews From SM Carpentry represented Wales and Darren Meecham from Decked Out Joinery represented Scotland.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/