TORQUE UP
by William Winter and Friends
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Is Being a Self-Employed Electrician Still Worth It?
Is Being a Self-Employed Electrician Still Worth It?
About this podcast
A Podcast for the professional electrical industry, sharing unbiased news, reviews and learning about all aspects of our incredible industry.
With guests on from all sides of manufacturing, wholesaling, electricians, apprentices and more.
Brought to you from Torque Up Productions in association with Navitas
Episodes
The newest 20 of 38 episodes
- Is Being a Self-Employed Electrician Still Worth It? · 1 h 2 min · Season 4 Episode 2EV charger qualifications are causing confusion, and the cost of running an electrical business keeps climbing. Will, Jay and Jimbo get into the UK electrical trade’s biggest…
- Can TikTok Build an Electrical Business? · 1 h 38 min · Season 4 Episode 1Torque Up is back for Season 4 — and we're starting with Owen from OM Electrical. Owen has become one of the biggest electrician personalities on TikTok and social media, while…
- The Real Cost of Going Self Employed as an Electrician · 1 h 4 min · Season 3 Episode 15In the Season Three finale of Torque Up, Jimbo shares the reality of his first three months working entirely for himself. We discuss the pressure of building an electrical…
- Jay's Hospital Ordeal, Jimbo Goes Self Employed & The Navitas Three Phase Launch | Torque Up Podcast · 1 h 31 min · Season 3 Episode 13After a busy few months, the boys are finally back around the table together. Jay shares the story behind a serious health scare that resulted in 11 days in hospital, multiple…
- The Electrical Industry Is Broken… But No One Wants To Say It | Dave Savory · 1 h 23 min · Season 3 Episode 12What’s actually going wrong in the electrical industry right now? In this episode of the Torque Up Podcast, we sit down with Dave Savory to break down the real issues affecting…
- Why Neutral Conductors Are Overheating | Harmonics, EV Chargers & Modern Electrical Systems · 1 h 30 min · Season 3 Episode 11Neutral conductors running hotter than the phase conductors. It sounds backwards. But electricians across the industry are starting to see it happen more and more. In Episode 32…
- From 1 Van to 22 Electricians in 6 Years | DEC ELEC's Blueprint for Growth · 1 h 10 min · Season 3 Episode 10What does it really take to scale an electrical business? In this episode of Torque Up, we sit down with Declan from DEC ELEC who built his company from a one man operation to a…
- Will AI Replace Electricians? AI, Certification and the Future of the Trades · 1 h 33 min · Season 3 Episode 9In Episode 30 of the Torque Up Podcast, hosts William and Junii are joined by Charles, founder of Trade Cert, for an in depth conversation on Artificial Intelligence in the…
- The Truth About Running an Electrical Business in 2026 · 1 h 12 min · Season 3 Episode 8Welcome to Episode 29 of the Torque Up Podcast, our New Year episode focused on what 2026 really looks like for electricians and trade business owners. In this episode, Will and…
- Xmas Special | Failed SPDs, Missing Protection & Why the MCB Still Matters · 1 h 20 min · Season 3 Episode 7It’s the third Torque Up festive special, but this year the tinsel takes a back seat and the lads go deep on the technical question hitting installs up and down the country: Can…
- Building PowerShack: How Two Wholesalers Took Over TikTok · 1 h 13 min · Season 3 Episode 6Steve and Frank from PowerShack join Will and Jay for one of the most entertaining episodes yet. From running a small Essex wholesaler to becoming viral TikTok stars, the lads…
- Halloween Special: Burnout, AI and the Future of Wholesalers · 1 h 18 min · Season 3 Episode 5t’s the Halloween Special of the Torque Up Podcast and this one hits close to home. Will, Jay and Jimbo sit down for an unfiltered talk about what’s really haunting the trade…
- EP 25 | Luke Freeman: Going Solo, Building a Brand & Staying Booked for Months · 1 h 6 min · Season 3 Episode 4Luke Freeman joins Will Winter and Jay to talk about life as a self-employed electrician, how he built Freeman Electrical from scratch, and what it takes to stay booked two…
- EP | 24 From Apprentice to Director: Stephen “Compo” Comparetto and the Future of Wholesaling · 1 h 28 min · Season 3 Episode 3n this powerful episode of the Torque Up Podcast Will and Jay sit down with Stephen “Compo” Comparetto, director and shareholder at 7 Core Electrical, to pull back the curtain on…
- EP | 23 BIG BRANDS ARE LYING TO YOU | SPDs, BS 7671 & The Truth They Don’t Want You to Know · 1 h 10 min · Season 3 Episode 2BIG BRANDS ARE LYING TO YOU | SPDs, BS 7671 & The Truth They Do Not Want You To Know 🎙️ Torque Up Podcast | Episode 23 | With Kirsty Johnson Big brands are controlling the…
- EP | 22 Government failure to protect electrical apprenticeships · 1 h 37 min · Season 3 Episode 1In this episode of the Torque Up Podcast we sit down with Mitch, aka Bright Spark from the Midlands, to talk about one of the biggest challenges facing the trade today – the…
- EP | 21 AI and the Trade, TAX and NI and more! · 1 h 15 min · Season 2 Episode 11This is it. The final episode of Season 2 and it's the one that could change everything.In Episode 21 of the Torque Up Podcast, host William Winter is joined by John Bagley and…
- EP | 20 ELEX EPISODE EXETER & HARROGATE - THE WARS!! · 1 h 59 min · Season 2 Episode 20🔌 TORQUE UP PODCAST EPISODE 20 – PART ONE: LIVE FROM THE ELEX SHOW EXETER 🔧We’re back with another massive two-part special – and this time, it’s recorded live on the road at the…
- EP | 19 £40K in Debt with a broken back · 2 h 1 min · Season 2 Episode 9Episode 19 | Theo Webster: From £40K Debt to Industry Respect This is the one.From building a 13-person electrical business at 22, to falling off a ladder, breaking his back, and…
- EP | 18 Torque Up at ELEX: Influencers, Burnout, Backpacks & Big Truths · 1 h 2 min · Season 2 Episode 8We’re back with a monster episode — LIVE (well, filmed live) from the buzzing ELEX Show at Alexandra Palace! Episode 18 of the Torque Up Podcast brings you a full mix of laughs…
