About this episode
Ash Mahoney discusses the growth of the Super Trowel competition and interviews key participants ahead of the 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 final Ash 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.
People in this episode
Host: Ash Mahoney
Guests: Ash Francis, Chris Quinn, Cian McLoughlin, Josh Oldman
Topics covered
- bricklaying
- competition
- regional heats
- Super Trowel
- preparation
- interviews
Keywords
- Super Trowel
- bricklayer
- competition
- regional heats
- Hertfordshire Showground
- Josh Oldman
- Chris Quinn
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Super Trowel
Places: Hertfordshire Showground, Northern Ireland
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