Ian Hodgkinson
@HodgkinsonBuild
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Builder. TV Project Manager on #DIYSOS 40+ years on the trowel. Still learning, still laughing. Building with heart – | bricks | UK Projects | Enquiries: DM
Derby UK
Joined June 2010
#Bricklayer turned TV project manager 🧱➡️📺 Now wrangling trades, volunteers & chaos on BBC #DIYSOS 🏡💙 We don’t just fix walls — we rebuild lives. (And yes, I still carry a trowel… just in case 👷♂️) Follow for behind-the-scenes, banter & the future of building in Britain.
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Here’s a big #EastMidsHeadsUp & thank you to two people who continue to make things happen in particular for #Property & #Construction in the great #EastMidlands our very own @HodgkinsonBuild & @InvestorGossip 👍
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This month we are going to cover kidney cancer (also known as renal cancer). Cancer of the kidney is the 6th most common cancer in the UK. Read more - https://t.co/hSpTGAyTdz
#cancer #kidneycancer
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@eastmidsheadsup @HodgkinsonBuild @InvestorGossip We recon it could well be that mutual pose from @HodgkinsonBuild & @InvestorGossip that makes the Great #EastMidlands GREAT 👍
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🎃👻 Thinking About a Career in Construction? Don’t Be Spooked! 👻🎃 The building industry isn’t full of wizards, ghosts and ghouls… …but it is full of real-world magic. We turn empty spaces into homes. We take drawings and bring them to life. We build places where families
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If you saw tonight’s epic @DIYSOS - an update from the family All credit to the trades, suppliers, volunteers and an epicly magnificent crane and crew ❤️
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👉 Behind the scenes of last night’s @DIYSOS in Leicester 🏡💙 Huge thanks to the volunteers, suppliers & trades who made Isla’s new home a reality. You’re the real stars ⭐ #Leicester #Isla #BBC #Community #Trades #Volunteers #BuildingLives #Construction #Teamwork
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Follow @hodgkinsonbuild for behind-the-scenes DIY SOS action, building know-how, and straight-up business tips from 40+ years in the trade. 🧱📈 #DIYsos #ConstructionLife #BuilderTips #BusinessInConstruction #HodgkinsonBuild
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Beverley… you were an absolute BLAST!We laughed, we grafted, we rolled with the chaos—and we got it https://t.co/cMlD9bxeqs every single trade, volunteer, and supplier… THANK YOU.None of this happens without your help, your heart, and your https://t.co/jHwsbdp5zG didn’t just
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What a night at Pride Park! We were there to celebrate 50 years since Derby County won their second league title — pure black-and-white nostalgia and a moment of real pride for the city. I had the absolute honour of meeting the legendary Alan Hinton, and rubbing shoulders with
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More birthdays you have the longer you live! Another year older, and still grateful to be doing what I love. From muddy boots to big builds, from laying bricks to changing lives – I’ve met some incredible people along the way. Thank you for the birthday wishes, the kind words,
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BRITAIN’S BUILDING 🧱🛠️BOOM RELIES ON BRITISH STEEL — AND SCUNTHORPE IS THE ❤️💜 HEART OF IT Why the future of construction, jobs, and national resilience depends on saving our steel industry The future of Scunthorpe’s steelworks hangs in the balance, and with it, the strength
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All eyes on the Chancellor tomorrow — let’s see what she pulls out of the Spring Budget… or is it the Spring Statement? Springboard? Spring Chicken? Call it what you like, but the building trade’s had enough of budget buzzwords and empty promises. We don’t need another bounce —
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Just to let you all know we are in the middle of filming a brand new series of @DIYSOS We have already brought communities together to help families in need across the country It’s going to be a cracking new series I’ll let you know when it will be on your screens 😊
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BRICKS WITHOUT TRICKS Gov’s £600m pledge to train 60K workers is a start — but it won’t build 1.5M homes a year. We need more boots, not just a bigger budget. Let’s talk real solutions. @RachelReevesMP @GOVUK @educationgovuk @HomesEngland @CITB_UK
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