This week on Building Better with CSR, host Lynne Testoni talks with Spence Thomson, a contestant from 2018, who returned to The Block in 2022 to be one of the builders on Scott Cam's house. He shares why he loves working on The Block (especially now he's away from the cameras), how he has embraced sustainable building projects and what he's learnt over a multi-decade career in building. Connect with Spence via his 4Sheds project: https://www.4shedsproject.com.au/ Or on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/4shedsproject/ This podcast was brought to you by CSR, the name behind some of the market's most trusted and recognised brand names in providing building products for residential and commercial construction.

This week on Building Better with CSR, host Lynne Testoni talks with Matt from Elevate Building Group, the builder for House 2 (Rachel & Ryan’s home) on The Block. He shares why he loves working on The Block, how it helped him launch his own building company and how he manages to build a whole house in a tight timeframe (a room a week!) amongst all the cameras. Connect with Matt at the Elevate Building Group website: https://elevatebuilding.com.au/ This podcast was brought to you by CSR, the name behind some of the market's most trusted and recognised brand names in providing building products for residential and commercial construction. We have a special competition for listeners of the podcast – and fans of The Block. Head to https://dwelling.csr.com.au/  for more information and to enter.

This week host Lynne Testoni talks all about brick flooring with The Block's favourite tiler, Adrian of Cursio Tiling. Adrian talks about the fun and challenges of working on The Block, being part of The Block family, why he was honoured to be chosen by Scott Cam to work on his home and why he loves the Manhattan collection by PGH Bricks. Connect with Adrian at the Cursio Tiling website: https://cursiotiling.com.au/ This podcast was brought to you by CSR, the name behind some of the market's most trusted and recognised brand names in providing building products for residential and commercial construction. We have a special competition for listeners of the podcast – and fans of The Block. Head to https://dwelling.csr.com.au/  for more information and to enter.

Inspired by The Block’s first ever female tradie, Jenny, this week host Lynne Testoni talks all about careers for women in construction and building with someone who knows all about this – Rebeka Morgan from BuildHer Collective.  Rebeka talks about empowering homeowners to build their dream home, what it's like to be a woman in the building industry, and how The Block inspires Australians, as well as practical advice on managing your next build. Connect with Rebeka at the BuildHer Collective website and take a look at some of her free educational tools here: https://www.buildhercollective.com.au/freebies/ This podcast was brought to you by CSR, the name behind some of the market's most trusted and recognised brand names in providing building products for residential and commercial construction. We have a special competition for listeners of the podcast – and fans of The Block. Head to https://dwelling.csr.com.au/ for more information and to enter.  

This week on our new podcast, Building Better with CSR, host Lynne Testoni chats with CSR's own Mark Thomason, who is a major project manager with the company and responsible for the logistics behind the supply of building materials to The Block. He shares what it's like to work on a major building project amongst mud, strict timelines and lots of cameras.  This podcast was brought to you by CSR, the name behind some of the market's most trusted and recognised brand names in providing building products for residential and commercial construction. We have a special competition for listeners of the podcast – and fans of The Block. Head to https://dwelling.csr.com.au/ for more information and to enter.

This week on our new podcast, Building Better with CSR, host Lynne Testoni chats with Carl Swanson from Velux, which is the company behind the many, many skylights used in the houses on The Block this year and how they work with CSR products, particularly Gyprock plasterboard. Find out more about Velux here: https://www.velux.com.au/ This podcast was brought to you by CSR, the name behind some of the market's most trusted and recognised brand names in providing building products for residential and commercial construction. We have a special competition for listeners of the podcast – and fans of The Block. Head to https://dwelling.csr.com.au/ for more information and to enter.

Welcome to Building Better with CSR, a new podcast with Australia's leading building supplier. Every week we’ll be bringing you information about how you can build better through interviews with expert guests. This season we're talking all about Australia's favourite renovation show The Block. CSR is behind a lot of the materials used on The Block including Gyprock, PGH Bricks, and Bradford Insulation. The first guest this season is someone who knows a lot about The Block. Aidan O'Shannessy is behind builders Nine In Six, who are the main builders on the block. Aidan and his team have been working with The Block for 11 years now and he shares what it's like managing a huge construction job that is complicated by bad weather, newbie renovators and tight timeframes - and lots of cameras.  Find out more about Nine In Six  https://www.nineinsix.com.au/ This podcast was brought to you by CSR, the name behind some of the market's most trusted and recognised brand names in providing building products for residential and commercial construction. We have a special competition for listeners of the podcast – and fans of The Block. Head to https://dwelling.csr.com.au/ for more information and to enter.