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New Mini Podcast Series Now Available – Our Employee Owned Journey

NSBRC | Employee Owned Podcast

Welcome to the National Self build & Renovation Centre’s four part podcast on employee ownership, recorded in the summer of 2023.

Reflecting on our first nine years of employee-ownership, we want to, via these bite-size recordings, share our ‘real life’ insight on employee ownership and reveal what we’ve learnt along the way.



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Janet Surr is the Presenter for the Entrepreneur Show on Swindon 105.5.

She has a broad range of business experience from large multinationals, as head of Marketing at Hasbro, to buying and selling her own small business.

Her radio show is a cause she believes in, helping new entrepreneurs navigate through the tough journey of starting and maintaining their entrepreneurial vision.

The Entrepreneur Show, Mondays at 2pm and repeated on Saturday at 4pm.

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April Trade Village Newsletter 2025

New Partners & Upgraded Stands Edition

We are proud to introduce some of our newest exhibitors and fresh, upgraded stands at the Centre. Our partners are experts in self build and renovation, and are highly engaged in this community. Visit our upcoming events to meet them and explore their amazing displays!

Keep reading to discover the latest offerings at the NSBRC...

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Seize the Moment: Why Now Is the Perfect Time to Self Build Your Dream Home

We received this blog from longstanding exhibitor, Fleming Homes and found the piece inspiring, and wanted to share this with you. We hope this offers encouragement as you embark on your homebuilding project.

"Do not wait until the conditions are perfect to begin. Beginning makes the conditions perfect." Alan Cohen*

Alan Cohen's quote captures a powerful truth that’s particularly relevant to self-building. When the housing market feels uncertain, when interest rates continue to feel elevated in comparison with the record lows of 2020-2021, or when material prices fluctuate, it’s tempting to put the brakes on our plans - to hold off until things calm down.

The Homebuilding Centre Limited - now majority owned by its employees!

Since 2014, our award-winning visitor centre (The National Self Build & Renovation Centre / NSBRC) has been owned and operated by ‘The Homebuilding Centre Limited’, an employee-owned business. We welcomed our first visitors to the NSBRC in 2007 and, eighteen years on, we remain the UK’s only permanent exhibition centre designed specifically to meet the needs of individual self-builders, renovators and home improvers.