An Ilkeston man will be joining Nick Knowles and the rest of the cast in the BBC One series DIY SOS: The Big Build. Ian Hodgkinson will be the new project manager on the popular show which has been running for more than 20 years.
Ian, who started out as an apprentice brickie, is founder and managing director of Pride Park-based Hodgkinson Builders in Derby. He will be responsible for managing on-site tradespeople and overseeing new projects, working alongside familiar faces including Chris Frediani, Billy Byrne and designer Gabrielle Blackman.
The first episode, due to be filmed in July, will see the team transform a dilapidated building in Wallsend, North Tyneside, into a performing arts school for 500 children and young adults, many of whom have additional learning needs.
