4.00pm - Monday 22nd June 2026 638

The Loft returns with a very special guest - the one and only Adrian Tugwell - who shares the remarkable story behind his journey from a family farming background to building one of the UK's leading solar contracting businesses.

Adrian opens up about growing up on tractors, taking over the family contracting business at a young age, losing his mother, navigating the changing farming industry, and making difficult business decisions that ultimately shaped his future.

He also discusses the shocking HMRC investigation that nearly landed him in prison, how a sophisticated invoice fraud scam turned his life upside down, and the lessons he learned about trust, business, and resilience.

The conversation explores:

✅ Family farming and agricultural contracting
✅ Building a successful solar farm construction and maintenance business
✅ The future of farming and food security
✅ The love of tractor pulling in Ireland
✅ Business growth, leadership and risk-taking
✅ HMRC investigations and dealing with adversity
✅ Electric tractors and the future of agricultural machinery
✅ On the Pull

Whether you're interested in farming, tractors, business, renewable energy, entrepreneurship, or tractor pulling, this is a fascinating and honest conversation packed with lessons from a lifetime in agriculture.

Timestamps:
00:00:00 Introduction
00:00:48 Growing up on a family farm
00:05:13 Learning the family business
00:08:20 Losing his mother and life lessons
00:13:23 Taking over the family business
00:19:30 Selling the silage fleet
00:22:19 Building a solar farm business
00:34:01 HMRC raid and investigation
00:40:41 Leadership and managing a growing company
00:49:07 Culture of agriculture
00:58:11 Tractor pulling and On The Pull
01:10:31 The future of farming and the next generation
01:13:28 The tractor collection

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Who are McClean & Co?
Just a bunch of lads who love machinery, loud exhausts, black smoke, and making farming videos.
We’re the team behind FarmFLiX and the tractor rodeo #onThePull — and this channel is your backstage pass.

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