The regional and sustainability winners as well as the finalists of the Rising Star and HVAC categories of the Heating Installer Awards 2025 have been announced.
According to a statement, the Heating Installer Awards recognise the achievements of plumbers and heating installers across the country who deliver excellent work on a daily basis. Targeting every region across the UK, it cited that the awards encourage installers to nominate a project that they are particularly proud of.
The shortlists have been decided by a judging panel, which includes representatives from the awards’ partners the CIPHE, The IPG, Polypipe Building Products, Refresh, Samsung Climate Solutions, Stelrad and Powered Now.
The panel was joined by the Awards’ Board of Trustees’, which is made up of five installers. The statement added that the Trustees are playing a significant role in the scheme by working alongside the organisers and sponsors to bring practical, technical and hands-on experience to the process, ensuring it remains grounded in the realities of the heating industry.
The regional winners are:
East Midlands
Max Smith
East of England
Jon Miles
Highly commended: Shane Kosic
North East
Craig Gilhome
North West
Liam Crossley
Scotland
Stuart Sugden
South East
Shaun Bone
Highly commended: Liam Barry
South West
Joshua Bond
Wales & Northern Ireland
Daniel Davies
West Midlands
Taylor Evans
Yorkshire and the Humber
Damon Blakemore
The Best Sustainable Installer winners are:
Sustainability North
Damon Blakemore
Sustainability Midlands
Max Smith
Highly Commended: Neil James
Sustainability South
Shaun Bone
Highly Commended: Wesley Hort and Liam Barry
Shortlists
The Best HVAC Installer shortlist:
- Mark Denman
- Dean Franklin
- Craig Gilhome
The Rising Star shortlist:
- Kris Main
- Jesssica Rose
- Joe Styles
- Daisy Turner
The regional and category finalists will now go through to the next stage of the awards, which involves a technical challenge and a public vote, with prizes up for grabs for the winners.
Each winner and finalist will be invited to complete a short response-to-scenario test, devised by previous Heating Installer Awards winners — Nick Irlam, Carl Ladd and Phil Metcalf — and overseen by the leading industry body, CIPHE.
Customers and members of the public can visit the Heating Installer Awards website and cast a vote. The public vote will make up a quarter of the overall scores, alongside the judges’ scores and the scores from a technical challenge.
The winners will be announced on Wednesday 25 June 2025 at Installer Show, which is to take place at Birmingham NEC.