When Darren Bairstow, of LMB Mechanical Services, discovered that he had won an OSO Hotwater cylinder in a Twitter competition, rather than pocket the prize himself, he selflessly decided to donate it to plumbing charity, Heroes of Heat.
Darren scooped the top prize of an award-winning Delta Coil DC cylinder in June and had no hesitation in offering it to the Heroes of Heat to use in one of its forthcoming schemes.
Heroes of Heat aims to reduce the impact of fuel poverty and is manned nationwide by volunteers from across the heating industry, carrying out projects in their own time.
Darren said: “I decided to donate the prize to Heroes of Heat as it does such a fantastic job. With all the time and product, it does as part of its installs, I think it is important that people should try and give back when they can.
Jonathon Hallam, from the Heroes of Heat, added: “Our project relies on the support of the industry, and we are extremely grateful to receive the hot water cylinder from Darren. We know it will make a real difference to someone once it is installed.”
Heroes of Heat is awaiting a suitable project to receive the cylinder and will announce this as soon as it is available.