Bristan and Plumb Center has revealed the 15 finalists shortlisted for the UK Plumber of the Year competition.
It’s now up to the public to vote for who they believe should be crowned UK Plumber of the Year 2016.
The five plumbers with the most public votes will be invited to an interview session with the judging panel, made up of experts from JT, Bristan and Plumb Center, who will then decide the winner. The UK Plumber of the Year 2016 will win £10,000 worth of prizes, including JT, Bristan and Plumb Center products/vouchers, plus products from Arctic, Big Wipes, CAT, CK Tools, Epson, Milwaukee, Monument, PayPal, Regin, Rothenberger and Toolbank.
The final 15, in no particular order, are as follows:
- Shaun Scott – Derek Scott Plumbing & Heating, Insch, Aberdeenshire
- Charles Stewart – Chas Stewart Heating & Plumbing Engineers, Perth
- Richard Weir – Macoun Energy, North Shields
- Hattie Hasan – Stopcocks Women Plumbers, Todmorden
- Richard Lane – Bain Plumbing Services, Bolton
- Scott Irwin – The Plumbing People, Bromborough
- Chris Lemons – Lemons Engineering, Chesterfield
- Emily Bexon – Dave Clarke & Son, Hinckley
- Sarah Osborne – Just SO Plumbing, Cambridge
- Peter Hodgson – Woodford Heating & Energy, Loughton
- Darren Owen – Logical Heating & Plumbing Solutions, Croydon
- Richard Minto – Plumbminto’s, Sutton
- Ollie Chuter – OJC Plumbing & Heating, Bromley
- Mark Wakely – Ford & Sons, Sidmouth
- Kim Hewings – HavMain, Paignton
Now in its second year, the competition called on plumbers nationwide to enter in a bid to find Britain’s finest. The competition is designed to reward and recognise the remarkable talents within the UK’s plumbing industry and ask entrants to demonstrate their plumbing, service and business skills.
Paul Crossley, managing director of JT, said: “We were overwhelmed with registrations for this year’s competition and the standard of entries and nominations was exceptional. Congratulations and good luck to the chosen 15. It was a tough decision to make and we’d like to thank everyone that entered.”
Information on the 15 finalists and how to vote can be found at: www.UKplumberoftheyear.com.