An awards recognising the efforts of tradespeople who go above and beyond for their customers each and every day, is now open for entries.
Sponsored by Installer Magazine, Danfoss, Graham The Plumbers’ Merchant, LG, Pegler Yorkshire and Vaillant UK, the Heating Installer Awards will work to unearth the UK’s best plumbers and heating installers who continually demonstrate expert technicality and skill, deliver exceptional customer service and use the most innovative technology in their installations.
Entries are open until February, when an expert panel of judges will select the best heating installer to represent 11 regions across the country. Following the announcement of the regional winners in March, it’s over to the public to decide the UK’s Number One Heating Installer which will be announced at the industry’s leading plumbing and heating show, Installer 2017, in May 2017 at Coventry’s Ricoh Arena.
Ian Kenny, marketing director of Heating Installer Award sponsor Graham the Plumbers’ Merchant, said: “It’s fantastic to be involved with such an innovative awards scheme which will work to champion plumbers and heating installers who make it their mission to bring credibility to the industry, by delivering outstanding customer service on a daily basis.
“When so much uncertainty is facing our sector, now is the time to shine a spotlight on those who work tirelessly to make it a success. We’re looking forward to seeing the entries flood in, and to see who will eventually be crowned the UK’s Number One Heating Installer.”
Bjorn Nielsen, marketing director of Danfoss Heating, also sponsoring the awards, said: “We’re facing an age when energy-efficient solutions that also allow users to choose comfort are becoming the norm and as such, the nation’s plumbers and heating installer are having to continually upskill themselves, using ever-more technical practices to meet customer demand. This must be celebrated!
“Danfoss is proud to be working with the Heating Installer Awards and in unison with other sponsors, to ensure the UK’s heating industry continues to be recognised as the best in the world, thanks to the relentless work of our expert tradespeople.”
Kamlesh Vadukul at Heating Installer Awards sponsor LG UK, which offers renewable energy heating solutions for the home, said: “Anyone working in the heating industry – whether a plumber, heating installer, or company supplying tradespeople with the products and tools they need to deliver an exceptional service – knows there are a number of highly skilled professional tradespeople out there. It’s common knowledge that there are skills gaps in the UK and the heating sector doesn’t escape these, so recognising high quality people in the industry and encouraging young people into the sector to fill those gaps and replace the older tradespeople who are retiring and leaving the sector is a great thing to do.
“We at LG are happy to play our part in trying to ensure that we have the people we need in the heating industry to maintain the high standards that most installers work to, day to day. We hope this scheme will help the public identify and celebrate the highly skilled tradespeople already in the industry, as well as encouraging more young people to see it as a viable, long-term and rewarding profession to join.”
To enter, plumbers and heating installers should visit www.heatinginstallerawards.co.uk and fill in the short form, detailing a project the installer is particularly proud of, or which demonstrates going above and beyond for the customer. Providing additional information such as images and even video footage of a job well done will help the judges to rate the work carried out. Entries with extra detail and information on how the installation changed the daily lifestyle of a customer will be judged favourably.
The deadline for entries is 5pm on 17th February 2017.