UK’s best plumbers revealed as first-ever regional winners announced
Twelve regional winners have been announced in the UK’s first-ever plumber awards, a competition celebrating tradespeople who go above and beyond for their customers with outstanding workmanship and dedication to their craft. Each winner now progresses to the next stage, facing both a public vote and a technical challenge set by CIPHE, before one is ultimately crowned The Plumber Awards national champion at InstallerSHOW 2026 at the NEC in Birmingham this June.
Chosen by a panel of industry experts, professional associations and experienced plumbers, the winners represent the very best from across the UK’s regions:
- Central London: Louchavan Lemard, PH247 Ltd
- East Midlands & East Anglia: Karl Donovan, Independent Water Solutions
- Northern Ireland & Scotland: Jack Fenton, Reid Energy Solutions Ltd
- North East: James Bell-Taylor, JBT Plumbing and Heating (Alnwick) Ltd
- North West: Miroslav Tomcisak, Plumbisimo Ltd
- South East: Steve Gray, Steve Gray Gas Services Ltd
- South East (Highly Commended): Tom Twomey, Gas Tech Heating Ltd
- South West: Sally King, Sally’s Pipe Dream
- Wales: Jack Ashley, JA Plumbing and Heating Services Ltd
- Wales (Highly Commended): Zakeer Hafiz, Nova Plumbers Ltd
- West Midlands: Ashley Kirby, Kirby and Co. Luxe Renovations Ltd
- Yorkshire & Humber: Luke Thomson, Luke The Plumber
The awards are supported by industry sponsors including CT1, Kingsbridge, Polypipe Building Products, Powered Now, the Chartered Institute of Plumbing and Heating Engineering (CIPHE), Installer, and Refresh PR.
Jerry Whiteley, technical manager at CIPHE, praised this year’s entrants: “We’ve been blown away by the standard of entries in the first year of the awards. Well done to each and every one of the regional winners, all whom are doing an amazing job in raising standards and setting a fantastic example for this profession.”
Votes can be cast at www.plumberawards.co.uk/vote/shortlist.
