As the SkillPLUMB competition cycle progresses we’ll post details of competitors and results here. You can also view photos from the events on our Flickr page.
2024 UK Final – Oldham College 19-21 November
1st Place / Gold Medal: David Bateman-Smith – South West College NI / Ashley McFarland Plumbing & Heating
Joint 2nd Place / Silver Medals:
Shaun Wilcox – Moray College UHI / Moray Council
Elliot Julian – Cornwall College / Nicholls Plumbing & Heating
Jackson Gill of New College Durham and CGE Yorkshire Ltd
Joint 3rd Place / Bronze Medal:
Jack Fenton – Belfast Metropolitan College / Ian Reid Heating
Samuel Page – Suffolk New College / Whitwell Services
Dillon Newton – Cornwall College / Justin Eyre Plumbing & Heating
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2024 England Heat 5 – York College 02 July
1st Place: Jackson Gill – CGE Yorkshire Ltd / New College Durham
2nd Place: Leo Warren – full time student at East Riding College
3rd Place: Ben Driscoll – full time student at East Riding College
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2024 England Heat 4 – Colchester Institute 25 June
1st Place: Samuel Page – Whitwell Services / Suffolk New College
2nd Place: Sam Cain – Heating Solutions / Colchester Institute
3rd Place: Leo Wheeler – full time student at The College of West Anglia
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2024 England Heat 3 – Harrow College 21 June
1st Place: Elliot Julian – full time student at Cornwall College
2nd Place: Dillon Newton – Justin Eyre Plumbing & Heating / Cornwall College
3rd Place: Daisy Turner – Toucan Plumbing & Heating / Barking & Dagenham College
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2024 Wales Heat – Gower College Swansea 11 June
1st Place: Luke Evans – Evans Heating / Coleg y Cymoedd
2nd Place: Charlie Price – Bridgend College
3rd Place: Joshua Cole – R&S Energy / Coleg y Cymoedd
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2024 Scotland Heat – South Lanarkshire College 07 June
1st Place: Shaun Wilcox – Moray Council / UHI Moray
2nd Place: Shay Ewing – Andrew Barclay Plumbing & Heating / UHI Moray
3rd Place: Ben McDonald – GM Boyd BPM Services / UHI Inverness
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2024 Northern Ireland Heat – South West College 21 May
1st Place: David Bateman-Smith – South West College / Ashley McFarland
2nd Place: Jack Fenton – Belfast Metropolitan College / Ian Reid Heating
3rd Place: Morgan Finney – Northern Regional College / CFM
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2024 England Heat 2 – Burnley College 16 May
1st Place: Jake Saggars – Burnley College / CW Plumbing & Heating
2nd Place: Kenzey Webster – Gateshead College / MW Plumbing & Heating
3rd Place: James Morden – Gateshead College / Newcastle City Council
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2024 England Heat 1 – Burnley College 15 May
1st Place: Jamie Brown – St Helen’s College / KJ Plumbing & Heating
2nd Place: Joseph Allen – Calderdale College / Cardwell Heating
3rd Place: Finn McNally – Trafford College / FnR Plumbing & Heating
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2023 UK Final – 15-16 November
1st – Adam Biddulph / Meel Group / Stockport College (Trafford College Group)
2nd – Keshab Rana Magar / Army Royal Engineers / Royal School of Military Engineering / Midkent College
3rd – Tomos Evans / Pembrokeshire College / RL Evans Plumbing & Heating Ltd
Medallion of Excellence – David Bateman-Smith / South West College NI / Ashley McFarland Plumbing & Heating
Other competitors:
Morgan Finney – Northern Regional College NI / Hanna Mechanical
Finlay Macaulay – Moray College UHI / ALPAH Ltd
Andrew Poland – St Helens College / Glennon Plumbing Services Ltd
Paul Marshall – West College Scotland / SNIPEF / James Frew
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2023 England Heat 3 – Burnley College
1st – Adam Biddulph – Stockport College / Higgins Meel Group Ltd
2nd – Andrew Poland – St Helens College / Glennon Plumbing Services Ltd
3rd – Blade Massey – Tameside College / College Student
Other competitors:
Adam Leach – Wigan and Leigh College / DT&A Services
Euan Barrow – Wigan and Leigh College / DMJ UK Ltd
Gabriel Parker – Tameside College / College Student
Jack Wilson – Salford City College / Greener Homes Project
Samuel Ryder – Stockport College / RTR Plumbing
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2023 England Heat 2 – Hartlepool College
1st – Dylan Hayward – Grimsby Tec / Richard Alexander Brown Ltd
2nd – Lewis Crossley-Cummings – Burnley College
3rd – Luke Jones – East Riding College / Pie 6 Ltd
Logan Reed – New College Durham / Brian Weir
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2023 Scotland Heat – Glasgow Clyde College
1st – Finlay Macaulay – Moray College UHI / ALPAH Ltd
2nd – Paul Marshall – West College Scotland / James Frew
3rd – Callum Westwood – Perth College UHI / Park Plumbing & Heating
Other competitors:
Andrew Cummings – Glasgow Clyde College / Emtec
Jay Maxwell – Perth College UHI / Steve Park
Kai Simpson – Forth Valley College / Comfort Systems
Kieran MacDonald – Fife College / W Manro
Kyle James Buchan – North East Scotland College / James H Buchan & Son
Liam Rety – Glasgow Clyde College / J Fulton
Nathan Durnion – Edinburgh College – Granton / Allied Trade Plumbing & Heating
Stephen Baillie – Glasgow Clyde College / A Alexander & Son
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2023 England Heat 1 – Harrow College
1st – Magar Rana – Army – Royal Engineers
2nd – Jack Bland – Army – Royal Engineers
3rd – Joshua Ainsworth – Army – Royal Engineers
Other competitors:
Andrius Irkmonas – Waltham Forest College
Brooking Boatwright – Barking and Dagenham College / S&D Banks Ltd
Jack Hobden – East Sussex College / Fast Maintenance Services
Mario Paval – HCUC / Chiltern Contracts
Mohammad Salman – Waltham Forest College
Tom Hubber – Cornwall College / PLC Mechanical Services
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2023 Welsh Heat – Gower College Swansea
1st: Tomos Evans – Pembrokeshire College / RL Evans Plumbing & Heating
2nd: Joshua Morgan-Gould – Cardiff and Vale College / Mecpipe Installations
3rd: Joshua Cole – Coleg y Cymoedd / Heatforce
Other competitors:
Andrew Gill – Cardiff and Vale College / CMB Engineering
Bogdan Ciocoiu – Gower College Swansea
Charlie Price – Bridgend College / Rob James Plumbing
Luke Evans – Coleg y Cymoedd / Evans Heating
Troy McDermott – Bridgend College / Rob James Plumbing
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2023 Northern Ireland Heat – North West Regional College
1st: David Bateman Smith – South West College, Enniskillen Campus
2nd: Joseph Hagan – South West College, Omagh Campus
3rd: Morgan Finney – Northern Regional College, Newtownabbey
Other competitors:
Andrew Houston – Southern Regional College
Bradley Scott – Belfast Metropolitan College
Ewan Hood – Northern Regional College
John McKee – Southern Regional College
Jordan Nummy – Southern Regional College
Sarah Keenan – Belfast Metropolitan College
Shea Kelly – South West College
Tomas Moorhead – Belfast Metropolitan College
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2022 UK Final – 16-18 November
1st – Ruben Duggan / Powerserv Ltd / Coleg y Cymoedd
2nd – Sean Esslemont / McDonald & Munro Ltd / UHI Moray College & SNIPEF
3rd – Thomas Bentley / Royal Engineers / Mid Kent College
Medallion of Excellence – Charlie Oliver / Bishton & Cowles Plumbing & Heating / Shrewsbury College
Other competitors:
Andrew McCann – South West College
Kayne Forsyth – East Scotland College/SNIPEF
Andrew Reain – South Eastern Regional College
Jack Forbes – Edinburgh College/SNIPEF
Videos
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