Craig Gilhome from Prudhoe in Northumberland has been named Best Heating Installer 2025 at this year’s Heating Installer Awards. Having won the title of Best Heating Installer in the North East earlier in the year, Craig went on to beat finalists from all other regions in the UK, and takes home the coveted award.
In addition to the national title, Craig also brought home the winner’s trophy for Best HVAC Installer 2025, celebrating installers who have delivered a system to customers that not only heats but also cools their homes, improving air quality and ventilation.
Loughton’s Shaun Bone of Blue Flame MK Ltd, who was awarded Best Installer in the South East earlier in the year, was presented with the award for the UK’s Best Sustainable Installer 2025. Meanwhile Jessica Rose from Herefordshire was crowned the industry’s 2025 Rising Star, and Joshua Bond of from Cornwall was awarded the Heating Installer Awards 2025 National Runner Up trophy.
The trophies were presented to this year’s victors by previous winners at a ceremony staged at the InstallerSHOW earlier today (25th June) held at the NEC in Birmingham.
Commenting on his win, Craig said: “I’ve seen how winning this award can change the future for an installer, and I’m just so humbled to win in 2025. The people I’ve been up against are some of the biggest names in the trade today. I knew I’d done a great job on a really challenging project, and I’m so happy that the work I put in has been recognised – thank you everyone.”
The national awards scheme, now in its tenth year, recognises the achievements of plumbers and heating installers across the country who deliver excellent customer service on a daily basis. All winners enter a project they have completed for a homeowner, followed by a technical challenge set by an industry-leading installer, to demonstrate their expertise, and an open vote. All three elements make up the final result.
Representatives from the awards’ partners and sponsors CIPHE, The IPG, Polypipe Building Products, Refresh, Samsung Climate Solutions, Stelrad and Powered Now, as well as a team of previous winning installers, judged the entries on problem solving, product knowledge and stand out work.
