The seven finalists have been announced for this year’s HIP Learner of the Year 2024 who will now go forward to compete in the live grand final this April.
The competition kicked off in January, when Level 2 and 3 plumbing students competed across six regional locations in England and Wales. The high calibre of entries this year meant that the competition judges had a tough job on their hands. After much deliberation, with some of the results being just one mark between them, the following regional winners have been announced as this year’s HIP Learner of the Year Finalists:
Jacob Culver, Yeovil College
Joshua Cole, Coleg y Cymoedd
Zak Rowan, The Grimsby Institute
Cole Hull, Cheshire College South & West
Daisy Turner, Barking and Dagenham College
Nathan Knowles, Rotherham College, RCC Group
Jay Brewster, City College Norwich
Zoe Tanner, MD at HIP, says: “All the competitors should be immensely proud of themselves for taking part and competing. The standard of work has been incredible. We’re thrilled to see HIP Learner of the Year grow year on year, and it’s encouraging to see the competition being supported by so many big names from the industry.”
The competition has been sponsored by many big industry names, including Viessmann, Wolseley Plumb and Parts, Milwaukee, Aalberts IPS, Kingspan, Polypipe Underfloor Heating, Stelrad, Triton, WaterSafe, Wilo, Snickers, Talon, The Worshipful Company of Plumbers, Yorkshire Copper Tube, FIX Radio and the Chartered Institute of Plumbing and Heating Engineering (CIPHE).
For more information about the competition, please head to: https://www.hip-magazine.co.uk/learner-of-the-year/
