HIA 2026 winners (L-R) Daisy Turner, Daniel Davies, James Lacey, George Tiefenthaler, Adam Dare (Image: Installer Awards)
The UK’s leading heating and plumbing professionals have been recognised at the Installer Awards 2026, with national winners announced live at InstallerSHOW at the NEC Birmingham.
The Installer Awards brings together the Heating Installer Awards and the inaugural Plumber Awards under one umbrella
This year’s top honours went to Wales-based heating installer, Daniel Davies, and London plumber, Louchavan Lemard, who were crowned the UK’s Heating Installer of the Year and first-ever Plumber of the Year respectively.
Daniel Davies, of Daniel Davies Plumbing and Heating Engineers from Lampeter, secured the Heating Installer Awards national title after impressing judges with his work on a 200-year-old stone farmhouse that had stood abandoned for almost a century. Faced with a completely blank canvas, Daniel designed and installed a high-performance renewable heating system focused on efficiency, reliability and long-term durability. The win marks an impressive milestone for Daniel, who had already retained his Welsh regional title for a third consecutive year.
Plumber Awards 2026 winners (L-R) Steve Gray, Louchavan Lemard, James Bell-Taylor (Image: Installer Awards)
Louchavan Lemard, co-founder of PH247 Ltd, was named the inaugural winner of The Plumber Awards. Judges praised his technical expertise, commitment to customer service and ability to deliver practical solutions that make a meaningful difference to homeowners.
Daniel and Louchavan take home prize bundles worth thousands of pounds.
Daisy Turner of Toucan Heating and Plumbing Ltd, was named Rising Star of the Year. The Essex-based apprentice impressed judges with both her technical ability and her wider contribution to the industry.
The full list of Installer Awards 2026 winners:
Heating Installer Awards 2026
– National Winner – Daniel Davies, Daniel Davies Plumbing And Heating Engineers (Wales)
– Highly Commended – Adam Dare, Eco Renewables Ltd (Berkshire)
– Rising Star Winner – Daisy Turner, Toucan Heating and Plumbing Ltd (Essex)
– Best HVAC Installer – James Lacey, JLN Plumbing and Heating (Coventry)
– Best Renewables Installer – George Tiefenthaler, POP Heating and Renewables (Northampton)
The Plumber Awards 2026
– National Winner – Louchavan Lemard, PH247 Ltd
– Silver Winner – James Bell-Taylor, JBT Plumbing and Heating Ltd
– Bronze Winner – Steve Gray, Steve Gray Gas Services Ltd
Laura Mashiter, Installer Awards founder, said: “The standard of entries across both the Heating Installer Awards and the inaugural Plumber Awards has been outstanding. Our winners have demonstrated not only exceptional technical expertise, but also the professionalism, problem-solving skills and customer-first approach that are helping to drive standards across the industry.”
The Installer Awards are supported by leading industry partners and sponsors including Danfoss, Powered Now, Samsung Climate Solutions, Stelrad, the Chartered Institute of Plumbing and Heating Engineering, CT1, Kingsbridge, Polypipe Building Products, InstallerSHOW and Refresh.
If you would like to enter the awards for 2027, pre-registration is now open – just visit Heating Installer Awards or The Plumber Awards to add your details in.
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