PHAM NEWS | DECEMBER/JANUARY 2026 Energy SavingAwards 17 Congratulations to all of our winners


The Park Plaza London Riverbank set the stage in early December for a spectacular event where the winners of this year’s Energy Saving Awards were unveiled. Over the next few pages there’s a chance to read about the innovations, initiatives and industry leaders celebrated for making remarkable strides in energy effi ciency and management.


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Many thanks to our panel of independent judges


Meet the industry experts who generously lent their time and expertise to review this year’s entries, bringing wide- ranging experience and a shared commitment to excellence to decide upon category champions and highly commended winners.


Apostolos Gkrimpas Apostolos is energy and carbon management lead at the Energy Institute. He has worked for the Energy Institute for more than 10 years and his key areas of responsibility include content development, quality assurance and business


development of the Institute’s energy management products and services. Awarded an MSc degree in Energy, Environmental Technology and Economics at City University London, he is a physicist specialising in Energy and Environmental Studies.


Paul Bennett


Paul Bennett is the managing director of energy consultancy BSSEC. Paul is a qualifi ed and experienced Chartered Engineer and Chartered Director who has a passion for delivering energy effi ciency projects and net zero building makeovers.


Paul has an enthusiasm for training and career development which has come from Paul’s career start as an apprentice electrician and has led to him continuously upskilling and adopting a lifelong learner attitude. Paul regularly contributes to EIBI’s CPD articles and is a lecturer at the Energy Institute.


Stewart Clements


Stewart is the director of the Heating and Hotwater Industry Council (HHIC), a trade


association that represents the domestic heating market in the UK. The HHIC informs members on relevant policy issues and responds to consultations


on their behalf, while informing and infl uencing government on policies and legislation. Stewart was previously technical director at HHIC. He also sits on the Executive Council of the EHI (European Heating Industry) and has been involved with the heating and plumbing industry for over 35 years.


Steve McConnell Steve is a director of the


Industrial & Commercial Heating Equipment Association (ICOM) and the Manufacturers of


Equipment for Heat Networks Association (MEHNA). He started his career as an apprentice


plumber in 1984 before going on


to specialise in product management and technical support for a leading commercial boiler and water heater manufacturer. In this role Steve served on BSI and ICOM committees and was appointed director of ICOM in 2020.


Peter Thom The winner of our fi rst Special Recognition Award in 2022, Peter Thom has been an infl uential fi gure in the heating and plumbing industry, helping to raise awareness about the importance of conserving energy. As well as setting up and running a successful family business, Green Heat, Peter has dedicated much of his time to industry bodies such as the IDHEE and the CIPHE. Championing the need for home energy audits and an early adopter of domestic condensing boilers, Peter can justly claim to have helped thousands of customers reduce their energy use.


Jerry Whiteley


Technical manager at the CIPHE, Jerry started out as an apprentice in plumbing and heating before going self-employed and managing his own apprentices and employees. He went on to work in further education in many roles, from lecturer to


middle manager, and has also used his expertise to judge a broad range of plumbing and heating competitions. As technical manager, Jerry supports the CIPHE membership via the technical helpline as well as strategically on many industry issues, such as skills shortages or changes to legislation.


Steve Willis Steve is MD and founder of Steve Willis Training, a specialist in gas, plumbing, air source heat pumps and electrical training, with centres in West Sussex and Hampshire. Having completed a four-year plumbing apprenticeship and going on to be self-employed, Steve took up a part-time teaching opportunity with Crawley College which gradually transitioned into a full-time teaching role. After 13 years at the college Steve decided to set up his own training company, Steve Willis Training Centres (SWT), which celebrated its 25th anniversary this year.


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