PHAM NEWS | DECEMBER/JANUARY 2025 Energy SavingAwards 15 The winners revealed


The recipients of this year’s Energy Saving Awards were revealed at a glittering awards ceremony held at the De Vere Grand Connaught Rooms in London early in December. Read on to fi nd out about the products, projects and individuals who were honoured on the day for their outstanding contributions to energy management and effi ciency.


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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.


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


Here’s an introduction to the industry experts who gave up their time to deliberate on all the entries and helped to select this year’s category champions and highly commended winners.


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.


Ella Cooper With over 20 years of experience in the heating industry, Ella is the technical manager for the Industrial and Commercial Heating Equipment Association (ICOM) and the Manufacturers of Equipment for Heat


Networks Association (MEHNA). Ella started out as an apprentice heating engineer and in her current position looks after members’ interests in commercial and industrial heating and heat networks, while representing and providing technical support and industry guidance.


Graeme Fox


Specialising in air conditioning, heat pumps and refrigeration, Graeme has over 30 years


experience in building services engineering. Currently president of the Institute of Refrigeration, he ran his own refrigeration and air conditioning contracting


business for over 25 years and has also been technical director for the Building Engineering Services Association (BESA). Graeme has many years experience of guiding industry stakeholders through regulatory changes, as well as leading specialist committees and working groups.


Apostolos Gkrimpas Apostolos is energy and carbon management lead at the Energy Institute. His key areas of responsibility are 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. During his 10 years at the Energy Institute, Apostolos has also served as training manager and energy management course developer.


Tim Pollard


Tim Pollard is the principal of Pollard and Pollard, a consultancy service working in the fi elds of sustainability, energy and resource effi ciency in the built environment. Tim was formerly head of sustainability for Wolseley UK and was


responsible for delivering the Sustainable Building Center at Leamington Spa as well as defi ning the renewables, energy and water effi cient products on off er. Tim believes passionately in the provision of sustainable building solutions, and he regularly speaks at industry conferences throughout the UK.


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 plumbing and heating competitions, including the HIP Learner of the Year and the Installer Merit Awards. At the CIPHE, Jerry supports the membership through the technical helpline as well as strategically on many industry issues.


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), in the year 2000.


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