Southwell’s Max Smith from Southwell has been announced as the Best Heating Installer in the East Midlands by judges from the Heating Installer Awards 2025. He was also Best Sustainable Installer in the Midlands.

Now Max, who specialises in renewable engineering and plumbing, fitting the likes of air source heat pumps and underfloor heating for homes across the East Midlands with his company Green Source Heating, needs your votes for the national award.

Max’s winning entry featured work he had completed for a large, four-bedroom, new-build property in the area, which gave him the opportunity to be on the cutting edge of renewable technology. With creative freedom over the project, Max designed the system in a way that allowed for peak efficiency, reducing heating bills for the homeowner as a result.

Speaking of Max’s win, his customer said: “Max was extremely professional and knowledgeable during all stages of our project. The installation was excellent and I’m really pleased with the results. Max has been available to deal with any queries I’ve had. I would recommend Max to any potential customers.”

The nationwide awards scheme, now in its tenth year, recognises the achievements and raises the credibility of plumbers and heating installers across the country who deliver excellent customer service on a daily basis.

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.

To mark its tenth anniversary, the award’s organisers have appointed a new Board of Trustees, making it the only awards scheme in the industry that is run and judged by installers themselves. Each trustee will be heavily involved in the judging of the categories relevant to their individual areas of expertise.

Readers can help Max to be crowned the National 2025 Heating Installer Awards winner by visiting the Heating Installer Awards website and casting their vote.

Voting closes at midnight on 27th May. Public votes will contribute to a quarter of the installer’s overall scores, and will be added to the judges’ scores and the scores from a technical challenge set for all of the regional and highly commended winners.

The winners will be announced on 25th June at InstallerSHOW, taking place at Birmingham NEC.

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