The UK Plumber of the Year 2019 competition has revealed its 10 shortlisted finalists.

Watersafe, the official judging partner of the competition, were tasked with narrowing down entries from across the country to just 10 finalists. The next stage of the competition is the ‘Vote for me’ round, where the individual plumbers will be narrowed down by the public to the final five. 

The final ten, in alphabetical order, are: 

  • Stephen Calvert – Cardigan, Wales
  • Eddie Carr – Great Eccleston, Lancashire
  • Christopher Clare – Newton-Le-Willows, Merseyside
  • Paul Clark – The Wirral, Merseyside
  • Caine Curtis – Yeovil, Somerset
  • Liam Hogan – Llanfairpwllgwyngyll, Anglesey 
  • Dan Tempest – Pontefract, West Yorkshire
  • Gary Tyronney – Nairnshire, Highland
  • Martin Warnes – Harwich, Essex
  • Paul Williams – Carmarthenshire, Wales.

Marking five years since the competition began, UK Plumber of the Year has continued to call together the nation’s plumbers in a bid to find Britain’s finest. The competition is designed to reward and recognise the remarkable talents within the UK’s plumbing industry and ask entrants to demonstrate their plumbing, service and business skills.

John Schofield, Sales and Marketing Director at JT, one of the companies behind the competition, said: “Now in the fifth year of the competition, judging is going be closer than ever – I really don’t envy our friends at Watersafe! Last year’s winner Steve has demonstrated just how much winning this competition can do for your business, and I’m so excited to see which deserving winner is crowned this year. Best of luck to all the entrants!” 

Information on the 10 finalists and how to vote features on www.ukplumberoftheyear.com where you can find a biography of each. Voting is open until 22 August and the top five will be revealed on 26 August. 

The five plumbers with the most votes will be invited to an interview session with the judging panel, made up of experts from JT, Bristan, Wolseley, and Watersafe, who will then decide the winner.