STUART Sugden from Aboyne, Aberdeenshire, has been crowned the Best Heating Installer in Scotland by judges from the Heating Installer Awards 2025.
Stuart specialises in installations for both retrofit and new build houses, including small commercial locations, with his company Sugplumb Ltd.
His winning entry featured the installation of a ground source heat pump in a 300-year-old stone-built farmhouse in rural Scotland. The project involved balancing modern renewable heating technology with the constraints of a historically significant building.
Speaking of Stuart’s win, his customer said, “Stuart was genuinely really good; he worked so hard and came back to sort out any tweaks straight away. He went through everything in detail which helped us. Stuart made sure everything was clean and tidy at all times and I know is always there to help if needed.”
The nationwide awards scheme, now in its tenth year, recognises the achievements of plumbers and heating installers across the country who deliver excellent customer service. 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.
Having won the regional category, Stuart is now in contention for the national award. Votes can be cast on the Heating Installer Awards website. Voting closes at midnight on May 27. 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 June 25 at InstallerSHOW, taking place at Birmingham NEC.
