Lanarkshire plumbing student awash with success at top awards

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An East Kilbride-based college student was awash with success at a top awards ceremony. South Lanarkshire College Plumbing and Gas student, Tom Gillies, has been named as a Rising Star of the Industry at the Scotland and Northern Ireland Plumbing Employers’ Federation (SNIPEF) Best Apprentice Plumber awards.Tom who is employed by Glasgow-based BS Plumbing and Heating, was nominated by South Lanarkshire College Curriculum Manager James Jamieson for the award.The Lanarkshire Live app is available to download now.

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Apprentices are nominated by employers and lecturers for the talent and enthusiasm they bring to their course and their working life.To celebrate his hard work and determination, Tom along with apprentices from other institutions all received a £100 voucher.James Jamieson, Tom’s curriculum manager at South Lanarkshire College said: “Tom consistently demonstrates hard work, both at South Lanarkshire College before his lecturers and on-site under guidance from his employer BS Plumbing and Heating."Tom was the number one candidate for my nomination, and I am thrilled that he been honoured with such a prestigious award."SNIPEF’s accolade to the future stars of the profession comes at a time when plumbing and heating