Exeter College Apprentice, Jordan Picot, was named runner up in this year’s HIP UK Heating Apprentice of the Year competition. Eight finalists from seven regions across the UK attended the Grand Final to find the winner and crown HIP UK Heating Apprentice of the Year.

The competition took place over two days at the ADEY Training and Conference Centre in Cheltenham and saw Tayla Wileman, 18, from Burton and South Derbyshire College crowned as overall winner. Making her the first female contestant to ever win the competition.

Judge Tony Kite and his three fellow judges – Glenn Scholfield from Pegler Yorkshire, Glenn Stonehouse and Colin Yearp from ADEY – were faced with the challenge of marking the students’ work to find an overall winner amongst the exceptionally high standard of talent that was brought to the table.

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