Meet February’s HIP Learner of the Month winner!

James Furber won the February HIP Learner of the Month award – we caught up with him to find out what it means to win.

 

21-year-old James is currently studying Level 3 Plumbing at Coleg Y Cymoedd as well as completing an apprenticeship with Pole and John Plumbing Contractors LTD.

 

His favourite thing about the industry is the job satisfaction he gets after finishing a job. “Being able to step back on a job, look at your work and be happy to put your name to it is a pretty good feeling to me.”

 

 

James’ entry for the award showed a sink unit he completed on-site trying out a new flux. Little did he know, the photo would mean he’d win a £50 Amazon Voucher and a Smart Skipping rope from sponsor Alpha.

 

When asked what he will do with his prize, James explained “With the voucher, I’ll most likely buy some new tools. The rope, I’ll most likely get my fitness back up by using it.”

 

He then went on to say “Winning the award gave me the boost I needed to get back into the swing of things with work and made me feel proud that people actually liked my work.”

 

 

In the future, James hopes to end up working for himself and being able to install most, if not all of the plumbing and heating systems we see nowadays, but also, be able to fault find on the same systems.


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