A Lowestoft College student has picked up an award from the Norfolk Branch of the Chartered Institute of Plumbing and Heating Engineering (CIPHE).

Daniel Small scooped the award for his ‘outstanding achievements in plumbing studies’ after being nominated by his tutor David Cooper. As well as receiving a CIPHE trophy, Daniel also picked up a signed certificate to mark his achievements, as well as a year’s free trainee membership of the Institute, a copy of the internationally recognised Plumbing Engineering Services Design Guide and a £50 voucher sponsored by plumbing merchants PTS.

The award was also presented to students from the College of West Anglia, Gt Yarmouth and City Colleges.

The Chartered Institute of Plumbing and Heating Engineering, founded in 1906, is an educational charity with around 10 000 members. Its primary purpose is to maintain and improve standards of plumbing and heating engineering and to this end it works closely with the government and its agencies. Apart from Trainees, its members are fully qualified plumbers and or heating engineers.