At its inaugral Life Ward presentation ceremony held on 24th October, The BPEC Charity gave out four awards in memory of the company’s founding chairman Raymond J Brooks at Derby’s Pride Park Stadium.
The BPEC Charity Life Award 2012 was presented to Lee Firth at NG Bailey in Leeds for design work on a project in Mozambique which will deliver safe drinking water to a health clinic.
A conditional award of £10,000 was handed to Burnley College to take apprentice plumbers to Uganda to help deliver safe drinking water to village communities.
A Development Life Award of £6,000 was given to Martin Biron from the college of North West London to assist in the development of an online training environment.
A Merit Life Award of £1,500 was presented to Fareham-based plumber John Booth for his involvement in the Peace & Hope Trust’s charity work in Nicaragua. The money will allow him to return to the country and continue reconstruction work following earthquakes and civil war.
BPEC chairman Frank Glover said: “BPEC is delighted to have presented four seperate awards at our inaugral BPEC Charity Life Awards event. Each of the award winning entries has shown how plumbing can make a difference to life, and we congratulate this year’s winners.”