Winners Announced!

Congratulations to our 2025 Excellence Awards Winners!

What a night at the Melbourne Cricket Ground celebrating the best in plumbing!

The 2025 Excellence Awards brought together the best and brightest of our apprentices, member businesses and individuals, recognising their outstanding achievements across our trade.

A big thank you to our major sponsor Incolink and all of our award sponsors for their continued support. Without your contributions, this event would not be a success.

To view all the photos from the night, click here.

Andrew Letten Gold Medal

• 2025 Recipient: Pasquale Angelino - Project Plus Services

Finalists: Individual Awards

Frank Maskell General Plumbing Award – Sponsored by Reece

• Benjamin Pace - McCarthy Plumbing Group
• Pasquale Angelino - Project Plus Services – WINNER
• Thomas Duggan - O’Brien Plumbing Echuca Moama

Rose Curtis Award – Sponsored by IAPMO

• Amy Dickson - Geschke Plumbing Contractors
• Bonnie Smith-Anderson - East Plumbing Co Pty Ltd
• Chloe Lee - JTEK Plumbing Service PTY LTD – WINNER

Mechanical Services Award – Sponsored by Hutchinson Builders

• Benjamin Jolly - A.S.K Plumbing and Air Conditioning
• Martin Brennan - AC Goulding – WINNER

NA Smith Gas Award – Sponsored by AGIG

• Corey James - Commercial Hot Water & Maintenance – WINNER
• Marcus Byl - L.D Smith Plumbing & Gasfitting
• Travis Blackney - Master Plumbers

Finalists: Business Awards

Small Plumbing Business of the Year Award – Sponsored by IAPMO

• Jet Plus Plumbing – WINNER
• Plumbstruct Industries
• Vic Urban Plumbing

Medium to Large Plumbing Business of the Year – Sponsored by Commercial Hot Water & Maintenance

• Geschke Plumbing Contractors
• O’Brien Plumbing Echuca Moama
• Robinson Plumbing – WINNER

Excellence in Administration Support Award

• Katherine Green - Tonkin Group
• Lara Denes - Plumbstruct Industries – WINNER
• Lisa Paris - McCarthy Plumbing Group

Finalists: GTO Awards

Sir Rohan Delacombe 1st Year Apprentice Award – Sponsored by CBUS

• Ben Lazzaro - Parklane Plumbing
• Brock Martin - The Plumbing and Roofing Company – WINNER
• Rhys Dufton - B&W Plumbing Pty Ltd, Geschke Plumbing Contractors

Peter Pratt 2nd Year Apprentice Award – Sponsored by PBA Safety

• Bailey Mains - DanSa Plumbing & Drainage – WINNER
• David Rudolph - Geschke Plumbing Contractors
• Hamish McDonald - Project Plus Services
• Jordan Gardner - Parklane Plumbing
• Shea O’Connor - BullEx Australia

Don Pritchard 3rd Year Apprentice Award – Sponsored by Incolink

• Joe Caputo - Odyssey Plumbing and Drainage P/L
• Kallista Jensen - Rex Plumbing
• Kira Wetzel - Rex Plumbing
• Matt Scane - Project Plus Plumbing Services – WINNER

Alfred Atherton 4th Year Apprentice Award – Sponsored by Atherton

• Chloe Lee - JTEK Plumbing Service PTY LTD
• Mark Benson - Geschke Plumbing Contractors
• Martin Brennan - AC Goulding – WINNER
• Pasquale Angelino - Project Plus Plumbing Services

Host Recognition Award Winners – Sponsored by Marsh

• Rex Plumbing
• Sage Plumbing
• Parklane Plumbing
• EcoDrain Plumbing Services

Finalists: RTO Awards

Most Outstanding 1st Year Apprentice Award – Sponsored by Milwaukee

• Amy Dickson - Geschke Plumbing Contractors – WINNER
• Rhys Dufton - B&W Plumbing Pty Ltd, Geschke Plumbing Contractors
• Finn Lenihan - D&D Plumbing & Drainage PTY LTD

Most Outstanding 2nd Year Apprentice Award – Sponsored by Caroma

• Aaron Whitfield - Pro-Vent HVAC Solutions
• Cooper Brown - O’Hagan Plumbing
• Jakob Juzva - Ranking Plumbing – WINNER

Most Outstanding 3rd Year Apprentice in General Plumbing Award – Sponsored by Reece

• Ashlee Sadler - RAW GTO Pty Ltd
• Dale Burke - M&L Scott PTY Ltd
• George Mitchell - New Plumbing Solutions
• Michael Mansfield - Coldflow Mechanical Pty Ltd – WINNER

Most Outstanding 3rd Year Apprentice in Mechanical Services Award- Sponsored by Rheem

• Ariel Steinberg - Burlin Electrical
• Benjamin Jolly - A.S.K Plumbing and Air Conditioning – WINNER
• Martin Brennan - AC Goulding