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Education should play an integral role for installers” With an aptitude for plumbing evident at the tender age of 13, it seemed that Paul Williams was destined to be an installer. His career has seen him take on a variety of roles, including the accolade of the youngest Master Plumber and National President of the CIPHE
PAUL WILLIAMS’ father was a plumber, so going into the family business was always a strong possibility. During his childhood he worked alongside his father after school, so by the time he turned 16 he had plenty of experience under his belt. It was then that he started a plumbing course at Ammanford College, working as an apprentice for his dad’s business. “I have to admit that I wasn’t the greatest of students, but I always enjoyed the practical aspect of learning,” recalls Paul. “I did, however, pass the course and was advised by my lecturer to continue onto Level 3.” On completion of his course, Paul worked with his father for some time, mainly doing domestic plumbing and heating jobs, but also carried out a lot of bathroom installations, too. “I worked with my dad for around 10 years, but I wanted to do more central heating work and boiler servicing, so I decided to go self-employed,” says Paul.
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PAUL WILLIAMS E n gTe c h LCGI MCIPHE RP RHP Director, Albert Williams Ltd Installer with a history of working in the construction industry. Former lecturer and past National President of the CIPHE
Shortly after branching out on his own, Paul was offered a position lecturing in plumbing at Ammanford College in South Wales. It was during his two years here that he became more involved with the CIPHE at a national and a local level. His next role was as a lecturer in plumbing and assessor at Gower College in Swansea. With help and advice from Kevin Wellman and Colin Stainer of the CIPHE, Paul set up the Carmarthenshire branch in 2004. Then followed the opening of the South Wales branch, where he was involved with area committees and became a deputy area co-ordinator, assisting the area co-ordinator and attending meetings. In 2007 Paul became a professional standards inspector for the CIPHE and still attends training. He believes this helps with evaluating new members who don’t quite meet the criteria, as well as assisting with any complaints raised between consumers and members. “It was the same year that I decided to take a
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