2021
Pictured L-R: Martin Collins, Ann McWilliams and Carlus McWilliams accepted the Award on behalf of the late Hugh McWilliams.
WINNER: OVERALLACHIEVEMENTAWARD AWARDKINDLYSPONSOREDBY: FLOGAS HUGHMCWILLIAMSFROMH&AMECHANICAL SERVICES LTD
Hugh McWilliams, co-founder of H&A Mechanical Services, was posthumously awarded the Overall Achievement accolade at Northern Ireland’s Plumbing & Heating Awards 2021. This award recognises an individual who has enhanced the plumbing and heating sector and was made to Hugh in recognition of his outstanding contribution to the industry. As co-founder of H&A Mechanical Services along with his wife, Anne, Hugh’s tireless hard work and determination to ‘get it right the first time’ enabled the company to grow from an initial team of six people in Draperstown in 1993 to employing over 330 staff and establishing two further offices in Mallusk and Kildare. Hugh was responsible for instilling a business ethos within the company which centred on trust and reliability and seen H&A win a series of major contracts with the likes of NIHE, Phoenix Natural Gas and Firmus Energy, as well as picking up numerous awards including a Special Recognition Award at Northern Ireland’s Plumbing & Heating Awards 2018. A steadfast supporter of his local community, Hugh tried to employ
Fund for Children NI and the South Derry Down Syndrome Group. Hugh’s son, Carlus McWilliams said, “We are truly honoured and delighted to receive the Plumbing & Heating
Magazine Overall Achievement Award on behalf of daddy. The
tireless work and energy he brought to the plumbing and heating industry were second to none. Along with that his total commitment to his family, employees, his local community as well as the many, many charities sums up how much of a giant he really was. “Although he has gone, the legacy and memories he has left behind are monumental and will never be forgotten. We will always miss him dearly.” Karen McAvoy, Managing Director of Ireland’s Plumbing & Heating Magazine, concluded, “Hugh was an exceptional figure and will be remembered as an extraordinary ambassador for the plumbing and heating industry in Northern Ireland.”
Hugh McWilliams, co-founder of H&A Mechanical Services.
as much talent as possible from the local area and established a hugely successful apprenticeship programme that has resulted in many of H&A Mechanical’s current senior management team having progressed through this pathway. His sense of social and community responsibility led to H&A Mechanical sponsoring all Derry GAA Intercounty teams as well as the many charity drives and fundraisers that have raised tens of thousands of pounds for organisations such as the Cancer
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