Cirencester heating and plumbing installer Andy Buchan is in with another chance to win a major national award after being selected as a monthly award winner in the Environmental 2010 Awards for the second consecutive year.

Organised by Worcester, part of the Bosch Group, the awards recognise installers who take an environmentally responsible approach to their installations. As one of the monthly award winners, Andy will now be put forward, along with 11 other installers selected throughout the year, for the title of Overall Winner, which will be announced early in 2007.

Last year, Andy was announced as a runner up for a project that saw him installing solar panels in an 18th century farmhouse as part of a new heating and hot water system. This year, he's hoping that his ground source heat pump installation, in former farm buildings which have now been converted into 3,500 square feet of office space, will generate enough heat to see him scoop the top spot.

"The owner of the property, Mike Mitchell, was keen to look at environmentally-friendly options to providing heating and hot water and had already done a great job insulating the property to ensure warmth was retained," commented Andy. "After weighing up all the alternatives, he decided to have the Worcester Greenstore 9 ground source heat pump system installed along with underfloor heating. The system works by extracting stored solar energy from the ground and converting it into useful heat for the home, significantly reducing fuel consumption and resulting carbon dioxide emissions. I think it was a great choice and all the staff now working there are finding their working environment extremely cozy."