Huddersfield Master Plumber's Association

The earliest recorded meeting of Huddersfield Master Plumbers in existence is from 16th January 1902. This refers to a previous meeting, so we can assume its formation was well before this date. Affiliated to the National Association of Master Plumbers of Great Britain and Ireland, early meetings were held in Huddersfield Town Hall.

Derrick Armer, taken during his year in office as National President of the APHC.

Derrick Armer

The Huddersfield Master Plumbers are sad to hear of the passing of one of it's former members, Mr. Derrick Armer, who died following a stroke on Tuesday evening, 10th May, at the age of 81.

Derrick had been a long standing member of both Huddersfield Master Plumbers and the Association of Plumbing and Heating Contractors (APHC), and had contributed a great deal at many levels to improving our industry. He had been the APHC local President (1982-84), Regional President (1990-91) and National President (1994-95) and worked with numerous committees within the APHC.

He was a long-standing Secretary for the local meetings of Huddersfield Master Plumbers for many years starting from 1965 right up to 1995. Derrick worked for T.H. Shaw & Sons, Plumbers & Electricians, of Slaithwaite, in a career that lasted for 51 years, from 1944-1995. Derrick was also a historian of both National Association and Huddersfield Master Plumbers Association, and was an invaluable source of knowledge of the Industry in general, as well as being Honorary Toast Master at our formal dining events.

Our deepest sympathies to Derrick's family at this time. A great friend and advisor to many of our members, he will be sadly missed.

First Recorded President/Chairman: Sam Slater
President of the first recorded meeting in 1902.

Vice Presidents: A. Garton (R), W. Haigh (R), J. Taylor, A Crowther.

Meetings of the Huddersfield Master Plumbers continued throughout both World Wars, so neither Kaiser Wilhelm or Hitler stopped plumbing.....

Year	Key Personnel
1914	President: David Bould. Senior Vice President: Sydney Taylor. Junior Vice President: George Brook.
1939	President: N. Green Senior Vice President: W. Bailey. Junior Vice President: J. Winterbottom.
1966	President: T. Jessop Senior Vice President: J. Jenkinson. Junior Vice President: B. Jenkins.
1977	President: S. Gledhill Senior Vice President: ?. Junior Vice President: Mr Brooke.

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