ABC Announces the 2022 National Craft Champions
SAN ANTONIO, TX — Associated Builders and Contractors today announced the winners of the 2022 National Craft Championships at its Careers in Construction Awards ceremony during ABC Convention 2022 in San Antonio. The 33rd annual competition showcases the skills and expertise of more than 175 of the nation’s top-performing craft professionals.
The NCC featured more than 175 of the nation’s best carpenters, electricians, pipefitters, plumbers, welders and other construction craft professionals vying for top honors in 15 competitions with skills on display across 12 crafts. NCC also featured a team competition with journey-level craft professionals from different crafts working to complete a joint project. The competition included a two-hour online exam and a six-hour practical performance test.
“ABC’s premier skilled trades contest recognizes the men and women who are the future of the construction industry,” said 2022 National Chair of the ABC Board of Directors Stephanie Schmidt, president, Poole Anderson Construction, State College, Pennsylvania. “These competitors not only build America, but also highlight the diverse career opportunities in construction. From Maine, to Oregon, to Alabama to California, these craft students traveled from across the country to demonstrate their superior skills, education and safe work practices.”
Established in 1987, the National Craft Championships celebrates and recognizes upskilling in construction, draws some of the country’s most talented craft professionals and highlights the important role that craft skills training plays in the construction industry.
ABC offers more than 800 education programs across 69 chapters to help train the next generation of construction workers. Its flexible, affordable craft and safety training leads to industry-recognized, national credentials for today’s most sought-after construction positions. ABC is committed to showing the promising career path the industry provides, from apprenticeship to journey-level worker to business owner.
Milwaukee Tool, an industry-leading manufacturer of heavy-duty power tools, accessories and hand tools, has been the official tool sponsor of NCC since 2019. The company provides tools, safety equipment and prizes for NCC competitors.
Winners in each competition were ranked gold, silver and bronze, with an additional award for safety.
Fire Sprinkler
Safety
Jannyel Nieves
Wiginton Fire Systems
Florida Automatic Sprinkler Training Inc.
Bronze
Derrick Brown
Sprinklermatic Florida Fire Protection Inc.
ABC Florida Gulf Coast Chapter
Silver
Logan Best
Piper Fire Protection Inc.
ABC Florida Gulf Coast Chapter
Gold
James Ainey
Cox Fire Protection Inc.
ABC Florida Gulf Coast Chapter
Pipefitting
Safety
Levi Veltkamp
Three Rivers Corp.
Greater Michigan Construction Academy
Bronze
Levi Veltkamp
Three Rivers Corp.
Greater Michigan Construction Academy
Silver
Joseph Rothermich
Accurate Mechanical Contractors Inc.
ABC Heart of America Chapter
Gold
Zachary Wilson
American Boiler and Mechanical
Plumbing
Safety
Zachary Hurley
TDIndustries Inc.
ABC South Texas Chapter
Bronze
Sam Richter
Proctor Mechanical Corp.
ABC Iowa Apprenticeship and Training Trust
Silver
Corey Westhoff
JPI Development
ABC Southern California Chapter
Gold
Jesse Sala
Empyrean Plumbing Inc.
ABC Southern California Chapter
Welding - Pipe
Safety
Edgar Uresti, Jr.
Performance Contractors Inc.
Bronze
Nelson Pinto
Northwest Florida State College
Silver
Nathan Gallagher
Notch Mechanical Constructors
Gould Construction Institute
Gold
Levi Andrew
CIANBRO
Other categories included Carpentry, Drywall, Electrical: Commercial-Industrial, Power Line, Electrical: Residential-Commercial, HVAC, Sheet Metal, Millwright, Instrument Fitting, Welding-Structural, and Team: Commercial. For a full list of winners visit www.abc.org