• ABC Announces the 2022 National Craft Champions

    The 33rd annual competition showcased the skills and expertise of more than 175 of the nation’s top-performing craft professionals.
    March 18, 2022
    3 min read

    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




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