More Than 170 Top Construction Pros to Compete at ABC’s National Craft Championships

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Associated Builders and Contractors announced that more than 170 of the top construction apprentices and trainees in the country will compete in the 30th annual National Craft Championships, March 1-2 during ABC’s Workforce Week ‘17.

Competitors from 27 states will contend for gold, silver and bronze medals and a safety award in 13 competitions representing 11 crafts. The two-day competition includes a written exam and a hands-on, practical test where competitors will demonstrate their high-level craftsmanship and safety best practices.

The annual National Craft Championships was first held in Orlando, Florida in 1987. Apprentices and craft trainees will compete in:

• Carpentry: Residential/Commercial
• Electrical: Commercial-Industrial
• Electrical: Residential-Commercial
• Fire Sprinkler
• HVAC
• Instrumentation Fitting
• Insulation
• Millwright/Industrial Maintenance Mechanic
• Pipefitting
• Plumbing
• Sheet Metal
• Welding-Pipe
• Welding-Structural

NCC is part of ABC’s effort to raise the profile of careers in construction and highlight the $1.1 billion ABC member companies spend annually on workforce development. In addition to the competition, the NCC Expo will feature masonry and power line demonstrations, welding simulators, a crane simulator, an interactive fall-protection demonstration and tool and training demonstrations.

In addition to NCC, Workforce Week ’17 also features the Excellence in Construction Awards, which will honor $2.4 billion worth of the best merit shop construction projects from 2016, ABC’s National Safety and Diversity Excellence Awards and world-class education programs for the commercial and industrial construction industry.

To view the National Craft Championships agenda, visit: nationalcraftchampionships.org.