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ABC congratulated the winners of its 2016 National Craft Championships competition during the March 4 Careers in Constructions awards held during the association’s Workforce Development Conference, March 1-4, in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. A field of more than 200 craft trainees competed for top honors in 15 competitions representing 13 crafts. Competitors first took an intense, two-hour written exam and then competed in daylong hands-on practical performance tests in: carpentry, electrical-industrial, electrical-residential, fire sprinkler, HVAC, instrumentation fitting, insulation, millwright, pipefitting, plumbing, sheet metal, welding-pipe, welding-structural, masonry and a journey-level team competition. The 2016 winners are: Carpentry Gold: Juan Palafox Employer: Joeris General Contractors Training Sponsor: ABC South Texas Chapter Silver: Justin Hillegas Employer: Klover Contracting, Inc. Training Sponsor: Klover Contracting, Inc. Bronze: Matthew Stock Employer: Wohlsen Construction Company Training Sponsor: Associated Builders and Contractors Keystone Chapter Safety: Matthew Stock Employer: Wohlsen Construction Company Training Sponsor: Associated Builders and Contractors Keystone Chapter Electrical-Industrial/Commercial Gold: David Blickenstaff Employer: Prime Electrical Training Sponsor: Associated Builders and Contractors of San Diego Silver: Clayton Moss Employer: Helix Electric Training Sponsor: Helix Electric/ ABC Nevada Bronze: Eli Hannoy Employer: Gaylor Electric, Inc. Training Sponsor: Gaylor Electric, Inc. Safety: Eric Lopez Employer: Lectrfi,Inc Training Sponsor: ABC Los Angeles/Ventura Chapter Electrical- Residential/Commercial Gold: Jonathan Christenberry Employer: Gaylor Electric, Inc. Training Sponsor: Gaylor Electric, Inc. Silver: Christopher Thompson Employer: Beck's Hybrid Training Sponsor: ABC of Indiana/Kentucky Bronze: Grant T. Farrimond Employer: Watson Electrical Construction Co., LLC Training Sponsor: Watson Electrical Construction Co., LLC Safety: Jose Gaspar Employer: Cox Electric Training Sponsor: ABC Florida Gulf Coast Chapter Fire Sprinkler Gold: Nathaniel Lee Employer: Cox Fire Protection Training Sponsor: Associated Builders and Contractors Florida Gulf Coast Chapter Silver: AJ Black Employer: WigintonFire Systems Training Sponsor: Florida Automatic Sprinkler Training, Inc. (FAST) Bronze: Douglas Nelson Employer: Cox Fire Protection Training Sponsor: Associated Builders and Contractors Florida Gulf Coast Chapter Safety: Jarred Sutliff Employer: Cen-Cal Fire Systems Inc. Training Sponsor: American Fire Sprinkler Association HVAC Gold: James Lamonte Employer: Collier's Heating and Air Conditioning Training Sponsor: ABC of Indiana/Kentucky Silver: Austin Ettredge Employer: TD Industries Training Sponsor: Construction Education Foundation Bronze: Cody Brown Employer: Polk County Heating & Cooling Training Sponsor: Associated Builders and Contractors of Iowa Apprenticeship & Training Trust Safety: John Masgalas Employer: Remco, Inc. Training Sponsor: Associated Builders & Contractors Keystone Chapter Instrumentation Fitting Gold: Ben McDermott Employer: Interstates Construction Services Training Sponsor: Interstates Construction Services Silver: Ryan Phillip Diez Employer: Triad Electric and Controls Training Sponsor: Associated Builders and Contractors Pelican Chapter Bronze: Derek Ray Employer: ISC, LLC Training Sponsor: Associated Builders and Contractors Pelican Chapter Safety: Ben McDermott Employer: Interstates Construction Services Training Sponsor: Interstates Construction Services Insulation Gold: Jacob Nelson Employer: Iowa Insulation Inc. Training Sponsor: Associated Builders and Contractors of Iowa Apprenticeship & Training Trust Silver: Ryan Isbell Employer: L & C Insulation Training Sponsor: Associated Builders and Contractors of Wisconsin Apprenticeship & Training Trust Bronze: Eric John Employer: Starcon International Training Sponsor: Starcon International Safety: Ryan Isbell Employer: L & C Insulation Training Sponsor: Associated Builders and Contractors of Wisconsin Apprenticeship & Training Trust Masonry Gold: Jerome Brown Employer: Central Broward Construction Sponsor: Florida Masonry Apprentice & Educational Foundation Silver: Jabari Francis Employer: Boston Block Sponsor: Florida Masonry Apprentice & Educational Foundation Bronze: Thomas Kemp Employer: Central Broward Construction Sponsor: Florida Masonry Apprentice & Educational Foundation MILLWRIGHT Gold: Douglas Thompson Employer: Cianbro Sponsor: Cianbro Silver: Michael Hachey Employer: Cianbro Sponsor: Cianbro Bronze: Jacob Henson Employer: RPM Services, Inc. Sponsor: Associated Builders and Contractors Texas Gulf Coast Chapter Safety: George Cisneros, Jr. Employer: Turner Industries Sponsor: ABC Pelican Chapter pipefitting Gold: Paul Bryan Employer: MW Mielke, Inc. Sponsor: MW Mielke, Inc. Silver: Jonathan Isaac Employer: MW Mielke, Inc. Sponsor: MW Mielke, Inc. Bronze: Travis Asher Employer: United Group Services Sponsor: United Group Services Safety: Keith Phelan Employer: Starcon International Inc. Sponsor: Starcon International Inc. Plumbing Gold: Travis L. Greenway Employer: Worth & Company Inc. Sponsor: Worth & Company Inc. Silver: Christian Rohland Employer: JPI Sponsor: Associated Builders and Contractors Southern California Chapter Bronze: Daniel Harbison Employer: Budiac Plumbing, Inc. Sponsor: Associated Builders and Contractors of Wisconsin Apprenticeship & Training Trust Safety: Travis L. Greenway Employer: Worth & Company Inc. Sponsor: Worth & Company Inc.