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Posted @ Monday, March 09, 2015 3:33 PM By Jeff Leieritz ABC congratulated the winners of its 2015 National Craft Championships competition during the March 6 Careers in Constructions awards held during the association’s Workforce Development, March 3-6, in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. A field of 187 craft trainees competed for top honors in 15 competitions representing 12 crafts, including a new masonry competition and new team competition with journey-level craft professionals from five different crafts working to complete a joint project. 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 and masonry. The 2015 winners are: Masonry Gold: Maxwell Bond Kelley Training Sponsor: Florida Masonry Apprentice & Educational Foundation, Inc. Employer: Kevin J. Brandel Masonry Construction Silver: Abner Torres Training Sponsor: Florida Masonry Apprentice & Educational Foundation, Inc. Bronze: Gatien Cesaire Training Sponsor: Florida Masonry Apprentice & Educational Foundation, Inc. Read the full press release here: http://www.abc.org/NewsMedia/Newsline/tabid/143/entryid/3581/abc-congratulates-national-craft-championships-winners.aspx  Pictured left to right: Bronze Medal Winner- Gatien Cesaire (MEF Apprentice), Silver Medal Winner - Abner Torres (MEF Apprentice) and Gold Medal Winner - Maxwell Bond Kelley, employed by Kevin J. Brandel Masonry Construction.  Orlando, FL. – (March 9, 2015) -- The Florida Concrete Masonry Education Council (FCMEC) held a signing ceremony March 4 to signify their commitment to a program that will help fund masonry education and promotion in Florida.
The event, attended by more than 30 industry executives from various companies was held in the Masonry Lab on the Mid Florida Tech campus in Orlando. Those in attendance witnessed industry producers A-1 Block, Argos Ready Mix, LLC., CEMEX Construction Materials Florida, LLC., Maschmeyer Concrete Company of Florida, Inc., Prestige Concrete Products, Supermix/Superblock and Titan Florida, LLC. become the first to sign on to support the Act by voluntarily contributing to the Florida Concrete Masonry Education Council, beginning April 1st, 2015. The council, appointed by Governor Rick Scott, is tasked with bringing together masonry manufacturers and contractors in an effort to plan and conduct training programs, improving access to masonry education, developing outreach programs to ensure diversity and informing the public about the sustainability and economic benefits of concrete masonry products. “This marks a momentous day for our industry and we look forward to implementing these important educational programs for masons across the state,” said FCMEC Chairman Troy Maschmeyer. “We've been collectively working on this program for a very long time and we are enthusiastic about the many benefits it will bring to the industry." Pictures of the event are available here: http://www.floridamasonrycouncil.org/fcmec-news/concrete-masonry-education-council-signing-event |
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