LAS VEGAS, Nevada – Associated Builders and Contractors of Wisconsin today announced several craft professionals of its member companies earned top honors at the 2025 National Craft Championships (NCC). The winners were honored at ABC’s Careers in Construction Awards ceremony during ABC Convention 2025 in Las Vegas on Feb. 27.
Mark Singletary of AMCS, Inc earned the gold award in Carpentry.
Meanwhile, the commercial team of Richard Mora Rivas of Holtz Builders, Inc., Nathan Myers of NSI Electrical Contractors, Inc., James Pok of Albiero Plumbing & HVAC, Inc., and Daniel Stone of Sure-Fire, Inc., was awarded with silver.
The team members in the commercial team competition met in person for the first time at the event. The four craft journey-level professionals worked as a team to complete a series of craft-specific tasks focused on electrical, plumbing, sheet metal/HVAC and carpentry in a six-hour period.
The 36th annual competition demonstrated the skills and expertise of nearly 200 of the nation’s best craft professionals in trades such as carpentry, drywall, electrical, fire sprinkler, HVAC, instrumentation, millwright, power line, welding and more, all vying for top honors in 15 competitions with skills on display in 11 crafts. NCC included a commercial team competition with journey-level craft professionals from different trades working to complete a joint project. The competition also included a two-hour online exam and a six-hour practical performance test.
The individual competitors advanced to the NCC after receiving the top score in their respective fields during ABC of Wisconsin’s Skill Competition on December 10 in West Bend.
Established in 1987, ABC presents the National Craft Championships annually to highlight the achievements of the people who represent the future of the construction industry. Craft trainees and apprentices travel from across the country to demonstrate their superior skills, training and safe work practices and compete for top honors in their chosen craft. For the training sponsors, employers and ABC chapters, the NCC demonstrates a staunch commitment to the career paths the construction industry offers.
“For 36 years, this national construction competition has showcased the outstanding abilities and achievements of the future of the industry,” said 2025 Chair of the ABC National Board of Directors David Pugh, partner, Bradley, Birmingham, Alabama. “These ABC of WI champions demonstrated superior skills and safe work practices during the 36th annual championships, which hosted competitors from dozens of states and all corners of the nation. Join me in congratulating these true craft professionals for their successes and applaud them for what they will go on to accomplish in their careers in construction.”
