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2015 craft competition winners announced

12/18/2015

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PRESS RELEASE

CONTACT:
Katherine Fremin
225.448-3348
kfremin@abcpelican.com
 
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
  
Local craft training school announces winners of annual craft competition
 
BATON ROUGE (12/18/2015) - The Pelican Chapter held its annual craft competition on Dec. 17, 2015, at the Baton Rouge Training Center. The all day affair hosted 29 student competitors in five separate craft categories. Categories included were: industrial electrical, instrumentation, millwright, pipefitting and welding. Competitors ranged in background from high school students to field workers and were selected by their respective ABC Training instructor and sponsored by different ABC member companies.
 
The following winners of each category will move on to represent the Pelican Chapter in the ABC National Craft Championships in March: 

  • Electrical
    • Chris Malbrue, EXCEL (1st place)
  • Instrumentation
    • Ryan Diez, Triad Electric & Controls (1st place)
    • Derek Ray, ISC (2nd place)
  • Millwright
    • George Cisneros, Turner Industries (1st place)
  • Pipefitting
    • Randall Searcy, Performance Contractors, Inc. (1st place)
  • Welding
    • Tanner Bergeron, Performance Contractors, Inc. (1st place)
    • Jeremiah Kidwell, EXCEL (2nd place)
    • Jake Williams, EXCEL (3rd place) 
Both the local and national competitions showcase the exceptional talent of the up and coming generation of the skilled craft workforce being trained locally in Louisiana and in ABC training centers across the country. The Pelican Chapter is proud to have the local competitors representing the chapter and its participating member companies on the national stage.

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Local construction craft training school hires new Director of Education

12/11/2015

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PRESS RELEASE
CONTACT:
Katherine Fremin
225-448-3348
kfremin@abcpelican.com


 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
  
Local construction craft training school hires new Director of Education
 
BATON ROUGE (12/11/2015) – The Pelican Chapter of Associated Builders & Contractors, Inc. is pleased to welcome David A. Alexander as the new Director of Education for the ABC Baton Rouge Training Center. Robert Clouatre, the current Director of Education, is retiring after 9.5 years of service to the Pelican Chapter.
 
“I am confident that David will continue the tradition of excellence that Robert Clouatre leaves behind,” Pelican Chapter President Alvin Bargas stated. “Under David’s leadership, we look forward to remaining a premier provider of construction craft training while addressing the demand for a skilled construction craft workforce.”
 
Alexander was previously the Director of Secondary Schools in the Ascension Parish School system and was the principal at Dutchtown High School from 2005-2011.
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Local industrial craft training school to host annual craft competition

12/4/2015

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CONTACT:
Katherine Fremin
225.448-3348
kfremin@abcpelican.com

 
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
 
 
Local industrial craft training school to host annual craft competition
 
To editors and reporters:
 
You are invited to attend and cover the Pelican Chapter, Associated Builders and Contractors 2015 Annual Craft Competition. Each year, the Pelican Chapter, ABC hosts a craft competition for students selected by the school’s instructors to showcase their skills. This year, there are 29 students registered to compete in Baton Rouge.  A separate welding competition will be held at the Southwest Training Center in Westlake, La.
 
Categories included in the competition are: Industrial electrical, instrument fitter, millwright, pipefitting, pipe welding and plate welding. The competition is judged by Pelican Chapter members who are experts in their respective fields, and the winner of each category will move on to represent the chapter in the ABC National Craft Competition held in Ft. Lauderdale, Fla. in March. Competitors are scored based on a number of tests including a written assessment, a hands-on assessment and a safety score during the hands-on assignment.
 
The purpose of both the local and national competitions is to showcase the exceptional talent of the next generation of the skilled craft workforce being trained in Louisiana and across the country.
 
 
EVENT:                 2015 Pelican Chapter Annual Craft Competition
 
LOCATION:         Pelican Chapter Training Center
                                19251 Highland Road, Baton Rouge, LA 70809
 
DATE:                    December 17, 2015
               
                                Start time: 7:30 a.m.
                                Approximate end time: 3:30 p.m.
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    Pelican Chapter, ABC is a non-profit organization based in Baton Rouge, LA. For information on Pelican Chapter communications and media contact Erika Walter, 225-448-3348.

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