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Top HVAC apprentices named at PHCC’s First National Contest

The first HVAC Apprentice Contest was held on Oct. 16-17, 2013, at PHCC CONNECT 2013 in Las Vegas.

This year’s 1st Place HVAC apprentice winner is Tyler Plueger.

This year’s 1st Place HVAC apprentice winner is Tyler Plueger, Norwalk-La Mirada Plumbing & Heating, Norwalk, Calif. Photo courtesy of PHCC

HVAC contestant, Saeng Choum of Dial One Sonshine, Stanton, Calif.

HVAC contestant, Saeng Choumof Dial One Sonshine, Stanton, Calif., competes in PHCC’s first HVAC Apprentice Contest. Photo courtesy of PHCC

This year’s 1st Place HVAC apprentice winner is Tyler Plueger.
HVAC contestant, Saeng Choum of Dial One Sonshine, Stanton, Calif.
October 25, 2013

The Top 3 HVAC apprentices received awards in the Plumbing-Heating-Cooling Contractors-National Association (PHCC) Educational Foundation’s first HVAC Apprentice Contest, held on Oct. 16-17, 2013, in Las Vegas.

The Foundation’s HVACR Apprentice and Journeyman Training Committee members were on hand to set up and judge the contest, which was a highlight of the PHCC-NA’s CONNECT 2013 Product & Technology Showcase. A portion of the contest was hosted by the College of Southern Nevada’s HVAC program in Henderson, Nev.

And the 2013 winners were:

  • 1st Place— Tyler Plueger, Norwalk-La Mirada Plumbing & Heating, Norwalk, Calif.
  • 2nd Place — Mike Deeben, M. E. Flow Inc., Leesburg, Va.
  • 3rd Place — Robert Monroe, Shapiro & Duncan, Rockville, Md.

 

Foundation volunteers operating this year’s event included:

  • Scott Balmer, Scott Balmer, ShoffnerKalthoff Mechanical Electrical Service, Knoxville, Tenn.
  • David Dugger, ShoffnerKalthoff Mechanical Electrical Service, Knoxville, Tenn.
  • Bill Jones, Raven Mechanical, LLC, Houston, Tex.
  • Craig Lewis, R.E.C. Industries, Inc., Bryan, Tex.
  • Warren Lupson, Air-Conditioning, Heating & Refrigeration Institute, Arlington, Va.
  • Ron Newman, Lakes  Plumbing, Heating & Cooling, Inc., Spirit Lake, Iowa
  • Crystal Schnurr, College of Southern Nevada, Henderson, Nev.
  • Jamie Simpson, Schaal Heating & Cooling, Inc., Des Moines, Iowa

 

The event was made possible by the following generous industry sponsors:

Contestant Sponsors: Air-Conditioning, Heating & Refrigeration Institute (AHRI); College of Southern Nevada; Legend Valve; NATE; and NIBCO.
Additional prize and materials sponsors included: Air-Conditioning, Heating & Refrigeration Institute (AHRI); Aireco; Channellock; College of Southern Nevada; Copper Development Association; Honeywell; Johnson Supply; Lakes Plumbing, Heating & Cooling; Milwaukee Electric Tool Co.; NetBraze; NIBCO; Oatey; Parker Hannifin Corp.; Raven Mechanical; RIDGID; and Tindall & Ranson Plumbing & Heating.
 

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  • PHCC Educational Foundation
  • PHCC CONNECT 2013
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Source: PHCC Educational Foundation
KEYWORDS: HVAC PHCC CONNECT PHCC Educational Foundation Plumbing-Heating-Cooling Contractors National Association

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