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Wohlsen Construction apprentice Mark Rineer wins Gold Medal for Carpentry at National Craft Championship

Submitted photo Mark Rineer of Wohlsen Construction participates in the hands-on portion of the National Associated Builders and Contractors Craft Championship in Florida. He won the Gold Medal for Carpentry.
Submitted photo Mark Rineer of Wohlsen Construction participates in the hands-on portion of the National Associated Builders and Contractors Craft Championship in Florida. He won the Gold Medal for Carpentry.
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Mark Rineer of Wohlsen Construction, Lancaster, received the Gold Medal for Carpentry at the National Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC) Craft Championship in Fort Lauderdale, Florida.

After winning the Gold Medal for Carpentry at the local level at the Keystone Chapter of ABC’s Craft Competition, Rineer qualified for the national competition. 187 craft trainees competed in the two-part National Craft Championship. The first part consisted of an extensive written exam, and in the second part contestants participated in a daylong, hands-on performance test.

Rineer’s Gold Medal in Carpentry is the fourth time that a Wohlsen apprentice won the Nation’s Top Award in the last five years.

National Associated Builders and Contractors is comprised of 70 chapters representing more than 21,000 merit shop construction and construction-related firms.

Wohlsen Construction Company, celebrating its 125th anniversary, is a Green Plus Certified company, and one of the leading merit shop construction firms in the Mid-Atlantic States. Wohlsen is located at 548 Steel Way, Lancaster. Call 717-299-2500 for more information.