Congratulations to mason Vince Polverini of D.M. Sabia & Co., Inc., who won the title of Best Bricklayer in Pennsylvania on September 20 at the SPEC Mix Bricklayer 500 Pennsylvania Regional! Polverini and mason tender Rich Smalls will head to Las Vegas in January 2019 to compete in the SPEC Mix Bricklayer 500 World Championship.

GBCA is especially proud that all of the top bricklayers (first, second, and third place) from this event are from GBCA member companies!

 

WINNERS

First Place

Mason: Vince Polverini
Mason Tender: Rich Smalls
Company: D.M. Sabia & Co., Inc.

Second Place

Mason: Joe Masters
Mason Tender: Ryan Drakeley
Company: Dan Lepore & Sons Company

Third Place

Mason: Jessy Sandy
Mason Tender: Charlie Sandy
Company: Dan Lepore & Sons Company

Polverini also was named the SPEC Mix Top Craftsman.

 

The event was hosted by Fizzano Brothers Concrete Products in Crum Lynne, PA. Fizzano Brothers Concrete Products had held an AIA course, “Proper Concrete Masonry Techniques: Hands On Training,” earlier that day. Masonry apprentices from Williamson College of the Trades, with their instructor Pete Zwolak, also attended and helped.

Congratulations to all of the winners, and thank you to all of the participants. Good luck, Vince and Rich, in Las Vegas!

 

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