Ryan received his award from UBC General President Doug McCarron
Congratulations to Florida’s own Ryan Altic of Jacksonville Local 702 and Mr. David’s Flooring, for his outstanding display of floor covering skills at the UBC’s Floor Coverer Olympics.
The best of the Brotherhood’s flooring professionals from the USA and Canada went head-to-head at the UBC’s INSTALL Leadership Conference recently, which featured a timed resilient installation project competition.
The five contestants - one from each of the UBC’s five districts (Southern, Eastern, Midwest, West, Canada) - were given 60 minutes to complete an intricate, challenging series of installation skills. Their scope of work included:
All eyes were on Ryan and his fellow competitors
Judging centered on timing, productivity and quality of installation, with penalties assigned for mistakes.
UBC Southern District VP Dennis Donahou (left) and Florida EST James Banks (right) with Ryan after his victory
“Ryan did an outstanding job. His display of advanced skills was a great representation of how well our flooring professionals perform for our customers every day. We are very proud of him,” said James Banks, Florida Carpenters’ Executive Secretary-Treasurer.
Learn more about Florida’s INSTALL floorcovering program.