Check out the latest Champions of Fusion entries!

by Larissa Copeland
Posted in Articles & Job Stories, Champion of Fusion, CONNECTIONS, INFUSION
This article was featured in the March 15, 2025 issue of McElroy Connections.

It’s time for our first batch of Champions of Fusion submissions for 2025! These entries will range from mid-February, when we launched this year’s promotion, to mid-March.

Each year, McElroy’s Champions of Fusion contest is a way to highlight the fusion technicians and operators for the hard work they do to live McElroy’s mission of making the world a better place through better infrastructure. By highlighting these boots-on-the-ground crews, we want to commemorate their hard work and expertise – and give them the opportunity to attend INFUSION, McElroy’s annual industry conference

Do you know a Fusion Champion?

McElroy’s channel partners have a bird’s-eye view of many of the new and exciting ways end users are utilizing McElroy equipment. If you know of an individual or team who completed – or is currently part of – a project featuring McElroy equipment, please encourage them to visit our online Champions of Fusion portal and enter our competition.

We’re already thrilled to see so many fantastic entries coming in through our Champions of Fusion portal. There, you’ll also find more than a hundred submissions we’ve received since kicking off the contest in 2022.

CLICK HERE to view past entries – or submit your own!
An excavator lifts a large pipe with straps at a construction site, placing it in a trench alongside other pipes under a clear blue sky.
Kurtis Griffiths at Kumarra Pipelines Solutions sent us this photo of a highly-skilled and experienced fusion team.
A large wind turbine blade is being transported on a specialized vehicle across a wide, reddish dirt construction site under a clear blue sky. Sparse trees and equipment are visible in the background.
Paul Desler submitted this photo that showcases just one job from his 10-year career working with mines in Western Australia.
Construction site with heavy machinery, pipes, and equipment. An excavator is visible in the background, while large black pipes and a machine on a wheeled cart are in the foreground. Forest and houses are in the distance.
Carl Brenner sent in this impressive example of butt fusion from a job in Ketchikan, Alaska.
Aerial view of a construction site showing a large yellow excavator working above an open trench with pipes and machinery. Workers and equipment are visible around the work area.
Thanks to Andrew Smith with Tas Aqua Engineering for this top-down look at an in-ground weld of 900mm SDR9 in Tasmania, fused to finish off a 660 meter long, 45 meter deep drill shot under a major river.
A yellow forklift holds a large metal pipe attached to a green, tracked industrial machine on a dirt lot, with a building and equipment visible in the background under a cloudy sky.
Sheldon Cohen submitted this pic of a TracStar® 618 fusing with the help of the DataLogger® 7.
Workers in safety gear repair a large black pipeline in a muddy trench, surrounded by snow and construction equipment.
Chad Cowley shared this photo of a chilly jobsite in Alberta, Canada, where fusion work was taking place to build a new polyethylene (PE) plant.
A horizontal drilling machine with a large metal pipe extends toward a red truck and a green conveyor on a dusty worksite, with equipment and containers in the background under a clear sky.
Thanks, Sheldon Cohen, for this photo of a TracStar® 618 fusing 12-inch DR 9 HDPE.

In our April Connections newsletter, we’ll announce our monthly winner for March – so keep an eye out next month to see who will receive a McElroy-themed swag bag!

A worker in a hard hat and safety vest stands confidently with crossed arms. The text reads: Born to fuse. Built to win. Champions of Fusion. 2022. McElroy. The background features a green, industrial design.

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