Check out March 2026 Champions of Fusion entries

by Larissa Copeland
Posted in Articles & Job Stories, Champion of Fusion, CONNECTIONS, INFUSION
This article was featured in the April 15, 2026 issue of McElroy Connections.

The competition is heating up for this year’s Champions of Fusion contest! These entries were received during March 2026.

First, let’s congratulate our MONTHLY SWAG BAG winner, Eugenio Reyes!

A worker operates fusion equipment on underground pipes at a construction site. Text reads: Champion. Eugenio Reyes, Eagle Pass, Texas (US). 2026 Champions of Fusion. McElroy. Multiple workers and machinery are visible.

This unique fusion setup – featuring a pair of Pit Bull® machines – was during the installation of a gas line in Eagle Pass, Texas “T” connecting six-inch pipe to four-inch pipe. Congratulations, Eugenio!

Our other monthly entries were:

A construction worker in a safety vest and helmet stands next to a large yellow pipe being moved by an excavator on a residential street, with houses and greenery in the background.
Robert Boyle – Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (US)
Large black industrial pipes with metal flanges are laid out on a dirt ground, connected in a T-shape. Nearby are a red crate, a black toolbox, and some small equipment. A truck is visible in the background.
Tom Guppy – Chinchilla, Queensland
A man in a cap takes a selfie at a construction site where workers and excavators are installing a large pipeline in a sandy area under a blue sky.
Fernando Ramirez Jaramillo – Queretaro, Mexico
A large black pipeline with multiple bends lies on the ground at a construction site. A yellow excavator is parked nearby, and various equipment and supplies are visible in the background on a grassy field.
Kieran Kirk – Kiewa, Victoria
Person in a bright yellow high-visibility suit stands on a muddy construction site, with large covered machinery and distant hills under a cloudy sky in the background.
Wilbert Sujay – Huanuco, Peru
Several large black pipes are laid out on bare soil at a construction site, surrounded by trees and some fencing. Traffic cones are placed near the pipes under a clear blue sky.
Kenny D’Andilly – Alexandra Hills, Queensland
A large black pipeline is supported by metal stands on a paved surface, leading to a green canopy tent with construction equipment underneath. Construction materials and barriers are visible in the background.
James McCaul – Drogheda, Ireland
Large pipeline construction equipment and a long pipe stretch across an open grassy field, with a white truck parked nearby. The landscape is expansive, under a clear blue sky.
Rhys Bradley – Carrum Downs, Victoria
A John Deere excavator lifts a large black pipe into place at a construction site in a dry, open landscape under a cloudy sky. Other pipes and machinery are visible nearby.
Alexiz Campos – Hobbs, New Mexico (US)
A large black pipe is being fused underground at a construction site. Heavy equipment surrounds the pipe, and orange safety barriers are set up around the excavation area.
Brandon Bump – Pryor, Oklahoma (US)
A large black metal pipe is held in place by a green industrial cutting or drilling machine inside a workshop with red metal walls and various equipment in the background.
Brayan Gutierrez – Lima, Peru
Two workers in safety gear inspect and work on a large wind turbine blade lying on the ground at a construction site, with machinery and green vegetation in the background.
Abdoul Salfo
Touré – Côte d’Ivoire
A worker wearing safety gear operates a McElroy pipe fusion machine, joining large black pipes at an industrial outdoor site with rocky ground and metal structures in the background.
Joel Doroteo – Cerro Pasco, Peru
A worker in safety gear operates machinery to weld large black pipes outdoors on a sandy construction site, with a green and white service truck parked nearby under a blue sky.
Francisco Neto – Morada Nova, Brazil

Are you a Fusion Champion?

Are you an individual or team who completed – or is currently part of – a project featuring McElroy equipment? If so, you should 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!

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