Bricklaying
Skill Explained
A bricklayer generally works on commercial and residential projects. There is a direct relationship between the nature and quality of the product required and the payment made by the customer. Therefore the bricklayer has a continuing responsibility to work professionally in order to meet the requirements of the customer and thus maintain and grow the business.
Bricklaying is closely associated with other parts of the construction industry, and with the many products that support it, normally for commercial purposes.
The bricklayer works internally and externally, including the homes of customers and on building sites, in all weather conditions on small and major projects. He or she will interpret drawings, set out and measure, construct and finish to a high standard.
Work organization and self-management, communication and interpersonal skills, problem solving, innovation and creativity, working accurately are the universal attributes of the outstanding bricklayer. Whether the bricklayer is working alone or in a team the individual takes on a high level of personal responsibility and autonomy.
From working safely and tidily with resilience and endurance through to exceptional planning and scheduling, concentration, precision, accuracy and attention to detail to achieve an excellent finish every step in the process matters and mistakes are largely irreversible and very costly.
With the international mobility of people the bricklayer faces rapidly expanding opportunities and challenges. For the talented bricklayer there are many commercial and international opportunities; however these carry with them the need to understand and work with diverse cultures and trends. The diversity of skills associated with bricklaying is therefore likely to expand.
What the Competitors do at the Competition
The Competitor is judged on:
- Safe working practices
- Interpretation of specifications
- Brickwork / blockwork construction
- Joint Finishing and presentation
- The work and skills need to be performed in a set timeframe.
The Test Project includes the construction of brick walls or surfaces of facing bricks and blocks of different materials. For example, decorative brickwork with projections and recesses in all possible bonds, sections of walls with segmental, semi-circular, triangular, 3 centre, flat, Gothic arches, curved walls, cavity walls as well as rendering to provide a smooth finish by use of sand, lime, cement, and paving with natural or artificial materials.
Competitors
Rakel KN Amutenya
Namibia
Marco Bauschke
Germany
Ferenc Borsodi
Hungary
Daniel Carlberg
Sweden
Sandro Dörig
Switzerland
Martin Entholzer
Austria
Daniel Furr
United States of America
Romain GROULT
France
Cristian David Hernández Sánchez
Colombia
Florian Hochgruber
South Tyrol, Italy
Enkhchimeg Jargalsaikhan
Mongolia
Cassiano Kawana
Zambia
M. Yasir Maulidi
Indonesia
Parusharam Naik
India
Dang Quang Phong
Vietnam
Jérôme Samyn
Belgium
Christoph Sele
Principality of Liechtenstein
Weverton Silva
Brazil
Samuel Spong
Australia
Ryan Stevens
United Kingdom
JIA-HAO TANG
Chinese Taipei
Bert van Heugten
Netherlands
Evgeniy Vasiliev
Russia
Jens Peter Vestergaard
Denmark
Min Woo Yang
Korea
Kanat Yerman
Kazakhstan
Bin Zou
China
Experts
Kuanysh Aitzhanov
Kazakhstan
David Alves Ferreira
Brazil
Bodo Bergström
Sweden
Boris Budanov
Russia
Mike Burdett
United Kingdom
Jorge Ivan Carmona Jaramillo
Colombia
Ganbaatar Enkhsaikhan
Mongolia
Troy Everett
Australia
Johann Feldbacher
Austria
Todd Hartsell
United States of America
Kai-Uwe Holtschmidt
Germany
Andy Jakobsen
Denmark
Hamidreza Karami
Iran
JUNG-CHIU Lai
Chinese Taipei
Jack MALINGE
France
Emmanuel Nswana
Zambia
Arnold Ros
Netherlands
Ernst Seeber
South Tyrol, Italy
Gabriel Shikudule
Namibia
JAEWOOK SHIN
Korea
Jaiprakash Shroff
India
Ruedi Signer
Switzerland
Bambang Sugiyanto
Indonesia
Tran Tuan Long
Vietnam
Philippe Van Calemont
Belgium
István Vidovszky
Hungary
Dietmar Wohlwend
Principality of Liechtenstein
Guolin Zhou
China
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