At 22, Tristan Coates has already accomplished what many construction professionals spend years working toward: launching a successful business, employing a team of five and earning the opportunity to represent the United States at WorldSkills Shanghai 2026.
The Jacksonville, Florida-based contractor and owner of Coates Builder Improvements is one of only two Americans selected to represent the United States in the Plumbing and Carpentry trades at this year’s WorldSkills Competition, widely considered the world’s premier skilled trades competition.
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