The promotion recognizes those individuals who make a special contribution to their workplace and the welding industry through job performance, education, training and other worthy causes.

“Our customers use their welding equipment in numerous applications to perform very difficult tasks on a daily basis,” said Vickie Rhiner, brand manager at Miller. “We wanted to take the opportunity to recognize the work of 'heroes'; and we’re happy to work alongside them to make their job a little easier through product innovation and technical support.”

Visitors have the opportunity to fill out a profile on their hero to be entered into the promotion. Ten finalists will be chosen, and members of the general public will have the opportunity to vote for their favourite three next summer. The three grand prize winners will be flown in to the Miller headquarters in Appleton, Wis., for a closer look at the company, and will be awarded a Miller product of their choosing, in addition to Arc Armor welding apparel.

Miller will also feature at least one hero per month on the site, in addition to information on products, service and support. Visit MillerWelds.com/hero for more information.