What a night! We had a full house for our 50th anniversary celebration this past weekend. This was a wonderful opportunity for all our current staff—plus the return of a few old, familiar faces—to come together to celebrate our first 50 and look ahead to the next as our leadership team completes its transition. After Clay Harrison made more than a few of us tear up with his touching remarks, Keyan... read more
Safety Matters: Skiles Group Hosts National Safety Stand-Down Events at All Jobsites
OSHA's National Safety Stand-Down was this week! Fatalities caused by falls from heights continue to be the leading cause of death for construction employees. Falls accounted for 351 of the 1,008 construction fatalities recorded in 2020 (BLS data). Skiles Group hosted National Safety Stand-Downs with our Director of Safety Brian Webster across our job sites over several weeks to raise fall hazard awareness to... read more
Skiles Group Wins AGC Build America Award for Methodist Charlton Medical Center Oncology Project
The Associated General Contractors of America (AGC) Annual Convention was held a few weeks ago in Grapevine, Texas, and we were honored to learn that the Dr. Stephen & Marilyn Mansfield Oncology Unit at Methodist Charlton Medical Center was selected as the winner of the 2022 Construction Risk Partners Build America Award. AGC President Bob Lanham and representatives from Construction Risk Partners presented... read more
Construction Superintendent: Adapt or Be Left Behind: The Role of Today’s Construction Superintendent
Change isn’t fun, but it is inevitable. Resenting or resisting what you can’t avoid is a waste of time and energy that could be better used working to create a mindset that embraces transformation. This is especially important in our industry, where new technologies and delivery methods, coupled with an accelerated pace of work, present an unpleasant choice: adapt or be left behind. Superintendents, no matter... read more
Skiles Group Wins ABC’s Excellence in Construction© Award
The Associated Builders and Contractors Excellence in Construction© Awards celebration honors the nation's most innovative and high quality construction projects and world-class safety, inclusion, diversity and equity programs. The best merit shop projects of 2021 were celebrated on March 16, 2022 in San Antonio, Texas at the 32nd annual EIC Awards gala. We were absolutely overjoyed to receive an eagle award for... read more
Skiles Group Wins TEXO’s Distinguished Building Award
The Covenant School of Dallas Rhetoric Building has received a Distinguished Building Award from TEXO The Construction Association! Congratulations to our project team—Michael Knapp, CHC, CM-Lean, Russell Jones, and Michael Piscopo—and all of our fellow award winners for their accomplishments. Check out the announcement here:... read more
Construction Dive: Interview with Keyan Zandy
Keyan Zandy wants to improve the industry for the next generation of builders. Announced as its new CEO March 1, Zandy has worked at Skiles Group, a Dallas-area healthcare specialist contractor, for over eight years. Projects completed by Skiles Group include the vertical expansion and parking garage project at Methodist Dallas Medical Center (pictured above) in Richardson, Texas, which won a TEXO Distinguished... read more
D Magazine: What Is Being Done to Solve Construction’s Workforce Shortage?
The labor shortage in construction is nothing new, but the problems are only getting worse. While our industry is making great strides by evolving the delivery of work and incorporating new technologies, there is still a lot of room for improvement—and this becomes increasingly important if we hope to attract new talent and bright minds. So, today I want to talk about what’s happening in our industry, and I... read more
Skiles Group Names Keyan Zandy Chief Executive Officer
We’ve got some BIG NEWS to share as we head into our 50th year! After eight years with the firm, Keyan Zandy will take the helm as our next CEO, effective May 1. You can read more about this transition here:... read more
The Zweig Letter: Construction Outlook
Disruption drives innovation, and these challenges will help us to be leaner in our business and develop more creative and collaborative ways to build. As we start 2022, the pandemic’s ripple effect is still creating upheaval and disorientation for the construction industry. We are currently experiencing significant problems from three distinct fronts: cost escalations, long lead times, and labor shortages. I... read more