We're so pleased to support The Children's Advocacy Center of Collin County (CAC) as a corporate partner again this year. During the holiday season, the CAC offers gifts to children who receive services at their center or are temporarily living with relatives, in a foster home, or in an in-patient residential treatment center. Our goal was to "adopt" 25 of these kiddos plus one family and grant their Christmas... read more
Teamwork: Raising the Crane at Methodist Richardson
The biggest challenge posed by this 150-foot tower crane installation at Methodist Richardson Medical Center? We did it while keeping the hospital and the ER entrance completely open and accessible. We also had very limited space in which to work—an active emergency room on one side and a 7-story parking garage on the other. It took 12 hours, 18 truckloads, coordination teams from five different companies, and... read more
Skiles Group Celebrates 50th Anniversary with Open House
1972 FUN FACTS: The Cowboys won Super Bowl VI against the Miami Dolphins. A new home cost $30,500, and the average income was $11,859. “Lean on Me” by Bill Withers and “American Pie” by Don McLean were at the top of the Billboard Hot 100. Movie theaters were showing “The Godfather” and “Godzilla vs Megalon,” and “MASH” premiered on TV, joining “Sanford and Son” and “All in the Family”. It... read more
Celebrating the Season: Pizza and Pumpkin Carving
We had a fab-BOO-lous time celebrating Halloween with a pizza party and pumpkin carving contest last week. Congratulations to those who tied for first place: Dara Davulcu and Kari Westrup with their artistic floral pumpkin, and Lillian Puente and Kamie Harrison with their rendition of Mike Wazowski being chased by bats, and Brooklyn Woodard and Abraham Espinoza on their 3rd place... read more
Lean Construction: Continuing the Journey at LCI Congress
Buddy Brumley, Katayoun Mokhtarzadeh, Keyan Zandy, Lucas Wilke, and Thomas Hardy had a fantastic time making connections, sharing ideas, and expanding their Lean knowledge at the Lean Construction Institute (US)’s 2022 LCI Congress in New Orleans, Louisiana last week. Our team can't wait to hear what they learned and how we can keep driving our Lean practices... read more
Clays for Camps: Skiles Group Supports Children’s Health Fundraiser
It was a gorgeous day at the 10th annual Children's Health's "Clays for Camps” at Elm Fork Shooting Sports. This annual event benefits the Children's Complex Care Medical Summer Camps program, which offers recreational fun at 26 camps and retreats each year for patients of Children's Health. Our team included Michael Piscopo, Dwayne Hodges, and Robert Ellis pictured here with Bill Elvey (Children's... read more
Groundbreaking: Lake Highlands YMCA in Dallas
YMCA of Metropolitan Dallas has partnered with Skiles Group to construct a 16,300 SF, state-of-the-art fitness center expansion, along with the renovation of a 11,600 SF Locker room, cycle room, and Childwatch to better serve the Lake Highlands community and surrounding... read more
Mental Health: Skiles Group Hosts Suicide Prevention Sessions
September is National Suicide Prevention Month, and because workers in construction have one of the highest suicide rates compared to other industries, OSHA is urging employers to discuss suicide prevention efforts and help raise awareness. Our Director of Safety, Brian Webster, hosted safety meetings at each of our job sites the entire month to bring this topic out in the open and top of mind. These... read more
Skiles Group Joins Groundbreaking for Methodist Richardson Medical Center
Methodist Richardson Medical Center has partnered with Skiles Group to construct a 56,405 SF, state-of-the-art emergency department expansion, new lab, pharmacy, and trauma center to better serve the Richardson community and surrounding areas. We celebrated its groundbreaking with members of the hospital system, our trade partners, and the... read more
Celebrating Summer: Skiles Group Team Heads to the Ballgame
Our staff and their families had some fun in the sun at our family picnic. We had a ball (see what we did there?) with a cookout, floating the lazy river, and fireworks -- and the RoughRiders beat the Sod... read more