A Word From the President

 We, at SKIHI are going into or out of the depression (depending who you listen to) with as large a backlog of work as I remember.  We should consider ourselves very lucky to be in that position. I feel we are fortunate that we have a competitive price and a good reputation.  I hope that each SKIHI employee is as proud of that as I.

 We still need to plan our work as we have in the past and prefabricate as much of our work so it can be installed at the jobsite as efficiently as possible.  This prefabrication allows the work to be constructed without the confusion and distractions that take place at the jobsite.  This also allows us to complete tasks at the jobsite in a shorter period of time so we are not slowed by other trades.

 This increase in workload will allow us to rehire some of our good employees that were laid off due to the big summertime school push that ended last August.  We are in need of good journeymen and helpers to build up our workforce at this time.  As I have always said we welcome anyone who wants to learn a trade and will help them in attending classes conducted by the Construction Education Foundation.

 We held our annual Benefit Golf Tournament last October and it was a huge success due to the participation of our many sponsors.  We recently donated a total of $60,000 to Cook Children Hospital in Fort Worth and ROPARD at Beaumont Hospital in Royal Oaks Michigan.

 We are currently conducting 30 Hour OSHA classes for all our supervision personnel.  We are continuing to keep our safety incentive program in place along with recognition of exemplary safe personnel on a quarterly basis.  Safe conduct on our projects is very important to us at SKIHI.  First we do not want anyone hurt on our jobsites.  Second a good safety record is reflected in our insurance cost and helps us maintain a competitive position in our market place.

 I believe the future is bright at SKIHI.  I hope that all employees are happy to be a part of the SKIHI team.

 Richard Skipper