Protect your employees from COVID-19 with simple office modifications
The thought of going back to the office comes with many new challenges as employers grapple with ways to effectively keep employees safe and healthy. Corporate real estate and facilities directors are similarly being challenged with the responsibility of developing tangible strategies to ease tenant concerns, keep everyone safe and find cost effective solutions to allow business to continue.
Office modifications that comply with CDC and social distancing are a critical component of that strategy and can be a simple process with the right contractor. Our family of companies offers office modification services in the Bay Area, Seattle and Chicago. Everything ranging from touchless devices, automatic doors, acrylic dividers between workstations, additional AV needs in conference room spaces and directional signage. Check out a few of our latest resources including a list of COVID construction services and 13 ways to modify your office during COVID-19.
Our teams at ACCEND, Skyline Construction, Skyline Capital Builders and Unimark are available to walk your space, discuss potential options and provide cost and timing information to help make the process of returning to work seamless and safe for your employees.
PODCAST: Rene Olivo, Skyline Construction President & Chris Henderson, Unimark Construction President Discuss Profound Changes Anticipated For The CRE Industry

When COVID rattled the world with public health and economic ramifications, it created great uncertainty around the current and future needs of office space. Now, a few months later, the commercial construction industry is starting to recognize the future outlook and impacts of the pandemic on the greater real estate industry.
In a recent podcast hosted by The Registry, Skyline President, Rene Olivo and Unimark President Chris Henderson, share their thoughts and insight into the changing priorities of the construction industry. While they both agree that construction trades will remain consistent, the nature of the industry is anticipated to experience profound change.
Tune into this 20 minute interview to learn:
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Strategies to keep the construction business strong
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Forecasts and predictions for future construction opportunities
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Insights from the field and office on how to navigate the new landscape
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Parallels between this pandemic, the 2008 recession and September 11th.
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ENR Awards Skyline Construction Top Contractor
We’re proud to announce that Skyline Construction has been named a Top Contractor of 2020 by Engineering News-Record. Skyline was ranked based on revenue among 400 national general contractors. This achievement represents the dedication and passion of their people. As an employee-owned organization, we are deeply rooted in our projects, the safety of those on our jobsites and the success of our clients and project partners.
Congratulations to all included in the list!
16 Questions with COO Jessica Carps – Bisnow Interview
Jessica Carps, Chief Operating Officer of Skyline Enterprises, goes in-depth with Bisnow answering questions that go “Beyond The Bio”. Click the link below to read more about Jessica’s answers and see what Jessica has to say with questions like, “What is the worst job you’ve ever had?” Here’s a hint: It has nothing to do with construction.
Jessica Carps Named COO of Skyline Enterprises
Skyline Enterprises has appointed Jessica Carps as its Chief Operating Officer. Carps previously served as Chief Financial Officer and remains on the firm’s Board of Directors.
As COO, Carps will oversee the organization’s corporate infrastructure. She will facilitate the integration of acquisitions, manage the company’s Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP) and lead the corporate SkyService Team, a group of subject matter experts in the fields of HR, Finance, Marketing, Sales, Legal, Safety, IT, and Security.
In her previous role as CFO, Carps was responsible for implementing systems to facilitate growth, drive profitability and create redundancy, which allowed Skyline to expand nationally into the robust Chicago and Seattle markets.
“Promoting Jessica to Chief Operating Officer demonstrates the company’s complete confidence in her leadership,” said Skyline Enterprises CEO David Hayes. “Jessica is largely responsible for Skyline’s growth from a local company into a national powerhouse, and is uniquely qualified to lead the organization’s development well into the future. She will ensure the organization continues to act in the best interest of ESOP shareholders.”
Since Carps joined the firm in 2015, Skyline’s revenue has increased from $175M to $670M in anticipated revenue in 2020. Her background in management consulting and manufacturing allows her to bring an innovative perspective to the commercial construction and real estate industry. Jessica is an ESOP expert with a committed focus on corporate governance, controls, and shareholder appreciation.
“I am honored to lead such a passionate and innovative organization,” said Jessica Carps. “Skyline’s mission of creating the largest, nationwide, people-centric family of companies within the commercial real estate and construction industry is something I believe in strongly. I am committed to doing the absolute best for our employees, clients, stakeholders, partners and the communities in which we serve, and I look forward to expanding this model throughout the United States over the next number of years.”
Skyline has been a leader in commercial construction in the San Francisco Bay Area since 1996. As part of its geographic and service line expansion, Skyline opened ACCEND Construction LLC and Skyline Capital Builders LLC in 2019, and recently acquired Seattle based Unimark and its sister company Servicemark in 2020. These companies serve as models for the firm’s organizational structure, operating under their own brand names as part of the Skyline Enterprises family, but sharing operating processes, technology solutions and an innovation roadmap. All companies remain 100% employee-owned through Skyline’s ESOP model.
Skyline Enterprises Acquires Seattle-Based Unimark Construction
Skyline Construction Enterprises, Inc. announced today the acquisition of Seattle-based UNIMARK Construction Group LLC and its sister company Servicemark LLC, a major step in the commercial real estate and construction holding company’s nationwide expansion plan. With this acquisition, the Skyline family of companies is able to offer growth and expansion opportunities throughout Seattle, Chicago and the San Francisco Bay Area.
Skyline Enterprises holds a variety of commercial real estate and construction companies across the country that share similarities in their people-first business model including Bay Area based Skyline Construction Inc. and Skyline Capital Builders LLC, and Chicago based ACCEND Construction LLC. All companies operate as experts in their respective markets utilizing their own brand name and identity while sharing the collective resources of the firm’s SkyService Team, a group of subject matter experts in the fields of human resources, legal, finance, safety, branding, sales, IT & security.
“We are honored to welcome the UNIMARK and Servicemark teams into our growing family of companies,” said Jessica Carps, COO of Skyline Enterprises. “Our firms have been partners for many years sharing clients and supporting each other in our individual markets. This acquisition marks the formalization of our partnership, and will allow us to enhance the services and geographic footprint offered to our clients, while leveraging talent and opportunities across our combined companies.”
Skyline, UNIMARK and Servicemark share a natural alignment in core values and workplace culture. They believe strongly in a people-first mindset and position clients, partners and employees at the heart of the business. These clear similarities translate into the way the firms serve clients, conduct business operations, and value employees.
“The Skyline structure offers UNIMARK and Servicemark many wonderful opportunities including scalable growth, succession planning and organizational support,” said Chris Henderson, President of UNIMARK Construction. “Most importantly, I am drawn to their Employee Stock Ownership Plan which rewards the hard work of the entire team through employee-ownership.”
All day-to-day business operations and teams at UNIMARK and Servicemark will remain the same. Clients will continue to receive the same consistent, best in class experience they have always appreciated from the commercial interiors general contractor with revenues of $70 million annually. The acquisition affords UNIMARK and Servicemark the opportunity to capitalize on Seattle’s booming construction market and grow their business sustainably.
The Skyline family of companies’ model is unique to the commercial real estate and construction industry – giving the ability to provide a national vs. local offering but with a more personal feel then large, national construction companies because of its focus on people and local market brands. All companies remain 100% employee-owned through Skyline’s Employee Stock Ownership Plan and share operating processes, technology solutions and an innovation roadmap to create a seamless client experience. Skyline is poised for further expansion in the coming years as they look to grow into additional markets nationwide.
What’s happening at Skyline’s Family of Companies?
Check out a brief update of the latest happenings at each.
CELEBRITY CHEF ADAM PERRY LANG OPENS NEW RESTAURANT
Skyline Capital Builders recently completed Perry Lang’s, an upscale steakhouse built in a historical estate in Yountville. View photos of Yountville’s most anticipated restaurant.
ARISING CONSTRUCTION TRENDS & TECHNOLOGY IN CHICAGO
ACCEND’s Andy MacGregor was featured in Crain’s explaining the intricacies of building in Chicagoland, along with the technology changing the outlook for commercial real estate.
ONLINE RETAILER OPENS MULTIPLE OFFICES IN THE BAY AREA
Skyline Construction builds office space throughout Silicon Valley and San Francisco for a popular online retailer making a presence in the Bay Area. See photos of their bold new spaces.
Chasing talent instead of volume – The Registry SF
Skyline Construction sets its sights on new horizons
Our CEO, David Hayes, was recently featured in The Registry talking about growth in Bay Area’s construction industry and Skyline’s expansion plans as we focus to acquire the best talent in multiple markets instead of chasing volume.