DENVER – June 22, 2010 – Blu SKY Restoration Contractors, President and CEO, Terry Shadwick, was recently honored with the Brad Bennett Humanitarian Award at the Muscular Dystrophy Association’s “Gift of Time” Bash on March 13, 2010.
Terry was nominated by committee member Susan Green and selected among numerous candidates for his generosity and commitment to the community. Terry has participated in MDA’s Lock-Up on several occasions and has supported MDA for many years. He also supports and volunteers for numerous other organizations including the United Way’s Tocqueville Society, Tennyson Center for Children, Children’s Hospital, Metro Denver Partners, AAMD Spring Clean, Champa House, Rider Down Foundation, Freedom is not Free and Ducks Unlimited.
As the leader of Blu SKY Restoration Contractors, Terry embraces both company and community involvement. Blu SKY holds several charitable fundraisers each year and recently established The Blu SKY Charitable Fund.
This year’s “Gift of Time” Bash raised $240,000 for Augie’s Quest – MDA’s ALS research initiative. It is an aggressive, cure-driven effort singularly focused on finding treatments and cures for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS or Lou Gehrig’s disease). With a heavy heart, we must also note that Mr. Brad Bennett, the charismatic director of the Augie’s Quest fundraiser, passed shortly after this year’s benefit due to complications from ALS.
To find out more on ALS or to make a contribution, please visit www.als-mda.org.
HOGS FOR HAITI Please join Blu SKY on June 11th to raise funds for the grief stricken country of Haiti and to donate clothing for the flood victims of Tennessee. We are starting the day off with a Poker Run and ending with a Hog Roast. Plates and Cups will be sold for donations. Please bring your friends and family and join us in raising money for a great cause! All proceeds go to Mercy & Sharing. Please contact Dacia Halford for more details.
DENVER – March 17, 2010 -- Blu SKY Restoration Contractors, Inc. is excited to announce the opening of its two newest regional offices; Atlanta, Georgia and Ft. Lauderdale, Florida.
Headquartered out of Centennial, CO, Blu SKY opened for business in 2004. Despite the current economic woes, Blu SKY continues to grow at an amazing pace, nearly 50% in 2009. With four offices in Colorado and one in Kansas, the expansion into these new markets will enable Blu SKY to better service the southeast region of the United States.Blu SKY is essentially connecting the dots in their bid to offer restoration, reconstruction, and roofing services across the country. They now have seven offices in four states.
“Our management teams in both Atlanta and Ft. Lauderdale have tremendous experience and are dedicated to our customers,” Terry Shadwick, President and CEO, said. “I am confident that we will deliver the same award winning values to both our customers and employees in those markets. We have already realized synergistic success with this expansion.”
Blu SKY has been recognized as one of the fastest growing companies in Colorado by the Denver Business Journal for the last two years and was recently named a top 1000 finisher in the Inc. 5000. While Blu SKY continues its phenomenal growth, they continue to provide excellent customer service. Again in 2009, more than 95% of their customers state that they would hire Blu Sky again.
Blu SKY provides a full range of services including water mitigation, document preservation, electronics recovery, fire restoration, hail damage repairs, roof inspections & replacements, contents restoration, restoration dry cleaning, mold and environmental services, capital renovations, consulting, and appraisal services. To learn more about Blu SKY Restoration Contractors, Inc. visit www.goblusky.com or visit Blu SKY on Facebook and Twitter.
Blu SKY leads the way in the 2009 AAMD Spring Clean Event
Apartment Association Works Magic
If you like magic, you’ll love the Apartment Association of Metro
Denver (AAMD). For nearly two decades AAMD has been working its magic on behalf of Family HomeStead and 2009 is no exception. Months of planning and preparation went into the annual Spring Clean, which culminated on June 10 at Family HomeStead’s Park Ogden and Zephyr transitional properties.
Perhaps the most dramatic change could be seen in one apartment at Park Ogden. Led by BluSky Restoration, the project transformed this small dingy basement unit into a gleaming showroom after a total AAMD makeover. A brand new kitchen boasted new cabinets and countertops in addition to a shiny new sink and appliances. New flooring, lighting, and a bathroom makeover combined with a sparkling paint job to complete the project.
In the five years since the Centennial company was founded, revenue has soared. The company expects to gross more than $20 million this year, up from $1.7 million in 2004, according to CEO Terry Shadwick.
“We attribute it to our customer service standards and the professional people that we have on board here,” Shadwick said.
Blu SKY is a general contractor specializing in restoring buildings damaged by fire, flood, mold and other disasters. It also does non-emergency renovations and updating.
“While the renovations and updating part of our business is tied to the economy, fires, floods and hurricanes really don’t care if we’re in a recession or not,” Shadwick said. More >>
2008 & 2009 Best Companies to Work for in Colorado
Congratulations on Blu SKY Restoration Contractors, Inc.'s selection as a Best Company to Work for in Colorado.Blu SKY ranks #4 out of the 40 Best Small-to-Medium Companies to Work for.
Blu Sky Receives Recognition of Excellence:
2008 & 2009 Fastest Growing Private Companies
—Denver Business Journal
2006-2009 Top 250 Private Colorado Companies
—COBIZ Magazine
Mojo Maker - Doing It Right By Making It Better.
By Lori Snider
When making a hiring decision, Terry Shadwick, President and founder of BluSKY Restoration asks his team a crucial question, “Can we picture this individual interacting and relating well with our clients?” If the answer is no, the candidate is not hired. Because with BluSKY, customers and company culture intertwine, and have resulted in an environment that fosters growth and delivers success.
Five years ago, BluSKY was founded in Denver, with the principles of breaking typical stereotypes in the restoration industry. Plagued by a lack of overall professionalism, as it pertained to ethics and workmanship, Shadwick saw a unique opportunity to do it differently.
The numbers are impressive. In five years, the company has grown from 2 employees and one location to 70 employees in 6 offices, with revenue projected to grow another 30% in 2009 despite the poor economic outlook.
How does a relatively new organization successfully compete with larger companies, a flat real estate market and a rotten economy? To Terry, the answer is simple, but certainly not easy. It takes a real commitment that every member of the team must execute daily.
First and foremost, the company has executed on the commitment to “do what’s right.” “A great number of companies give lip service to ethics,” says Dan Flanagan, Senior Vice President of Business Development. “The thing I love about this company is that we really do give back, and there is an ongoing commitment to customer service that keeps the focus on making it right every time. That commitment starts at the top. Every week,” says
Flanagan, “Terry reviews all customer surveys and hands out $5 bills for every perfect review returned. His focus is on delivering exceptional service, and to make sure we are always seeking a positive outcome for our clients and suppliers.” The strategy has paid off. 95.8% clients surveyed in 2008 indicated they would hire BluSKY Restoration again.
Blu SKY Restores Paonia Ambulance Building
A fire at the North Fork Ambulance Association Building in Paonia, CO resulted in smoke and fire damage along with the loss of two ambulances. Blu SKY will repair and restore the building.
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Blu SKY: Record-breaking 2008 Business Growth and Recognition
DENVER -- December 10, 2008 Blu SKY Restoration Contractors, Inc. announced today that 2008 has been a year of record sales growth, business expansion and unprecedented recognition of excellence from Denver media and the business community.
Bucking national economic trends, Denver-based Blu SKY Restoration Contractors is a profitable ray of light in the local business environment. This year, Blu SKY has seen sales increase by 56%, has increased staff by 25%, has built and moved into a new, 20,000sf corporate office space, and has expanded service locations with Southern and Northern Colorado offices.
Recognition of professional excellence and community involvement throughout the company has been awarded numerous times by the Colorado media and local business associations throughout the year. Blu SKY was recognized as one of Colorado's "Best Places to Work” in 2008 by CoBiz Magazine, and proudly maintains a 94% employee retention rate. The company was honored as one of Denver’s "Fastest-Growing Private Companies" by the Denver Business Journal, and moved up 40 places from last year's rankings in the CoBiz Magazine list of Top 250 Colorado Companies, to number 117. Additionally, Blu SKY President and CEO, Terry Shadwick, was recognized as one of Denver's "Top 40 Business Leaders Under 40," by the Denver Business Journal.
"I am extremely proud of our performance, people, and culture here at Blu SKY.” said Terry Shadwick, CEO of Blu SKY Restoration Contractors. "We have just had a fabulous year and can’t wait for 2009.”
Blu SKY Restoration Contractors, Inc. is a privately-held company with approximately 50 employees, serving the insurance and multi-family housing industries since 2004. Blu SKY is a general contractor specializing in Fire & Water Restoration & Reconstruction and Multifamily Redevelopment, and are members of the Apartment Association of Metro Denver, the Southern Colorado Apartment Association, Colorado Claims Association, Denver Claims Association and Building Owners and Managers Association/Metro Denver. Blu SKY, and its employees, contribute to numerous philanthropic organizations in Colorado through financial support and volunteer activities. Recently named one of Colorado's "Best Places to Work," Blu SKY is proud to be a Colorado-owned and operated company. Learn more about Blu SKY Restoration Contractors at www.goblusky.com.
Dan Flanagan has been named by Colorado Biz Magazine as one of Colorado's 25 most powerful salespeople!
Dan Flanagan, 37
Vice president of business development, BluSKY Restoration Contractors Inc., Centennial
What he does: Oversees a team of real estate restoration and capital improvement professionals that support the sales effort.
Background: BluSKY generated $9.6 million in revenues in 2007. Sales for 2008 were projected at $15.2 million.
Tough sales: "This year (2008), we were invited by a long-term customer to bid on a multifamily community improvement project that took sales legwork to a whole new level. This particular project is valued at approximately $1.7 million, and involved making significant plumbing improvements to more than 400 residential apartment homes. On behalf of the client, we worked closely with Aurora City officials and code inspection teams to jointly review and interpret building code in order for the project to move forward — on time, and within budget."
Recession-survival skills: "The client in the aforementioned example is a relationship that I have spent the past six years actively cultivating—supporting client education, celebrating client career growth and taking service to a new level, regardless of project size. This particular customer has been the source of nearly $5 million in business. Although six years may seem like a long sales cycle, the result is a trust and confidence in working together that is forged over time and many individual projects, and that return on investment is priceless."
Blu SKY Opens New Facility With Added Services
Blu SKY is proud to announce that we have moved into our new corporate office in the Denver Tech Center. This facility will allow us the space we require with the growth our company has experienced the past four years, giving us over 12,000 SF of office space on 2 floors. Furthermore, Blu SKY is now providing additional services including Contents Pack-out, Storage and Cleaning. We have over 200,000 CF of storage space where personal property contents will be stored in secured vaults in a climate controlled environment. Additionally, we now offer a state-of-the-art Clean Center and Deodorization Area. Blu SKY's team of professional trained IICRC certified experts bring over 100 years of contents cleaning and processing experience to your claims team and policy holders. Blu SKY looks forward to providing you and your team the same level of professional service in Contents Restoration as we have in Mitigation and Reconstruction.
Denver Business Journal's 40 Under 40
This spring, CEO and Blu SKY Founder Terry Shadwick was recognized as one of Denver's top 40 business leaders under the age of 40 by the Denver Business Journal. The "40 Under 40" is extremely competitive, and Terry was selected from more than 275 nominees! The recognition is a proud honor for Terry, who we are so fortunate to have as our leader here at Blu SKY. In addition to his business leadership, Terry also has dedicated hundreds of hours and thousands of dollars to Denver non-profit organizations.
Blu SKY has been named to the Denver Business Journal’s Fastest Growing Companies list for 2005-2009.
Champa House unveils new kitchen!
DENVER - During these tough economic times some companies have had to cut back their charitable giving, but not all. Blu Sky Restoration served as the general contractor at no charge.
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