Restoring an East Tennessee Park with Blue Diamond Attachments
Posted on: May 19, 2026
Restoring and improving public spaces takes more than hard work alone. It takes the right equipment, the right attachments, and a team committed to doing the job right the first time.
That’s exactly what Skilled Services brought to the restoration and improvement of Loudon County Municipal Park in East Tennessee.
As part of a multi-site project, the Knoxville-based contractor completed upgrades designed to improve the park for the community for years to come. The work included resurfacing and widening a half-mile paved track, installing fencing, implementing erosion control measures, and replanting trees to help preserve and beautify the space.
For Skilled Services, completing projects like this efficiently starts with having the right tools available across their fleet.
Built to Handle Every Stage of the Job
Using skid steers, mini track loaders, excavators, and other compact equipment, the company relied on a full lineup of Blue Diamond® Attachments to handle a wide variety of applications throughout the jobsite.“We have to have the right tools for the right job,” said Ross Rocher, Project Manager at Skilled Services.
From grading and land clearing to material handling and site preparation, Blue Diamond attachments provided the versatility needed to support every phase of the project.
“One of the biggest reasons we’ve gone with Blue Diamond is just the range of attachments and what’s available,” Rocher said. “We have mini track machines, skid steers, excavators, and just the variety of tools available for those pieces of equipment.”
For Skilled Services, choosing Blue Diamond was about more than attachment selection alone. Reliability, local support, and trusted partnerships all played a role.
“The reason we chose to incorporate Blue Diamond into our fleet is really the quality and reliability,” said Andrew Bond, Project Director at Skilled Services. “It’s a local Knoxville company. We knew we could trust them. We know their customer service is incredible.”
Skilled Services takes pride in its strong in-house capabilities. Beyond general contracting, the company maintains its own design team, equipment fleet, logistics support, and field personnel, allowing them to complete projects with less reliance on subcontractors and greater control over quality and timelines.
“We’re not just a general contractor,” Bond explained. “We have a design team, a fleet of equipment, and personnel ready to make sure the project goes well. We really can go in and complete the whole project without relying heavily on subcontractors.
That level of control helps ensure projects are completed correctly the first time.
“We want to get the job done right the first time,” Bond said. “Incorporating Blue Diamond into our fleet has really helped us out with that.”
Improving Communities Across East Tennessee
Improving Communities Across East Tennessee
At Loudon County Municipal Park, the impact of that work extended beyond construction equipment and jobsite productivity. The improvements helped create a more functional, attractive, and durable public space for the community to enjoy.
“At the end of the day, it makes me feel good,” Rocher said. “We’re out here improving another space, improving the lives of people in this community.”
Built for productivity and performance in the field, Blue Diamond Attachments continue to support contractors tackling landscaping, erosion control, infrastructure improvements, and community development projects every day.