Highlights from the 2012 Disaster Restoration & Remediation Market Study
It’s not often that we cross-promote feature stories with our sister publication, ICS Cleaning Specialist, but a piece in the March issue, recapping the annual Disaster Restoration& Remediation...
View ArticleFrom the RIA Leadership Summit & Industry Expo
MYRTLE BEACH - The Restoration Industry Association’s (RIA) 67th-annual Leadership Summit & Industry Expo kicked off today in Myrtle Beach, S.C.
View ArticleFinal Thoughts from RIA/IICRC Update
The Restoration Industry Association’s (RIA) 67th-annual Leadership Summit and Industry Expo (Myrtle Beach, S.C.) came to a close March 29, capping three days worth of convention workshops, keynote...
View ArticleYou've Never Thought of Disaster Preparation Like This...
When you think “disasters,” chances are things like twisters, hurricanes and floods come to mind. Not zombies.
View ArticleTraining the Restoration Professionals of Tomorrow
Last week, I had the opportunity to sit in on a special Restoration Services Technician Training class at SunGlo Services (Novi, MI), part of an eight-week program made possible by the Detroit...
View ArticleRestoring a Hulk-Smashed Skyscraper
One of the great things about Hollywood is that we can watch disaster flicks like Armageddon, 2012 and The Day After Tomorrow knowing that the buildings being destroyed and havoc being wreaked won’t...
View ArticleMore on Clean Restore Connect
By now you’ve seen the ad teases and announcements about Clean Restore Connect (www.cleanrestoreconnect.com), a free online network for cleaning and restoration professionals that ICS Cleaning...
View ArticleOn-the-Job Skyping
We all know how vital communication is, especially in the restoration industry where several different parties are often involved in a single job. Often times, said parties are not all together at...
View ArticleAdapting on the Fly to Unfortunate Events
I often poke fun at myself for the history of bad luck I have when I travel. And in fact, I have an impressive resume* (see the list of unfortunate incidents I’ve experienced below). So that’s why it...
View ArticleWhat’s the Strangest Thing You’ve Ever Seen…?
Restoration & Remediation is holding a contest where we’re asking you to send us your stories of the strangest thing you’ve ever come across on a restoration or remediation job.
View ArticlePeople Have Experienced Some Strange Things So Far...
R&R’s “I’ve Never Seen That Before…” contest has been live for a couple of weeks now and so far we’ve received some funny, weird – and gross – entries from restoration and remediation workers all...
View Article“Flood House” Follow Up
We brought you the neat – yet unusual – story on Jason Brown earlier this month. As you may recall, the Rainbow International Fairfield, N.J. president pumped some 1,500 gallons of water into his own...
View ArticleContest Round-Up: Oh, Rats!
We were doing a job for a widowed woman. She lived alone and never ventured to her crawl space, that is until she had a flood.
View ArticleContest Round-Up: A Cat Catastrophe
We had a customer complain that there was a bad odor coming from her air ducts.
View ArticleContest Round-Up: Model Trains
(We had) an 800 square foot basement that had a sump pump failure. It was carpeted so we need to remove the pad. We found that the customer had been collecting model trains. It was set up like a...
View ArticleContest Round-Up: Dirty Laundry
A homeowner called and asked if we could check her ventilation system for cleanliness. She also complained that her bathroom was always cold in the winter and hot in the summer. In fact, the homeowner...
View ArticleContest Round-Up: Loose Change
Over many years, discoveries that at first seemed unusual became more common - a stash of pot or other drugs, hand guns, sex toys all showed up multiple times. (But) one find has never been matched.
View Article2012 R&R Year in Review
It’s been another exciting year full of new developments and innovation in restoration industry, so we thought it would be fitting to take a look back at some of the biggest headlines in the industry...
View ArticleContest Round-Up: Neil Young, Water Damage and Piano Lessons
Several years ago when I was operating a restoration business, we received a water loss call to a home in a nearby mountain top community.
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