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Understanding The Role Mycotoxins Play In Mold Remediation Projects

December 27, 2021 1:01 am

Many mold remediation consultants and contractors have the mistaken idea that the industry exploded onto the public consciousness 20 years ago, stabilized within a few years, and has remained rather static since then. Nothing could be further from the truth. Our understanding of fungal organisms, their by-products, the health issues they cause, proper remediation techniques, and specialized chemistry to deal safely with mold all are continuously expanding.   Mycotoxins And Mold Sensitized Occupants For example, the understanding of mycotoxins, their impact on people, and the various techniques available to remediate those chemical compounds secreted

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IICRC Updates: December 2021

December 23, 2021 1:15 am

Ring in 2022 with Education: Achieve new career goals with IICRC Live-Stream Certifications! Obtain the same quality training from anywhere without travel expenses or work schedule disruptions. Watch this video to learn more or locate your next certification course here. Women in Restoration: We are creating a video recognizing women in the industry, and YOU can be featured! Participate by completing this submission by January 20th. Volunteers Needed: Give back to the industry and collaborate with the brightest minds to develop the BSR/IICRC S340 Standard for Professional Cleaning and Maintenance of Leather Furnishings. Apply

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Three Things you Might not know about Botanical Disinfectants

Three Things You Might Not Know About Botanical Disinfectants

December 22, 2021 2:39 pm

Authentically botanical disinfectants allow hospitals to take a holistic approach to ensuring health and safety of patients, visitors Hospitals and health care facilities have always had some of the strictest cleanliness protocols, but never more so since the onset of the pandemic. Every aspect of surface disinfectant has been heightened. With the emergence of new COVID-19 variants and the threat of an active flu season ahead, facility managers must constantly evolve their disinfectant practices to ensure both the health and safety of patients, visitors and staff. They must look at every aspect of the

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K-Tech Charities Food Baskets Feed 400 Families

December 21, 2021 4:36 pm

K-tech Kleening & Restoration in Weston, WI welcomed volunteers on December  17 & 18 to assist K-tech Charities with their annual distribution of 400 food baskets. Baskets were setup and filled  with non-perishable items on Friday afternoon with the help of volunteers, including players and parents from the DC  Everest High School hockey team. Even more volunteers joined in on Saturday to complete the baskets by adding  perishable food items, after which they loaded vehicles and made the deliveries. K-tech’s Holiday Food Basket donations began in 2004 with 25 baskets and has grown through

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J.C. Restoration’s Warner Cruz Discusses Merger with BluSky

December 21, 2021 2:06 am

On Tuesday, Dec. 8, news broke of Chicago restoration powerhouse J.C. Restoration merging with BluSky Restoration Contractors. J.C. Restoration is well-known in the restoration industry for dynamic leadership, impeccable culture, and purposeful growth. With this in mind, the news of the merger came as a surprise to many. In this episode, J.C. Restoration’s second-generation owner Warner Cruz gets personal about the sale: the feelings, the due diligence phase, the number of companies lined up to buy J.C., how he shared the news with his team, what things swayed his decision toward BluSky, and so

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The Restoring Christmas Toy Drive

December 21, 2021 1:48 am

For the seventh year in a row, Excel Supplies spearheaded the Restoring Christmas Toy Drive benefitting The Children’s Network of SWFL. This year, the toy drive helped spread Christmas cheer and love to more than 1,100 children in foster care. As C&R looks to revive the Restoring Kindness Project in the U.S., we asked Justin Brown from Excel to share the story behind this massively successful toy drive, why so many contractors have gotten involved, and what it takes to make this such a success.

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Humility and Curiosity in Sales

December 20, 2021 2:47 am

What does humility and curiosity have to do with selling in the restoration industry? Well the answer to that, for me, goes back to my mid-twenties. I was a sales rep for Cintas Corporation, the uniform and laundry people. I sold three and five year contracts for uniforms and floor mats to auto dealers, food processors, machine shops- all kinds of businesses. The industry was cutthroat, and not one I wanted to build a career in, but the sales training was transformative for me, and in many ways, I still utilize and teach the

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The Future of Fire Damage Restoration

December 16, 2021 6:32 pm

The more things change, the more they stay the same! There is a sense of optimism building, for some, in seeing changes implemented within various restoration companies that perform remediation services regarding fire damages. However, even with the promising outlook for companies making changes to their procedures, there remains a substantial lack of knowledge. With businesses using social media platforms to showcase and market their processes and procedures, they often unknowingly reveal exactly where they are lacking. Pictures show workers cleaning surfaces contaminated with products of incomplete combustion (PIC). residue (and yes, there is

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Midwest Tornado Outbreak Likely to Exceed $1 Billion in Damage

December 15, 2021 4:04 pm

CoreLogic just released data and information related to the deadly tornado outbreak that his six states on Dec. 10. Below are some snipped from the data. Here is a link to the full report. Kentucky was the hardest hit state On Friday evening, December 10, a deadly series of tornadoes broke out across six states: Arkansas, Illinois, Kentucky, Mississippi, Missouri, and Tennessee. The largest cities impacted by these tornadoes included Mayfield and Bowling Green, Kentucky. The most destructive storm tracked from Northeast Arkansas, through the Missouri Bootheel, across far Northwest Tennessee and through Central

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New Education Collaboration: Restoration Technical Institute & Large Loss Mastery

December 15, 2021 3:53 pm

Restoration Technical Institute (RTI) and Large Loss Mastery (LLM) have created a new strategic collaboration in education.   The organizations will join forces on the development and access to both live training events and eLearning. We  are excited for the opportunity to work together, and we look forward to more collaborations in the future.  The synergy exists in the sharing of values and approaches in training. The experiences, existing curriculums,  and opportunity for future curriculum development makes this collaboration an exciting opportunity for both  organizations to expand its offerings and services to the industry at

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