Catastrophe Restoration

EDITOR’S NOTE: When a catastrophic event such as a hurricane or tornado strikes, it oftentimes requires all hands on deck to get a community back on its feet. For members of Restoration Affiliates, their alliances formed through their organization help empower their CAT response efforts so they can serve more clients and be better equipped for what’s to come. Two restorers and Restoration Affiliates members, Shawn and Spencer, share their tips for navigating CAT season and how establishing strong alliances helps advance their response efforts. 1. How do you strategize the deployment of your

With a slow start to the year, most restorers are reporting lower than normal workloads and poor cash flow. Some are right-sizing operations to ride out the turbulence while others are ramping up to prepare for the kind of storm that creates work for our industry. Being almost two years removed from the last major landfalling hurricane in the United States (Ian 2022), we can only imagine how that pent up enthusiasm will play out when the next one arrives. Around this time each year, we are reminded of climatologists’ predictions of a more