The Walk-Through
The contract cleaning industry is very competitive. This means that the potential client is forming an opinion about you-and comparing you with your competitors from...
Is Soot a Health Hazard?
Restoration professionals should make it a practice to analyze the substance they are cleaning, especially when it comes to fire losses. For this article, let's...
Death by Networking
Like many businesspeople, I frequently attend networking events. I belong to two chambers of commerce, and I occasionally attend events held by two other chambers....
Practical Application: S500 2015 and AFDs
The ANSI/IICRC S500 2015 Standard and Reference Guide for Professional Water Damage Restoration (S500-2015) contains changes on many important topics, not the least of which...
The Howard Partridge Inner Circle Conference
For almost 32 years, Howard Partridge has been running his own businesses. For two decades, he has been helping small business owners grow their businesses. In his upcoming...
Louisiana Flooding Report: Stay Up-To-Date
LOUISIANA — AUGUST 25, 2016 — President Barack Obama toured flood-ravaged Baton Rouge Tuesday to survey the wreckage and speak to those in the region, according...
The Good, the Bad and the Ugly of Insurance Claims
by Kari Dybdahl Have you ever wondered what kind of claims have been handled by general liability and pollution liability insurance? Some of you may...
The Two-by-Four Challenge
Find the keys to unlocking the mystery of mitigation. The world of water damage restoration is a strange land. To be certain, it can be...
Carpet Cleaner Safety: Are You Safe on the Job?
Invariably when we hear about safety as it relates to carpet cleaning, the concerns are from the customer. Will the carpet cleaning chemicals used be...
Insight into Biohazard Cleaning
While most of the residential carpet cleaning jobs a technician handles are fairly similar — three-bedroom house, three kids, a dog, a cat and carpet...
