Pricing the Job
By Steve Marsh “Good morning! Thank you for calling Premier Carpet Cleaning. This is Bob, how may I help you?” Who knows what you might...
Spartan Chemical Promotes Elias and Hill to Regional Manager
MAUMEE, OH — December 16, 2018 — Spartan Chemical Company, Inc., an industrial cleaning solution formulator and manufacturer, has promoted Ryan Elias and Cody Hill...
HydraMaster Cleans Cocoon House
EVERETT, WA — December 16, 2018 — As part of their planning meeting for 2019, the HydraMaster sales team worked together on a project to...
PuroClean Visits Washington DC
WASHINGTON — December 14, 2018 — PuroClean executives visited Capitol Hill in October for the Franchise Action Network’s Annual Meeting. Steve White, President and COO,...
California Wildfire Damages at $9B and Rising
PARADISE, CA — December 12, 2018 — November was the most devastating month of wildfires in California history with three separate fires collectively burning a...
Beyond Drying
By Wayne Lawrence While traditional restoration work tends to be about extraction and drying, others engage in various cleaning tasks. One of those tasks is...
Rust-Oleum Settles With EPA
PHILDELPHIA — December 12, 2018 — The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced a settlement with the Rust-Oleum Corporation to address alleged violations of hazardous waste...
IICRC Seeks Volunteers for Leather Cleaning and Maintenance Standard
LAS VEGAS — December 10, 2018 — The Institute of Inspection, Cleaning, and Restoration Certification (IICRC) is seeking volunteers to serve on a consensus body for the development...
Successful Training Expectations Begin With Coffee
By Jeff Jones During the summer of 2012, after several rounds of intense interviews, I accepted an offer to work for Violand Management Associates. My...
Alaska Earthquake Damaged Roads and Structures
ANCHORAGE, AK — December 7, 2018 — On Friday, November 30, at 8:29 a.m. Alaska time, a 7.0-magnitude earthquake centered just 7 miles north of...