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Check out the August 2013 issue with stories on Restoration, Managing Your Business and New Products & Technologies.

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Asbestos: Still a Stumbling Block in Restoration and Remediation

The sobering reality is asbestos was and is used in building materials to this day

August 7, 2013

I once was fearful of sounding like a broken record. But, nearly 20 years of industrial hygiene consulting and teaching environmental health and safety suggest the hazards, regulations and ubiquity of materials containing asbestos fibers beseech repeating.

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Toxic Mold Litigation: 2013 Update (Part I)

Mold lawsuits remain plentiful and large recoveries still occur, although they have not wielded the devastation to the restoration industry that many had feared

Edward H. Cross Esq., "The Restoration Lawyer" Julie B. Isen Esq.

August 7, 2013

Customer calls you to dry the structure and fix the leak. While you’re working, you happen to miss some water that has found its way down to the baseboard. Whoops.

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Getting Down and Dirty with Stone Restoration

“We saw a need in the marketplace for stone restoration,” Laviolette says. “There’s just not a lot of people that are doing it correctly.”

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August 7, 2013

Yes, the commercial real estate market is picking back up in downtown Detroit – and that’s often where you can find Gregg Laviolette (Stone Restoration Services; Troy, MI).

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Talking Workflow Management Software: The R&R Q&A

An overview of workflow management software.

EricFish_200

August 7, 2013

Workflow management software is essential to any efficiently operating business, let alone those in the restoration field.

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Indefinitely Closed to Opened: Restoring Cleveland’s Historic West Side Market

The fire and smoke damage to the market was a serious concern for all of Northeast Ohio

August 7, 2013

On the morning of Wednesday, January 30, the night watchman at Cleveland’s historic West Side Market called 911 and reported a fire from inside the building.

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Marketing and Business Development: Who Knows What’s Going On?

As we’ve heard all of our business life, everyone in the company should be doing business development in their own way

August 7, 2013

Most people would answer the question posed in the title by saying, “Whoever’s doing the business development in the company.”

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What You Need to Know About Desiccant Drying

Restoration desiccants dehumidify the air by exposing the humid air to a desiccant material that adsorbs moisture

Larry Carlson Mike Steffes

May 10, 2017

Desiccant dehumidifiers have become an important tool for many restoration contractors.

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HydroKlenz: Super-Concentrated, Safe and Odorless Remediation

July 1, 2013

USGPC has introduced HydroKlenz, a foam-forming professional-grade cleaner that utilizes the power of oxygen to remediate, clean and restore nearly any surface quickly and safely.

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Mobile storage units are UV-resistant and military rated

July 8, 2013

GoSmartMove’s reusable mobile storage vaults measure 7 x 6 x 7 feet, are military grade and able to hold 2,500 pounds worth of goods.

PLR Expo Website Now Live, Registration Open

June 18, 2013

The PLR Expo, which is returning to action this September 23-25 at the Doubletree Hilton at the Toronto, ON, CA Airport after a brief hiatus, has just launched its official website.

2013 Crawford Contractor Connection Conference Attracts 2,800

2013 event sets another attendance record

June 17, 2013

Approximately 2,800 contractors, insurance carrier representatives and service provider partners attended the recent Crawford Contractor Connection® Conference (May 21-23, San Antonio), setting another attendance record for the popular invitation-only event, according to a press release.

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Maximizing Restoration Lead Generation

July 12, 2013

There’s an estimated 10 competitors in every county for restoration and remediation services.

Aftermath Now Using ATP Technology in Bio-Recovery Work

Aftermath is the first biohazard company to integrate ATP testing into its remediation processes

June 20, 2013

Aftermath Inc. announced that it is outfitting each of its national remediation teams with Charm Nova-Link portable adenosine triphosphate (ATP) fluorescence testing units

Destroy odors with new Starter Kit

August 7, 2013

Designed to combat any smell, Odorcide has released its Starter Kit.

ABC Industries Launches New Website

The informative new site is an extension of ABC Industries’ commitment to superior customer service and its responsiveness to industry needs

June 24, 2013

According to a press release, ABC Industries, Inc. has launched a new user-friendly website, www.abc-industries.net.

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Dri-Eaz Names Jim Hassi Sales Manager

Hassi brings more than 20 years of sales and distribution management experience to the role

July 9, 2013

Dri-Eaz Products has promoted Jim Hassi to Sales Manager for the U.S. and Canada, the company released in a press release.

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Delmhorst Introduces New TechScan Pinless Moisture Meter

The meter is handheld, features a user-friendly display and is non-invasive and non-destructive

June 21, 2013

Delmhorst Instrument Co. has introduced TechScan, a pinless moisture meter designed for restoration professionals and floor installation specialists and inspectors who want to quickly locate moisture in floors and walls.

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Odors – Consider them “Gone for Good”

July 10, 2013

Nilodor has introduced its “Gone for Good,” or GFG, odor neutralizer, a scientifically formulated deodorizer designed to destroy smells coming from sewage intrusion, mold, mildew, smoke, organic decay, urine spoilage and more.

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EGR tabs national expansion plan

August 7, 2013

Evans Garment Restoration is launching a national expansion plan to create opportunities for existing dry cleaning companies doing textile restoration work to join the Evans family.

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ScopeAssist reaches 1,000 just 90 days after launch

August 7, 2013

ScopeAssist, a cloud-based solution that delivers aerial images and measurements, has already reached the 1,000 user milestone just 90 days after its product launch, according to its developer Accurence, Inc.

Desiccant dehu systems now offered to rental fleets

August 7, 2013

Munters manufacturers the HCD series dehus for large scale projects and its DryCool Rental Series hybrid desiccant systems work by using waste heat for reactivation.

Roofing gets easier with RipCart

August 7, 2013

Smart Man Tools has developed the RipCart, a tool that allows you to control a circular saw from an upright position.

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Robert J. Gillette named new CEO

August 7, 2013

Robert J. Gillette, the former CEO at First Solar, Inc., has been named the new CEO of ServiceMaster.

meyers vantage vac

A portable, powerful new vac

August 7, 2013

Meyer’s new Vantage-Vac combines portability and power to power through jobs whether they involve either wet or smoke-damaged insulation applications.

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