I spent 20 years working as
a commercial airline pilot at the same time I ran my own construction company.
I would drive to the airport from my office, actively empty my mind of my
company’s business, and fill it with what I needed to know and do to fly the
aircraft as safely and as efficiently as possible.
It’s about time to start thinking about what you are going to do regarding a holiday party or even – gasp! – perhaps bonuses. Do you remember what you did last year or the year before?
No, this isn’t an article about global warming, carbon footprints or the next ice age. This is about how outside conditions can influence restoration drying strategies and equipment requirements.
When assessing the damage brought on by a total loss due to fire, smoke, water or mold, it can be difficult to determine the salvageable from the irrevocably destroyed.
Dealing with a fire-damage emergency and the claims process is an emotionally trying time for a policyholder. A restoration professional must be sensitive to the personal and emotional aspects of a fire-damage situation.
Deciding when and how to
report a claim or a potential claim under a business liability policy is a
challenge most firms do not have a lot of experience with. In fact, most
owners, based on their past track record, think they will never have a
liability claim made against them.
When I entered the
restoration industry, how I would exit was one of the furthest thoughts from my
mind.
The reality is, a
successful exit is no different than most other projects you have started and
completed: You must have a plan and define a goal to work toward.
You may be asking yourself if is it possible to expand in an economy where companies are down 40 percent? Would anyone in their right mind be thinking about expanding? Forget right mind; is it possible to expand in this current marketplace?
Contractors are facing an increasing demand for green chemicals, but finding a single accepted standard to go by is difficult, to say the least. There is, however, some light at the end of the tunnel.
This year’s spring thaws had many river communities in the upper Midwest holding their collective breath, desperately hoping not to see a repeat the historic flooding experienced in 2008.