Restorer’s Perspective: Leveraging Partnerships, Programs to Fuel Restoration Growth
Virginia-based Total Restoration Services has grown from 1 to 18 trucks and from $250K to $2.5 million in 24 months.
With franchises continuing to advance as a player in the restoration industry, it can be difficult for an independent company to flourish, especially if that company is newly established and doesn’t have long-standing relationships with area adjusters, property managers and clients or a sizable marketing budget.
That was the predicament that Jerry Temple, President, Total Restoration Services, LLC (TRS) found himself in when he formed the company in March 2012 and committed full-time to developing TRS just a few months later. He did 1-2 water damage jobs per week in addition to other services and grossed about $250,000 in about four months of work in 2012 – not bad considering his company was new, operating out of his garage and only had a handful of techs. While a promising start, Temple also wanted to perform reconstruction and develop the company into a true full-service restoration business.