Commercial adoption of drones is exploding in today’s high-tech, information-on-demand society. According to the Federal Aviation Administration, there were just over one million drones in the U.S. at the end of 2017. Sometime last year, that number surpassed two million, and that is expected to more than double this year to four million. DroneDeploy’s 2018 Commercial Drone Industry Trends Report named construction, agriculture, and mining as the three fastest-growing commercial adopters of drones, with construction in the lead. That, of course, includes restoration contractors.
In Metro Detroit, Bloomfield Construction is ahead of the pack, having embraced drones for scoping roof projects sooner than later. The company specializes in both restoration and roofing, and therefore took another step forward by adding thermal imaging technology to their drones earlier this year. The Bloomfield Construction team hopes this new technology will help pinpoint problems areas quicker and help them better serve their customers, especially when it comes to larger commercial losses or roofing projects.