Are restoration contractors unethical for making a profit? Absolutely not. Good restoration professionals are not "ambulance chasers". Profits make it possible for the training, equipment, and professional personnel needed to be there for people when they are needed the most. Annissa explains more about it in this week's Ask Annissa.
When we created our company we knew we wanted to base it on values of ethics and integrity. We were aware that a person who has worked hard to develop a high standard of integrity will likely carry these concepts into their professional and personal lifestyle.
Why do we as a whole, the disaster restoration industry, allow unethical and fraudulent contractors to continue to operate within our industry? I know you’re probably saying to yourself “…what?
It’s not enough to implement ethical principles into a business simply for show; these business morals must be ingrained in every employee and become part of your lasting business culture.
ICC Restoration & Cleaning Services of Woodbury, Minn., was recently named a winner of the 2015 BBB International Torch Award for Ethics presented by the Council of Better Business Bureaus.
Paul Davis Restoration & Remodeling of Southeast Wisconsin was the recent recipient of the Better Business Bureau of Wisconsin's 2015 Torch Award for Business Ethics and Integrity.
I believe that part of success both personally, professionally, as well as individually and collectively as a company is doing the “right thing” and feeling good about what you do.
Woodbury, Minnesota-based ICC Restoration & Cleaning Services’ emphasis on operating with high ethics culminates in 2014 Better Business Bureau Torch Award.
Like many restoration contractors, Tom Laska has heard the noise since he started ICC Restoration & Cleaning Services more than 25 years ago: Adjusters disagreeing with contractors over work estimates.