R&R’s “I’ve Never Seen That Before…” contest has been live for a couple of weeks now and so far we’ve received some funny, weird – and gross – entries from restoration and remediation workers all over the country.
Restoration & Remediation is holding a contest where we’re asking you to send us your stories of the strangest thing you’ve ever come across on a restoration or remediation job.
I
often poke fun at myself for the history of bad luck I have when I travel. And
in fact, I have an impressive resume* (see the list of unfortunate incidents
I’ve experienced below). So that’s why it was quite a surprise to me that I
hadn’t yet arrived to Nashville’s Gaylord Opryland Resort last Tuesday night when
a supposed gas leak ignited an explosion at one end of the resort, forcing all
5,000 people inside to evacuate (estimates say the blast is responsible for
$750,000 in damage -thankfully, nobody was hurt.)
We all know how vital communication is, especially in the restoration
industry where several different parties are often involved in a single job.
Often times, said parties are not all together at once, which can lead to
phone-tag, confusion, and ultimately, a poor end result. That’s why I was so
intrigued when I stumbled across a story recently detailing the means by which
a Sacramento-based restoration company communicates with the likes of
homeowners, property managers and insurance adjusters. It uses Skype.
By now you’ve seen the ad teases and
announcements about Clean Restore Connect (www.cleanrestoreconnect.com), a free online
network for cleaning and restoration professionals that ICS Cleaning Specialist and Restoration
& Remediation magazines are pleased to be launching. Now it’s time to
join.
One of the great things about Hollywood is that we can watch
disaster flicks like Armageddon, 2012 and The Day After Tomorrow knowing that the buildings being destroyed
and havoc being wreaked won’t require a real cleanup. But what if they did?
Last
week, I had the opportunity to sit in on a special Restoration Services
Technician Training class at SunGlo Services (Novi, MI), part of an eight-week program
made possible by the Detroit Workforce Development Department (DWDD) and Independent
Mitigation and Cleaning/Conservation (IMACC) to teach about 40 qualifying Detroiters
(ages 18-21) about the emergency restoration services industry.
The Restoration Industry Association’s (RIA) 67th-annual
Leadership Summit and Industry Expo (Myrtle Beach, S.C.) came to a close March
29, capping three days worth of convention workshops, keynote addresses,
breakout sessions and, of course, networking.
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