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Gordy Powell entered the victim service industry/crime, trauma & death scene clean up in June of 1996. Today, he operates Georgia Clean with Doug Cunningham, a former FBI agent, and helped create the Bio Professional Trade organization to develop regulation in the bio recovery industry in Georgia. He has also served as VP of ABRA, and on the association’s board of directors.
One of the most challenging hurdles in the crime, trauma and death scene cleaning industry is helping a client navigate a life-changing, traumatic event. The other challenge is marketing such a sensitive service without being offensive, appearing non-sensitive or overbearing. For almost four decades, Gordy Powell has tried to reinvent how to market this industry in a tasteful, yet practical and successful way. Here, he shares a new approach.
It took five years and three bill designations, but history has finally been made in Georgia with the passage of Georgia Act 566. The first bill (HB 149) died in committee, the second (SB 153) was vetoed on the last day, but HB 417 survived.
Gone are the days of the classic car find for a great deal. I remember the urban legends back in high school where you would hear that some lucky soul got a 1963 classic corvette that someone died in.
In the bio-recovery industry, these words have never rung more true. There is a natural intrigue that makes you wonder and want to know what happens behind the distinctive yellow tape that separates you from the crime scene.
This year the annual ABRA Conference will be held at the Disney Resorts Royal Plaza Hotel in Orlando, Fla., Sept. 21-23. Conference Director Teresa Borst of Bio Clean, Inc., has had her committee putting together a list of guest speakers that addresses all facets of the bio-recovery industry.
A contingency plan is a plan devised for a specific situation when things could go wrong. Contingency plans are often devised by governments or businesses that want to be prepared for anything that could go wrong.
Working in the field of bio-recovery and trauma-scene restoration, is it that imperative to be able to substantiate and show you are educated in your skilled trade? Yes it is, as it would be in any trade.
