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Home » Authors » Doug Distel

Doug Distel

Doug Distel is a National Account Manager with United Rentals, specializing in PHVAC and restoration. He has been with the company since 2006. 

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buying vs. renting restoration equipment

How Property Restoration Companies Can Master the Buy Versus Rent Equation

4 Best Practices
Doug Distel
November 5, 2021
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Advice on what equipment to own, rent and pre-rent for property restoration projects, plus tips on what to look for in an equipment supplier.


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Hurricane preparedness

Time to Recheck Your Hurricane Preparedness

James Bradford Doug Distel
August 20, 2020
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This year’s Atlantic hurricane season is off to an active start. An average hurricane season has about 12 named storms. During the current season, the sixth named storm (called Fay) had already formed by early July, becoming the earliest-in-season “F” Atlantic storm on record.


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