Restorers will need to find new sources of employees.

The year started with fires out west and end with hurricanes on the East Coast.

Culinary disasters create more work for restoration firms.

Call it “prestoration” or whatever you want, but at least one insurer is offering discounts to homeowners for taking preventive measures and this could prove an opportunity for the industry.

My family had been living in our house for less than a year when a pipe burst. Over the next few weeks, numerous workers came through our house, repairing water damage on all three levels, replacing carpeting and basically making it seem as if nothing ever happened.

Inflation is all over the news, with the Consumer Price Index at its highest level in 40 years. What were the causes of inflation in the ‘70s and how do they compare to what’s happening today? Let’s take a look.

It is with great pleasure that we introduce to our readers the new Editor-In-Chief of Restoration & Remediation, Ted Craig.

R&R is officially accepting nominations for the 2022 Ladder Award through May 30.

On its surface, restoration doesn’t seem synonymous with “soft.” It’s a hard industry that operates in physically and emotionally tough working environments. Restoring a property to pre-loss condition requires a particular set of hard (job-specific) skills and tools. But there is a soft side that, I’d like to argue, carries more weight.

What do people, in general, want from employers? How are other industries treating employees and candidates? Answering these questions offers up ideas, lessons and competitive intel from beyond the world of restoration. After all, restoration businesses aren’t just competing against each other for talent.