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Restorers Should Consider Offering Preventive Maintenance

Ted Craig
Ted Craig
October 19, 2022
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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.



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A Burst Pipe Introduces Editor to the Restoration Business

Ted Craig
Ted Craig
September 19, 2022
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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.


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The Great Inflation and Today’s Higher Cost for the Restoration Business

Ted Craig
Ted Craig
August 17, 2022
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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.


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Ted Craig

New R&R Editor Makes His Debut

Mike Balzano
Mike Balzano
July 1, 2022
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It is with great pleasure that we introduce to our readers the new Editor-In-Chief of Restoration & Remediation, Ted Craig.


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Ladder Award Nominations Open for 2022!

Ladder Award Nominations Open for 2022!

Celebrating Outstanding Young Restoration Pros 35 Years and Younger
Valerie King
Valerie King
April 11, 2022
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R&R is officially accepting nominations for the 2022 Ladder Award through May 30.


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Soft Skills in a Hard Industry: Tools and Technical Training Only Go So Far

Soft Skills in a Hard Industry: Tools and Technical Training Only Go So Far

Valerie King
Valerie King
March 4, 2022
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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.


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Editor’s Note: A Wider-World View of Workforce Trends

Workforce Trends: A Wider-World View

Valerie King
Valerie King
February 4, 2022
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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.


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Outside-In: First Impressions from a Restoration Industry Newbie

Outside-In: First Impressions from a Restoration Industry Newbie

Valerie King
Valerie King
January 5, 2022
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Joining a new industry is humbling. Being an outsider in an environment teeming with insiders who’ve been engrained for years and know it like the back of their hand is humbling. But to flip challenge into opportunity, I believe that just as growing up in this industry or spending decades here brings irrefutable value, an outside-in lens does.


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Introducing Field Notes

Introducing Field Notes

A New Series Shining a Spotlight on Restoration Technicians
Valerie King
Valerie King
November 29, 2021
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Through Field Notes, we look forward to sharing the stories of the industry’s most driven, engaged and innovative technicians. We are eager to consistently shed light on their ideas, pain points, motivators, paths to restoration and more. In doing so, we hope to help shrink the gap between C-suite and frontline. We hope to help give these unsung heroes a real seat at the proverbial table and a stronger voice in the future of the industry.


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Women in Restoration Award Nominations Open for 2022!

Women in Restoration Award Nominations Open for 2022!

Plus, Introducing an All-New Award to the Restoration Industry
Valerie King
Valerie King
November 1, 2021
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R&R is officially accepting nominations for the 2022 Women in Restoration Award through January 10. We are also excited to introduce an all-new award to the restoration industry, honoring restoration technicians! 


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