2020 In Retrospect One of the challenges in making predictions is being blindsided by items that you could never have seen coming. Before last year, imagine someone telling you that the country would be shut down for several months, you could not go to a restaurant or church service for months, … [Read more...] about 2021 Industry Trends ~ Part 1
Trends in Disaster Restoration
Top Trends in Disaster Restoration for 2021
Welcome to my mostly annual thoughts on the top trends that will impact your business in 2021. It is my hope that we do not ever see a year like 2020 anytime soon but as you take a look forward it is important to find the good, the growth and the opportunities created over the past twelve months. … [Read more...] about Top Trends in Disaster Restoration for 2021
Creating Max Value in Your Business
2020 was a crazy year indeed with coronavirus pandemic, hurricanes and wildfires, it was easy to overlook all the mergers and acquisitions in the restoration industry. Several of the larger national restoration companies such as BMS Cat, Global Restoration (Interstate), Kustom and ATI made … [Read more...] about Creating Max Value in Your Business
2020 Restart
2020 has been an incredible year so far. The pandemic was very unexpected, and forced companies in every industry to make radical changes to their operations, plans and nearly every area of their business. Many restoration professionals were able to benefit from these changes as they uncovered a … [Read more...] about 2020 Restart
Top Restoration Trends for 2020
Welcome to my mostly annual thoughts on the top trends that will impact your business in 2020. This is the start of a new decade that promises to be exciting and transformative. Perhaps I will attempt to discuss my thoughts on the decade ahead one of these days but that is not the purpose of this … [Read more...] about Top Restoration Trends for 2020
Acquisitions in the Restoration Industry
If you have been watching the news in the restoration industry then it is impossible to miss the massive moves in mergers and acquisitions across North America. Here are just a few of the acquisitions that have occurred recently: Global Restoration (Interstate Restoration) was purchased by First … [Read more...] about Acquisitions in the Restoration Industry
Top Trends Affecting the Insurance Industry
If you have time - this is a fascinating read. You will have to create a login and then download the report from SwissRe. The report outlines global challenges that will impact the insurance industry - but in many ways will change our lives. Some of the top trends that will impact your business for … [Read more...] about Top Trends Affecting the Insurance Industry
2018 Restoration Trends
I did not create a list of trends in 2017 however I did in 2016. Prior to starting the current years predictions, it is appropriate to assess my past predictions to provide credibility for my look into the future. In many ways it is good to offer a 2-year review because it provides more time for … [Read more...] about 2018 Restoration Trends