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Independent Mitigation and Cleaning Conservation Network (IMACC)
The Institute of Inspection, Cleaning and Restoration Certification (IICRC)
Restoration Industry Association (RIA)
Water Loss Institute (WLI)
SHIFT
Business Mentors
Evans Garment Restoration
Assura Consulting
Dryout

What does a quality board Up company do for you:

1. Secures the building and prevents injury to children.
   
2. Protects the victim’s Valuables.
3. Structural stabilization makes the building safer for fire investigators, claims adjusters and returning fire victims.

Independent Mitigation and Cleaning Conservation Network (IMACC)

IMACC is the nation’s largest network of independent restoration contractors, all carefully selected based on their verified reputations as highly qualified, ethical quality leaders in your community. Every IMACC contractor is properly insured, licensed, and certified as an expert by the most respected authorities in the restoration business. Every employee undergoes a comprehensive background check and participates in ongoing technical and customer service training to deliver courteous and effective services when you need us. While each of our restoration contractors is a leading independent in your community, they also act in unison to document your loss in a way that is easily understood by agents and adjusters. That helps them settle your claim faster with fewer questions. It takes much more than this to become a part of the finest network of restoration contractors in the business. We know that only the best can reverse the damaging effects of water, smoke, and other disastrous events.

1. What is the IICRC?
The Institute of Inspection, Cleaning and Restoration Certification (IICRC) has served as the Industry Guardian for the cleaning, inspection and restoration service industries for more than 30 years. As a non-profit certification organization, the IICRC helps ensure that you have access to trusted and trained cleaning professionals by establishing and monitoring certification programs and standards for these industries.

To qualify for IICRC-Certified Firm status businesses must demonstrate proof of insurance, maintain a written customer complaint policy with documented follow-up, and provide ongoing education and training leading to certification for all technicians. IICRC Certified Firms are also required to abide by the IICRC Code of Ethics. Services provided by IICRC–Certified professionals range from flooring inspection and cleaning, to mold remediation, to water and fire damage restoration.

2. Why was IICRC formed?
The IICRC was formed in 1972 to serve as an independent, non-profit certification body, to set and promote high standards and ethics; and to advance communication and technical proficiency within the inspection, cleaning and disaster restoration service industries.

3. Who owns the IICRC? How does that translate into votes on the Board of Directors?
The IICRC is owned by fifteen regional, national and international non-profit trade associations and three original founders own stock in the IICRC. Each entity owns a block of 500 shares and has one vote on the Board of Directors. No one has controlling interest.

4. How many members do you have?
This is a common misconception. Our shareholder associations have members; however, the IICRC has no "members." It has registered technicians, or "registrants.” Currently, the IICRC represents more than 4,600 Certified Firms and over 43,000 Certified Technicians in 30 countries.

5. How does certification benefit consumers?
Consumers have assurance that when they hire IICRC-Certified firms or technicians, they have hired experts who will provide reasonable assurance that work will be completed in accordance with the industry's "standard of care."

6. How many certified firms does IICRC have?
The IICRC currently has some 4,600 Certified Firms.

7. Who makes up the IICRC executive committee? How are they selected?
The board of directors elects the seven-member Executive Committee of the IICRC and committee members serve as officers of the corporation. All are volunteer positions.

8. How do I know a company is Certified by the IICRC?
Every firm that has been approved and certified by the IICRC is added to our database.

SHIFT

ARSI has been working with shift since September 2007. In that short period of time we have dissected every process throughout our organization, analyzed each component, improved each process and implemented controls to track and maintain progress. We can now say that all information is tracked digitally and in real time throughout the claim process. We have tracking tools to alert possible problems before they occur and we operate at a high level of transparency where any organization we work with has unbridled access to information and our operating procedures. SHIFT has shown us that with the proper systems and tracking tools we can achieve near perfect results. We have learned that clients don’t feel averages but variations, that quality is a culture and that our longstanding desire for perfection takes the right system.

Stephen Cousins
President

SHIFT is a dynamic organization that promotes change resiliency and lean processing. Utilizing Six Sigma principles, industry experience and knowledge, SHIFT customizes processes that fit targeted organizations within unique markets. SHIFT ’s fresh approach takes the latest technology and lean business management philosophies to raise the expectations of claim flow and documentation while creating “operating transparency”. SHIFT has a proven track record in designing and implementing quality improvement initiatives that both increase quality for the customer and cut cost for the organization. The core guiding principles of SHIFT are to assure all processes in a given organization are value added, lean and allow for “operating transparency.”

Garret Gray
President