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Liberty Restoration Acquires ServiceMaster of Columbia & ServiceMaster Restoration Services by KRS

Liberty Restoration Group, a leading Midwest provider of disaster restoration and reconstruction services and a...
Cleanfax Fall 2026

Read the Fall 2026 Cleanfax Digital Issue

The Fall 2026 issue of Cleanfax opens with three restoration operators who agreed to show their work....
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Register Now for the Cleaning & Maintenance Management Indoor Air Quality Webinar

Healthy indoor air quality (IAQ) is crucial to the well-being of your facility’s inhabitants. But...
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PuroSystems Launches AccuGuard for Mobile Testing

AccuGuard Environmental, a mobile environmental testing concept focused on immediate onsite results for suspected asbestos...
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July Sets New Record as Warmest Month Ever Across the Contiguous US

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) reported that July averaged 76.9 F, the warmest...
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EPA Offers New Guidance to Reduce Lead Exposure in Drinking Water

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released guidance to help drinking water systems that are working to keep...

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Debris Removal Deserves More Attention on Restoration Projects

Debris removal is one of the first steps on many restoration projects, but it’s often treated as an afterthought.

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Why Good Customers Quietly Disappear

The job’s done. The carpet is dry. The hard floor you cleaned is shiny. The invoice is paid. Everything looks fine. Then a year goes by. No call. No repeat booking. No bad review, no angry phone call, nothing you can point to and fix. The customer just quietly moved on, and you never found out why.

How disaster restoration companies communicate during a large CAT event.

Before the Trucks Roll: Inside Disaster Communications

What happens before restoration professionals arrive at a disaster scene? The answer involves a complex network of emergency managers, first responders, government agencies, and technology working together under extraordinary circumstances.

How to determine moisture levels on a water loss.

The Restoration Pulse: Inspection and Monitoring—Quality vs. Quantity

In restoration, quantity may fill the log, but quality drives the decision. The contractors who understand that difference will produce stronger drying outcomes, cleaner files, better conversations with stakeholders, and faster paths to payment.

Learning and education never stop.

That Deadly Moment When You Stopped Learning

Twenty years of experience can make you an expert—or it can make you dangerously comfortable. What an owner knows about this trade does not stay accurate just because it was learned once, even if it was learned well.

How to hire without an HR department

Hiring Without an HR Department

For many small and mid-sized cleaning companies, the human resources (HR) department consists of one person: The owner. He wears many hats and hiring becomes another responsibility competing for attention in an already crowded day.

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Reins’ co-founder and CEO Chris Buttenham will speak at CORE's annual conference in August

Reins to Offer Alternative Equity Solutions to CORE Group’s Members

Reins, a technology firm dedicated to empowering privately owned businesses through alternative equity solutions, strategically partnered with CORE Group. The...
Road to AI

The New Rules of Winning Customers in an AI-Driven World

Artificial intelligence (AI) isn't just changing how service companies operate. It's changing how customers buy. Companies that rely on outdated...
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Your Employees Are Using AI. But Are They Still Thinking?

Artificial intelligence has moved from novelty to daily habit inside a remarkably short window. For business owners and executives across...
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AI in Hiring: What Works, What Doesn’t, and What Employers Need to Know

Artificial intelligence (AI) is making its way into the hiring process, promising to help employers identify better candidates, reduce hiring...

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Sept. 9-11 | Las Vegas

The Experience Convention and Trade Show 2026

The Fall Experience is where cleaning and restoration professionals come together to explore every aspect of the industry from start to finish.

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