NorCal Regional Meeting: Restoration Boot Camp

Wednesday, April 3, 2013, 8:30am-3:00pm

Held at Restoration Consultants in Sacramento


Topics include:
Odor Control,Water Damage Instruments, Moisture Detection, Psychrometry, Water Damage Documentation, Direct Heat Drying, and many more!

Over $1,000 in give-aways!
Seats are Limited - RSVP Today!

Lunch & Snacks included

Registration Fees:

CRA Members: $50
Non-Members: $75

More Details

To Register: Download the Registration Form then E-mail, Fax, or Mail it to us.

Thank you to our CCC Booth Sponsors!

Visit the CRA booth at the Combined Claims Conference, March 12-13.

"The Experience" Trailer

video by Allied Restoration

THE EXPERIENCE™ Conference & Exhibition - April 18-20, 2013

• The industry’s finest classroom education joined with live hands-on demonstrations.

• The world’s largest expo for cleaning and restoration equipment, tools, and products.

THE EXPERIENCE Conference and Exhibition will be held at the Hilton Clearwater Beach Resort, in Clearwater Beach, Florida.

More info & registration

CRA Announces Details for SoCal Golf Tournament

Friday, May 10, 2013

Black Gold Golf Club
One Black Gold Dr.
Yorba Linda, California 92886

Join us for a day of fun, mingling, and relaxation at Black Gold Golf Club in beautiful Orange County. This Arthur Hills designed par 72 layout stretches up to 6756 challenging yards and incorporates several water features including a stunning waterfall off the 18th green, slight elevation changes, rolling hills, strategic bunkering and the incredible vistas overlooking coastal Orange and Los Angeles Counties, including portions of the Newport Beach Coast, and Catalina Island.

How to Participate

There are a few different ways in which you can participate in CRA's SoCal Golf Tournament:

• Register yourself or a foursome to play in the tournament.
• Choose from a variety of sponsorship opportunities to market your company while helping to fund the tournament.
• Insurance adjusters, insurance agents, and property managers are invited to play a round of golf simply by making a $25 donation to one of CRA's charitable organizations.
• CRA is also looking for volunteers to help make sure the golf tournament runs smoothly.

IICRC to Increase Exam Fees in 2013

Just a reminder that as of February 1, 2013 the $50 IICRC exam fee will be increasing from $50 to $65.

You can find CRA's updated 2013 training schedule on the website at http://crassociation.org/training-a-events/schedule

We hope to see you in 2013!

ICRA Response to Hurricane Sandy

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

October, 30, 2012

Restoration Association Response to Hurricane Sandy
The International Cleaning and Restoration Association (ICRA) has created a consumer website to help property owners recover from flood waters as a result of Hurricane Sandy and to help understand the restoration process. 

When returning to your home after a natural disaster, you need to be alert to various health and safety hazards that might exist. Flood waters can contain sewage related organisms, chemicals, organic and non organic soils and debris. As water remains in contact with your home and contents, molds can begin to grow. Animals and insects can present additional problems. Power to your home may or may not have been shut off. Electrical hazards are a major concern when working in a wet damp environment. If you have gas fired appliances that are operating, combustion gases may not be properly vented from the structure and can result in carbon monoxide poisoning or fire. For more information on how to restore your home after a flood, protecting yourself from electrical hazards, personal hygiene during flood cleanup, food and water safety go to www.aboutrestoration.com/?page_id=111.

To learn more about restoration and disaster preparedness, go to www.aboutrestoration.com

To find local qualified International Cleaning and Restoration professionals, go to www.icrassociation.org/find

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About the International Cleaning and Restoration Association

The International Cleaning and Restoration Association is a nonprofit organization of cleaning and restoration firms serving the United States and Canada.

Experience Events, LLC formed by the original founders of Connections Events and ICRA Announces New Conventions called “The EXPERIENCE” with 2 shows to be held in 2013

Denver, CO — Experience Events, LLC announced that it will hold cleaning and restoration conventions and trade shows in 2013.  Experience Events, LLC was formed by the original founders of Connections Events and the International Cleaning and Restoration Association (ICRA) to bring advanced training and education to the programs along with the largest trade shows in the industry.

The newly founded conventions and trade shows, The Experience will be managed and produced by Jennifer Wilkinson who previously held a similar position with Connections Events. Jennifer has over 10 years of experience producing, directing and managing conventions and trade shows.  Ms. Wilkinson said that "A new convention committee is being formed from a partnership including ICRA, Industry Instructors and Textile Consultants.  The committee will work on a new platform of education utilizing a combination of written materials, classroom training and hands on demonstration.  The hands-on demonstrations will be expanded and used to further research, teach and instruct how to apply what is learned in the classroom.  We are really excited to bring The EXPERIENCE to the industry and look forward to working with all areas of the industry."

The trade shows will feature the manufacturers, distributors, suppliers, educators, associations, organizations and others who provided goods and services to the cleaning and restoration industry.  The show will feature carpet cleaning, upholstery cleaning, area rug cleaning, hard surface floor cleaning, sealing and restoration, inspections, water damage restoration, fire damage restoration, mold remediation, trauma scene clean-up, duct cleaning, maintenance type services, basic construction practices, business management, and marketing, training in operations and services and sales training.  The goal of these conventions and trade shows is to offer tools and training that individuals and businesses can immediately incorporate into their businesses for growth and greater profits.

"The Experience" shows are scheduled April 18, 19 and 20, 2013 on the beach in Clearwater Beach Florida, and Las Vegas Nevada September 4, 5 and 6, 2013.  

Craig Kersemeir, President of ICRA stated, "'The Experience' will include advanced training modules from ICRA in cleaning and restoration.   ICRA will offer these programs at both locations annually.”  

For more information go to: www.experiencetheevents.com or call at 888-881-1001 x10.