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Time to Update Your Company’s Emergency Preparedness Plan

Time to Update Your Company’s Emergency Preparedness Plan

Emergencies can happen anytime, any place. If there is a fire, a safety incident, or another emergency at your company, what happens next? Emergencies are always stressful, so an educated team that is prepared for next steps can make the entire experience safer and prevent the risk of property damage… Read more »

Commercial Services

Right Time to Attend IICRC Certified Continuing Education Classes at Paul Davis

Insurance professionals and commercial restoration contractors are multi-talented. They assess damaged roofs and process mold claims expertly. They spot ineffective drying, navigate complicated regulatory landscapes and capably undertake a vast range of additional mitigation and restoration duties. Maintaining this broad expertise – and meeting diverse licensing requirements in different municipalities… Read more »

Smart Ways That Facility Managers Prepare for Unexpected Power Outages

Worn machinery, storms, downed tree limbs, peak demand times, even wild animals contacting transformers can bring commerce to an abrupt halt when the power goes out. Unfortunately, power outages occur more often in the United States than in any other industrialized nation. Further, they are becoming more frequent as our… Read more »

Know the Seven Frequent Sources of Commercial Water Damage

Commercial building owners and managers are frequently troubled by the many ways that water escapes its confines. Dripping, leaking, soaking, spraying, trickling – water damages right out in the open, or silently behind the scenes. It’s insidious, seeping into the tightest crevices and even soaking into hard materials like concrete… Read more »

Paul Davis Gives Back to Local Communities

With locations across North America, Paul Davis is honored to help local communities not only by responding to disasters but also by pitching in to support local causes with corporate backing, people, expertise, time and funds. Here are just a few of the many charitable initiatives Paul Davis employees supported… Read more »

Put Safeguards in Place Before Wildfires Peak in the Months Ahead

The 2018 wildfires in the western United States charred millions of acres, killed dozens and reduced entire towns to ashes. As devastating as last year was, federal officials predict that 2019 will be worse. Peak risks occur in August and September but veteran forecasters warn of significant fire activity into… Read more »

2019 Extreme Weather Incidents Prove Disruptive, With More to Come

Extreme weather events affected 62 million people around the world in 2018, the United Nation’s weather agency noted recently. The United States confronted its share of those disasters. With six months of severe activity in the books, forecasters predict that the remainder of the year will be just as challenging.… Read more »

Protecting Beloved Family Pets From Flood Threats

Dogs wag in our houses, cats bask in our apartments, canaries sing in our kitchens – this resident menagerie makes us better people. Study after study prove that sharing our lives with animals boosts mental and physical health. And oh boy, are we sharing with the frisky set: according to… Read more »