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RIA's Newest Member Benefit

RIA is please to introduce our newest member benefit: NCO, the nation's leading provider of accounts receivable management solutions. For over 30 years, has provided cost-effective collection programs for businesses across the nation. Click here to learn more.

RIA Convention Highlights

In case you didn't make it to Grapevine for the RIA convention, here are a few highlights:

RIA Phoenix Award for Innovation in Restoration - Awarded to the Kelmann Corporation, Wauwatosa, Wis., for their work on St. Patrick Church in Milwaukee, Wis.

RIA Phoenix Award for Innovation in Reconstruction - Presented to Crawford, Smith and Sharp, LLC of Barlett, Tenn. for their work on the Hickory Creek Apartments - Building "B" in Nashville, Tenn.

RIA Golden Quill Award - Presented for the best article submitted to Cleaning & Restoration magazine in 2007 to Lawrie Hollingsworth of Asset Recovery Technologies for her article, "Water Damage to Electronics - Evaluation & Mitigation"

RIA Martin L. King Award - which recognizes exceptional service and dedication to restoration was presented to G. Pete Consigli, CR, WLS, of the G. Pete Consigli Group

RIA Steven M. Spivak Award - to Ellen Amirkhan, CRS, of the Oriental Rug Cleaning Co., Inc., Dallas, Texas, for extraordinary and distinguished contributions in textiles, upholstery, carpet, rugs, furnishings, their cleaning and performance.

Twenty-five individuals received their advanced certifications (Certified Restorer^SM, Water Loss Specialist^SM, Certified Rug Specialist^SM, Certified Mold Professional^SM) during the Induction Ceremony.

RIA's new officers for 2008 and were also announced:

President - Rusty Amarante, CR, Belfor USA
Vice President - Jeff Jones, CRS, Sani-Sheen System, Inc.
Treasurer - Frank Headen, CR, WLS, CMH, First Restoration Services, Inc.
Secretary - Leo Volkert, CR, WLS, Primo Clean Restorative Services

The 64th Annual RIA Convention & Exhibition will be held in Palm Springs, CA at the Wyndham Palm Springs from March 10-14, 2009.

Members, get your RIA logo now!

RIA is a professional association comprising more than 1,300 member organizations,
representing over 20,000 cleaning and
restoration professionals. RIA members
have access and exposure to the greatest
collection of expertise in the business —
their fellow members. That knowledge and
expertise is shared during the annual convention, year-round training classes, specialized schools, and accreditation and certification programs that provide members with opportunities to increase their technical knowledge and facilitate their career growth.

RIA is always looking for ways to give its members advantages over their non-member competitors. Here's a few real good dollars-and-cents reasons for any business owner to become an RIA member.

RIA Insurance Program for Members
Given the dramatic increase of insurance coverage costs, RIA has created a program with Ross Driscoll, CR, of Driscoll & Driscoll Insurance Agency that offers unprecedented discounts for all members through Zurich Insurance. Click here for more information.

Employee On-Line Medical Clearance Many of our members do work in hazardous environments. Employees need to be screened for medical conditions that would affect their use of respirators. RIA has arranged for the 3M Occupational Health and Environmental Safety Division to offer significant discounts to RIA member companies. Click here for more information.

WFCA Membership Most of RIA member companies belong to several organizations and many belong to the World Floor Covering Association. RIA has recently made an agreement with WFCA to offer our members WFCA membership at a very deep discount. The deeply discounted WFCA membership even includes tuition reimbursement that is significantly larger than the dues expense!