Cleanfax magazine

The National Organization of Remediators and Mold Inspectors (NORMI™) announced its upcoming schedule of live interactive webinars and onsite training courses designed to help professionals advance their expertise in mold assessment, remediation, indoor air quality, and environmental inspections.

FLEET Response appointed Trace Larsen vice president of operations, strengthening the company’s executive leadership team as it continues executing its operational recovery strategy and positions itself for future growth. Larsen brings more than 20 years of leadership experience in the restoration, construction and home services industries, including extensive experience leading private equity-backed organizations.

The Microbial Warrior® 2.0 Experience, widely recognized for biohazard remediation and fentanyl decontamination training, has released its upcoming session scheduled for Oct. 19-24 in Greenfield, Indiana. Seating is limited. Led by master trainer Jeff Jones, who brings more than 50 years of field experience to the program, the training is known for its scientific approach and intensive hands-on methodology.

Care. Four letters. One simple word. Yet few words carry as much weight. We use it every day without giving it much thought. We ask people to “take care.” We promise customers we’ll “take care of it.” We tell those closest to us, “I care about you.” And sometimes, in frustration, we say, “I don’t care,” or dismiss something with, “Who cares?” The word never changes. Only the heart behind it does.

Debris removal is one of the first steps on many restoration projects, but it’s often treated as an afterthought. Daniel McCarty, founder of JunkStart, grew up in the debris removal industry and has spent years working alongside contractors and property owners. He believes many of the delays, customer frustrations and inefficiencies that occur during cleanup stem from long-standing processes that few people have questioned.

Liberty Restoration Group, a leading Midwest provider of disaster restoration and reconstruction services and a multi-market ServiceMaster Restore® franchisee, completed its acquisition of ServiceMaster Restoration Services by KRS. The transaction adds three new offices to the Liberty network—Peoria, Illinois; Bloomington, Illinois; and Milwaukee—and marks the company’s second acquisition of 2026, following its April purchase of ServiceMaster of Columbia in Columbia, Missouri.

The Fall 2026 issue of Cleanfax opens with three restoration operators who agreed to show their work. In the 2026 Restoration Industry Leaders Review, Krystie Reeves explains why BioteamAZ refuses to widen its scope, Ben Looper describes the culture he built almost by accident at Southeast Restoration, and Mark Springer walks through a private equity sale, a debt crisis and the operator-led comeback that followed.

Healthy indoor air quality (IAQ) is crucial to the well-being of your facility’s inhabitants. But inefficient HVAC systems, dusty surfaces and toxic fumes can negatively affect air quality, making breathing difficult and triggering allergy and asthma symptoms. Join Cleaning & Maintenance Management (CMM) on Oct. 21 at 1 p.m. CT for a free webinar— Breathe Easy: Improving Indoor Air Quality—sponsored by Global Industrial and TEAM Software by WorkWave.

AccuGuard Environmental, a mobile environmental testing concept focused on immediate onsite results for suspected asbestos and lead contamination from PuroSystems (the company behind PuroClean), has officially launched its franchise opportunity with a unit gross revenue of US$550,783.

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) reported that July averaged 76.9 F, the warmest month on record (1895–present) for the contiguous United States, and 3.3 F about the 20th century average. Above-average temperatures covered the entire nation, with all states ranking in the warmest third of their July temperature records and none ranking near or below average. Conversely, Alaska had the coldest July average temperature since 2008, NOAA reported.