Welcome to First Choice Drying Equipment’s Blog
What kind of equipment should you buy? Should you buy new or used equipment? Find out how to sell used equipment, and what kind of repairs and maintenance to prioritize. First Choice will answer some of your burning questions and provide you with up-to-date information about the industry’s new technologies and trends. First Choice Drying Equipment provides tips, advice, and updated information about the restoration industry on this blog. We’ll also provide information about how to spot trouble with a water damage project and let you know how to order our drying equipment.
Is Your Marketer Wasting Your Time And Money?
More than ever, many owners and managers look at a weekly report from a marketer and assume that if they have visited 15-20 prospects and clients each day that week, they are killing it. Sadly, those numbers are usually misleading at best, and often fail to tell...
Building a Restoration Equipment Business from the Ground Up
Beth Hinton, Owner — In the 1980s, my family enjoyed running a thriving housekeeping and cleaning business with clients in Vail, Colorado. As the company grew, we signed very lucrative contracts with the Charter at Beaver Creek, The Hyatt Regency in Beaver Creek, The...
Buying Equipment from Non-National Vendors
by Beth Hinton There are hundreds of restoration supply houses that sell disaster equipment, and yes, they are priced all over the board! The theory is that when you are big, you can demand a better price from your wholesale or manufacturing suppliers – and they do...
What You Need to Know About Water Damage
Tropical storms and hurricanes hit the US hard this year. Preparing for the possibility of water damage is not easy, and there are differences between flooding and long-standing water. Once the storms have stopped, the health dangers increase. Water damage is a major...
Essential Equipment for Your Water Removal Business
Is it raining money for your water removal business to invest in equipment? There is some must-have equipment that won’t leave you knee-deep in debt and can get you through the lean times. If you are a small business entrepreneur, you should take the time to find out...