In March 2016 The Restoration Academy was finally approved as an IICRC School. The first two subjects we have secured licences for are IICRC CCT (Carpet Cleaning Technician) and AMRT (Applied Microbial Remediation Technician). Other courses I am certified in teaching by the IICRC are taught through other schools. The…

I had never been to Stamford Bridge before, and now, Chelsea Football Club’s home ground was the venue for this exhibition which made it all the more interesting. The range of beautiful and unusual wool coverings was extensive. I spent a fair amount of time looking at these items both…

I was fortunate enough to get a request from a small business in Israel requesting training for fire and smoke restoration. The company in question is Pitaron PST Ltd., a company of long standing and already considerable experience in the fire and flood business in Israel. The main reasons for…

Clean Middle East Pulire 2015 2nd November to 4th November. I am not often asked to speak at conference and I certainly do not seek the attention, but my friend and former student, Omar al Hadrani, principle of Smart Solutions in Dubai invited me to visit him during the CMEP…

Every two years, the IICRC hold a symposium for all its instructors. It is compulsory for all instructors to attend at least every other symposium. Non-attendance results in an IICRC instructor having to re-apply to the IICRC (a costly exercise) and can result in not being re-approved to deliver IICRC…

It is a relief to me that I finally got around to taking my National General Certificate in Health and Safety. It was overdue in terms of my career and I found the time to schedule in such a lengthy course. I took the two and a half weeks NEBOSH…

One of the few IICRC certifications that I have really wanted for some time but could not acquire in the UK was the IICRC Health and Safety Technician (HST). While I had a UK equivalent training credit that served me in my IICRC instructor requirements, I needed to attend this…

I have been involved in the water damage industry for nearly 20 years, decontaminating, cleaning, drying fire and water damaged buildings and contents. In more recent years, I have been adding to these skills, learning how to measure levels of contamination and focusing on indoor air quality and planning indoor…

Back to work for the WoolSafe Organisation!! Today I was asked to assist on the WoolSafe stand at the TACCA (The Approved Carpet Cleaners Assocition) training day. This was at Crewe Alexandra Stadium in Crewe. This was a well-attended and very well organised event.

I have been very fortunate over the years to work with some prestigious clients in the cleaning and restoration industry. The WoolSafe Organisation is one of them. I have been involved with WoolSafe since 2001 and became an instructor and carpet inspector for them in 2006. In the first few…