Leader Interview Series – Michael Flatt, CEO First General Services North America

April 4th, 2013

Here’s the third in our series of interviews with industry leaders. We asked Michael Flatt how he started in the industry, his early challenges, and what his views were on the future of the restoration industry.

Click on the link to read the interview (a pdf file will open): Michael Flatt

Ride for Heart 2013

February 21st, 2013

I participated in the 2012 Ride for Heart. I rode 50km and raised over $2,600 thanks to the generosity of many people. I rode alone last year and I’ll ride alone again this year but the goal for next year is to see my daughter well enough to ride with me.

The plan is to ride 75km this year – and maybe 100km but that’s a stretch! Nevertheless, the riding is the easy part. The toughest thing is to reach out to people and ask them to donate money – everyone has a budget and a favourite charity so it’s not a question of generosity alone but also of deciding on good causes.

If you can help, please do. If not, maybe next year, or the next, or the one after. I’m in this for the long haul.

Leader Interview Series – Bruce Derraugh, COO, FirstOnSite Restoration

February 19th, 2013

Here’s the second in our series of interviews with industry leaders. We asked Bruce Derraugh how he started in the industry, his early challenges, and what his views were on the future of the restoration industry.

Click on the link to read the interview (a pdf file will open): Bruce Derraugh