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Tiered Response

by Katie Lee

— By Ian Nicolson —   How to answer the tough business continuity questions.   Severe weather poses many challenges for retail and restaurant operators, but the most significant is parsing through and analyzing the fire hose of incoming weather forecast data to determine the real business impacts to their operational processes and locations. Business response plans need to be objective, consistent, repeatable and defensible to the CFO. It can be overwhelming to answer critical logistics questions like these using just the wind and rain data provided by the local …

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From Fire to Ice

by Katie Lee

— By Shaw Hergenrather —   Are you ready for a Texas-sized deep freeze? Nine ways restaurants and retailers can prepare for and mitigate winter disasters.     Winter is coming. Even if truly cold weather rarely hits your part of the country, the season is rapidly approaching, and, as we all learned from the catastrophic power grid failure in Texas last winter, freezing temperatures can strike anywhere. With a costly fall-out in excess of $130 billion, people across the country — including everyone on my team — watched in …

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Know the Drill

by Katie Lee

— By Steve Peldiak — The importance of having a disaster plan in place — prior to the emergency at hand.   Did you know, there is a new bill being introduced to streamline disaster recovery assistance? It is named The Natural Disaster Recovery Program Act of 2021. States would be awarded half of the total grant funds immediately after Congress appropriates them, allowing recovery to start faster. Retailers, restaurateurs and commercial property owners need not wait for government intervention. Organizations that made emergency response planning a priority fared much …

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Watterson Celebrates 20th Anniversary in 2021

by Katie Lee

Schaumburg, Ill. — This year, Watterson is celebrating its 20th anniversary. For 20 years, the Schaumburg, Ill.-based company has been “Doing Whatever It Takes” 24/7 in the emergency and disaster response, surplus property and facilities management, property redevelopment and environmental services industries. Watterson was incorporated in 2001 with the goal of providing professional and consulting services to clients with environmental needs. Since that time, Watterson has grown into a trusted partner for their clients providing a whole suite of services across the United States and Canada. “Watterson’s goal is to …

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Preparing for Two Storms

by Katie Lee

— By Steve Peldiak — Hurricane response during COVID-19.   This is one of the most active seasonal forecasts that NOAA has produced in its 22-year history of hurricane outlooks,” says U.S. Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross. “We encourage all Americans to do their part by getting prepared, remaining vigilant and being ready to take action when necessary.” The unprecedented 2020 hurricane season coupled with COVID-19 brings unique challenges to disaster and tropical storm preparedness. How do you keep your personnel and your properties safe during a pandemic? Advanced planning …

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Surplus Store Management

by Katie Lee

— By Steve Peldiak — What to look for in a surplus property managing partner.   The safety of your families, workforce, partners and customers was understandably top of mind once COVID-19 emerged. Now we are all embracing the forthcoming transformations, especially within surplus properties. The landscape of commercial real estate is presenting itself in a mode of constant evolution; focusing on protecting these assets, managing them with intelligent cost savings, and finding a holistic turn-key service provider will be vital to sustain the success of a property portfolio. The …

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MaintenX Urges Facility Managers to Plan for Summer Challenges

by Katie Lee

Tampa, Fla. — 2020 has been difficult for facility managers (FMs), especially those in small businesses. Challenges surrounding cash flow, remote work and personal safety are understandably top of mind. In addition to all these COVID-19 related challenges, hurricanes and summer heat are on their way. CNN reports that a broad spectrum of experts predict an above-average number of storms; some project an extremely active season. An average of predictions for the season, which runs from June 1 through November 30, forecasts eight hurricanes and 17 named storms. By comparison, …

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FM Case Study: MaintenX is on the Scene

by Katie Lee

Tampa, Fla. — There is no good time for store flooding, but it’s even more difficult for facility managers during the COVID-19 pandemic. However, for one Georgia facility manager, MaintenX was able to turn around a bad situation, quickly, professionally and — most importantly — safely. When the mobile phone store reopened, the staff faced 3 inches of standing water throughout the shop (due to a leaky toilet), and the adjacent store was also damaged. After reaching out to MaintenX, its Emergency Response crew was able to respond in less …

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High-Tech Emergency Response

by Katie Lee

— By Steve Peldiak — A spilled glass of water can easily be resolved. But the same amount of water on the floor from an unknown source could represent a major costly repair.   Spring showers and the winter thaw have begun. Rain or snow melting from the rooftop finds its way to a clogged gutter, causing the water to run between the interior and exterior wall. This could unknowingly go on for days and weeks. By the time the water is visual, the damage has already been done. Mold …

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After Hurricane Dorian, MaintenX Shares Lessons Learned

by Katie Lee

Tampa, Fla. — States along the Atlantic coast experienced Hurricane Dorian’s force in early September after the storm lingered over the Bahamas and skirted along the east coast of Florida, Georgia, South Carolina and North Carolina. While the 2019 Atlantic hurricane season is barely more than halfway through, there have already been two hurricanes and seven named storms. The MaintenX Disaster Recovery and Rapid Response Team knows that storms of all sizes can cause major damage to facilities, and it is very willing to share hurricane preparedness best practices with …

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