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This is Chris Redgrave for Zions Bank Speaking on Business.
If you have a disaster in your house, it affects your life in so many ways, from mold and mildew due to water damage after a flood, to smoke damage from a fire.... It can be overwhelming. That's where Dave Kitches and CRDN can help.
Dave and his team at CRDN, or Certified Restoration Dry Cleaning Network, go in, take all of your textiles and restore them using highly specialized equipment and processes ... This includes window coverings, shoes, clothing, stuffed animals, purses, belts, window treatments, Oriental and afghan type rugs. They bring these items to their plant and restore them.
On average, CRDN can save an insurance company 84 percent on claims by restoring rather than replacing the item. At 23 percent, clothing and other fabric items are typically the largest component of contents listed on insurance claims..... It's a huge category, especially if everything in a home has to be replaced, so you can imagine the impact a company like CRDN has.
When the opportunity to buy a CRDN franchise came up, Dave knew he had to take it. He was already running successful dry cleaning and coin laundry operations across the Salt Lake Valley, and CRDN was a natural complement. If you're not familiar with the name, it's the world's largest franchise for textile restoration. They work for insurance companies, adjusters and agents and restoration contractors.
For homeowners, it's a huge relief to know they don't have to lose precious and irreplaceable items.... CRDN is usually able to save over 98 percent of the items they restore. Most people don't' realize it's even possible to restore the things CRDN saves. But, Dave says the most critical thing his team removes is stress. They help homeowners recover, so they can resume their lives and live like they did before the disaster...
CRDN is part of a network of 135 franchises worldwide, and they do over $100 million a year in restoration work... But the most important thing they do is save homeowners from unnecessary grief...
For Zions Bank, I'm Chris Redgrave, speaking on business.
CRDN 2055 E. 6200 South Holladay, UT 84121 801-679-0202, option 3 www.crdn.com
