What’s new with property restoration networks?

Property restoration company JFA Contracting Solutions has joined national full-service restoration provider GUS’s network of professionals, GUS announced Jan. 28.

The move supports the group’s ongoing growth in Ontario, GUS says in a press release. Launching in Quebec City in 1991, GUS has expanded into a national restoration company with more than 100 locations across seven provinces.

For its part, JFA Contracting Solutions specializes in residential, commercial, and industrial restoration. Serving Ontario’s Waterloo Region, their team offers a full range of property loss services, including fire, smoke, flood, and storm damage restoration, as well as mould remediation and asbestos removal and repair.

JFA Contracting Solutions owner John Aquino brings extensive experience to the GUS network, GUS’s director of franchise development, Jaime Smith, says in the release.

Since 2015, Aquino has worked as a project manager and estimator for a regional company specializing in construction and asbestos removal. His skills include project management, estimation, planning, quality control and regulatory compliance.

Aquino also holds certifications in estimation, asbestos removal, mould remediation, and water and fire damage management. He has also contributed to numerous projects at educational institutions, healthcare facilities and regional developments.

“We are delighted to welcome John and the JFA Contracting Solutions team to the GUS family,” Smith says. “Their commitment to helping others, combined with their values of passion and excellence, perfectly aligns with our vision.

Steamatic enters Nova Scotia

In other restoration news, Steamatic Canada announced the opening of its first franchise in Nova Scotia. This is the second franchise to open in the Maritime province, following Steamatic Prince Edward Island, the company says in a media release.

Steamatic Canada is a network of disaster restoration franchises that has been in business for more than 50 years.

The new owner of Steamatic Halifax, Scott Swinamer, has more than 30 years of experience in the building, construction and restoration industry. His team will comprise a dozen employees, offering disaster restoration, mould remediation and renovation services.

“I’ve always wanted to introduce a new franchise to the province of Nova Scotia, and there was no better way to do it than in the Halifax Regional Municipality,” Swinamer says. “With all the weather and natural disasters that have affected the province in recent years, the choice of a Steamatic franchise was a natural one.”

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Jason Contant

Jason has been an award-winning journalist with Canadian Underwriter for more than a decade, including the past three years as associate editor and, before that, as digital editor for seven years.