Belfor

BELFOR
Type Private[1]
Industry Construction
Property Restoration
Founded 1989
Headquarters 185 Oakland Ave., Ste. 300, Birmingham, Michigan 48009, USA[2]
Area served Worldwide
Key people

Chief Executive Office & President - Sheldon Yellen

Chairman - Bernd Elsner
Revenue US$ 1.5 Billion
Website www.belfor.com

BELFOR is a property restoration firm active in 30 countries with 4,600 employees. They assist in property restoration caused by fire, water, and storm damage.[3][4]

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Company Profile

BELFOR is a leading global restoration and repair company. They analyze and restore fire, water and storm damage. BELFOR aims to enable business and private customers to overcome the consequences of damage quickly, smoothly and cost-effectively. Their main goal is to minimize business interruptions and to get things back to normal.

BELFOR Holdings Inc. are headquartered in Birmingham, Michigan. BELFOR is a private company, and is not traded on any stock exchange. BELFOR USA Group is a subsidiary of BELFOR Holdings Inc..[5]

BELFOR employs more than 4,600 employees in 230 offices spanning 30 countries. With their international network, they aim to reach any incident site in the world at very short notice and, in most cases, intervene and initiate action to stabilize the situation within the first 24 to 48 hours. BELFOR offers tailor-made service based on a careful analysis of the damage. As extensive as necessary, but as simple as possible. They remain keenly aware of their responsibility towards their clients, employees and the environment.

Subsidiaries

BELFOR has subsidiaries in 30 countries throughout the world.

Belfor Environmental — Deals with environmental issues (in-plant decommissioning, abatement projects, waste management and removal, remedial construction, hazardous spill response.)[6]

Executives

News

BELFOR's CEO Sheldon Yellen was featured in CBS' primetime show Undercover Boss. He went undercover in his own company to learn more about its operation.[7]

External links

References

  1. ^ "LinkedIn Belfor USA". http://www.linkedin.com/companies/belfor-usa. Retrieved 2011-01-26. 
  2. ^ [http://www.belfor.com 1-1njg4g.html "Belfor Company Overview — Hoovers.com"]. http://www.hoovers.com/company/BELFOR_USA_Group_Inc/rfsxssi-[1] 1-1njg4g.html. Retrieved 2011-01-26. 
  3. ^ Hermann Simon mentioned this company in his correspondent book as an example of a "Hidden Champion" (Simon, Hermann: Hidden Champions of the 21st Century : Success Strategies of unknown World Market Leaders. London: Springer, 2009. - ISBN 978-0-387-98147-5.)
  4. ^ "Belfor Information". http://www.belfor.com/sites/BELFOR/AboutUs.aspx?languageID. 
  5. ^ "Company Information from Business Week". http://investing.businessweek.com/research/stocks/private/snapshot.asp?privcapId=688879. Retrieved 17 January 2011. 
  6. ^ "Belfor Environmental". http://www.belforenvironmental.com/index.html. Retrieved 2011-01-26. 
  7. ^ "Undercover Boss Information". http://blog.zap2it.com/frominsidethebox/2011/01/belfor-restoration-undercover-boss-sheldon-yellen-loses-his-cover.html. Retrieved 17 January 2011.