Belfor

BELFOR
Privately Held
Industry Property Restoration
Disaster Recovery
Founded 1946
Headquarters 185 Oakland Ave., Ste. 150, Birmingham, Michigan 48009, USA
Area served
 Worldwide
Key people
 Chief Executive Officer - Sheldon Yellen
Chief Operating Officer - Mike Yellen
Chief Financial Officer - Joe Ciolino
Revenue Not Available
Website www.belfor.com
Belfor branch office, Ypsilanti, Michigan


Belfor is a disaster recovery and property restoration company.

BELFOR USA Group Inc., doing business as BELFOR Property Restoration, provides integrated disaster recovery and property restoration services. The company restores water, fire, storm, and mold damages for business and consumers. It also offers recovery services, including fire damage restoration, smoke and soot removal, storm damage restoration, water extraction, structural dehumidification, reconstruction and general contracting, mold removal and remediation, corrosion control, air duct cleaning, contents restoration, document and media recovery, electronics restoration, machinery and equipment decontamination, machinery and equipment rebuilding and repair, semiconductor tool decontamination, environmental, marine and offshore restoration, and consulting services. The company was founded in 1999 and is based in Birmingham, Michigan. It has service offices in the United States. BELFOR USA Group Inc. operates as a subsidiary of BELFOR Europe GmbH.[1]

History

1946-1981, BELFOR began business as Quality Awnings & Construction in Dearborn in 1946 and became Inrecon L.L.C. in 1981.[2]

2001, With the takeover of the existing US-market leader INRECON LLC in July 2001, BELFOR accomplished a major coup. INRECON – the name stands for INsurance RECONstruction – has annual sales of $180 million and employs 1,000 staff. Sheldon Yellen is the CEO of Inrecon.

2003, Partnership with Aggeko, The companies' major joint past projects include restoration work resulting from Hurricane Georges in Biloxi, Miss., and Puerto Rico; Tropical Storm Allison in Houston, Texas; water damage to the FARGODOME in Fargo, N.D; Tropical Storm/Hurricane Lili; recovery work in New York City at Ground Zero; and Super Typhoon Pongsana. [3]

2007, BELFOR Holdings Inc. acquires DUCTZ International, LLC, a professional air duct cleaning and HVAC (heating/ventilating/air conditioning) restoration franchise network. With current locations in 22 states, DUCTZ can now grow in tandem with BELFOR to increase its independent client base, as well as service BELFOR clients with HVAC restoration services.

2009, BELFOR USA acquires Hawaii Restorative Services of Honolulu, enabling it to respond quickly to losses occurring in Hawaii, Samoa and the other Pacific islands.

2010, BELFOR USA acquires Coach's Catastrophe. [4]

2011, BELFOR's CEO Sheldon Yellen was featured in CBS's primetime show Undercover Boss.[5]

2015, BELFOR acquires BAMCOR, an industry leader in rebuilding, repairing and restoring loss-affected production machinery and equipment. 

2016, BELFOR opens Corpus Christi, TX office.

2016, Why this CEO personally sends a birthday card to each of his 7,000 employees, [6]

Role in natural disasters

Awards

2012, Phoenix Award, UGI [17]

2013 Residential Insurance Restoration,[18]

2015, Commercial Insurance Restoration, [19]

2016, National Award -Commercial Insurance Restoration, [20]

2016, Phoenix Award, Odessa Hospital, [21]

References

  1. ↑ "BELFOR USA Group Inc.: Private Company Information - Bloomberg". www.bloomberg.com. Retrieved 2017-07-18.
  2. ↑ "Management buys majority of Belfor in $300M deal". Crain's Detroit Business. 2006-11-05. Retrieved 2017-07-18.
  3. ↑ "Aggreko LLC and BELFOR USA renew partnership to provide complete property recovery services". www.elp.com. Retrieved 2017-07-19.
  4. ↑ "Belfor USA acquires Coach's Catastrophe". Crain's Detroit Business. 2010-10-31. Retrieved 2017-07-19.
  5. ↑ "Undercover Boss Episode List". IMDb. IMDb. Retrieved 14 December 2015.
  6. ↑ Ward, Marguerite (2016-07-27). "Why this CEO personally sends a birthday card to each of his 7,000 employees". Retrieved 2017-07-19.
  7. ↑ http://dsal.uchicago.edu/flood/cleaning-and-restoration.pdf
  8. ↑ "USATODAY.com - Houston drying out after deluge". usatoday30.usatoday.com. Retrieved 2017-07-19.
  9. ↑ "Canadians to restore Ivan-damaged documents". www.compasscayman.com. Retrieved 25 December 2015.
  10. ↑ Library, Howard-Tilton Memorial. "Research Guides: Hurricane Katrina Resources: A Guide: Hurricane Katrina and Tulane Libraries". libguides.tulane.edu. Retrieved 2017-07-18.
  11. ↑ "The "Landmark Undertaking" of the Tulane Libraries Recovery Center | American Libraries Magazine". American Libraries Magazine. Retrieved 2017-07-19.
  12. ↑ "LAC Group helps Tulane University Libraries mark Hurricane Katrina 10th anniversary - LAC-Group". LAC-Group. 2015-08-31. Retrieved 2017-07-19.
  13. ↑ "6 lessons insurers learned from Katrina". Retrieved 2017-08-11.
  14. ↑ "BELFOR UK: Be on RED ALERT - Alasdair Phillips - Chief Executive Officer". www.the-chiefexecutive.com. Retrieved 25 December 2015.
  15. ↑ "Birmingham Restoration Firm, Belfor Sends Aid To Sandy Victims". Retrieved 2017-07-19.
  16. ↑ "NYU Medical Library Recovering from Superstorm Sandy". Library Journal. Retrieved 2017-08-11.
  17. ↑ "Tomorrow's Cleaning June 2012". content.yudu.com. Retrieved 2017-07-18.
  18. ↑ "Sterling, VA Remodeler - Belfor - Chrysalis Award Winner". chrysalisawards.com. Retrieved 2017-07-18.
  19. ↑ "Sacramento, California Remodeler - Belfor Property Restoration - Chrysalis Award Winner". chrysalisawards.com. Retrieved 2017-07-18.
  20. ↑ "Fresno, California Remodeler - BELFOR - Chrysalis Award Winner". chrysalisawards.com. Retrieved 2017-07-18.
  21. ↑ "A Peek Inside the 2016 International Restoration Convention & Industry Expo". Retrieved 2017-07-18.
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