Help Please

[Greg Cole]

I am acquiring 50% ownership in a competitiors restoration company. He's got tons of work and equipment ( about 2000 pieces) but no experience taking it to the next level.

I plan to take it completly paperless and install up to the minute GPS tracking in all the vehicles to reduce costs and improve productivity. I need software that will integrate a inventory system (scanners via Iphones
) and auto claculate the usage of each item on the job. preferably it would work with protimeter monitoring or something similar. Such software needs to interface seamlessly with Xactimate. I really don't want to spend $50k developing this and I assume there has to be something like this out there?
Can anyone steer me in the right direction?

Also, if you run a restoration company had pretty much unlimited resources - what would implement into yours?

 

[Mikey P]

Was he using the term"Pet Package" © and this is part of the settlement?

 

[Desk Jockey]

What kind of numbers are they doing now and what do you consider the next level? A dollar volume? An expanded market...regional or national?

He are a few to research:
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http://www.insite-360.com/Pages/default.aspx<o></o>
http://www.nextgearsolutions.net/<o></o>
http://www.restorationmanager.net/integration.html<o></o>

 

[Lee Stockwell]

In a partnership like this the person with the MONEY gets "the experience", and the person with the experience gets...the money.

 

[Desk Jockey]

Sounds like neither have the "Next Level" experience if he's asking for help.

There are many consultants out there that might be worth the investment in getting you there. Heck I had lunch with a guy that spent 15-years working for a company that specializes in large commercial losses nationwide. In the hour we had lunch together he gave us a ton of insight as to how they operated and how thry were able to cover the whole country.

 

[Greg Cole]

He's only doing 1million a year right now.

 

[Desk Jockey]

Yea you're right, the major players around here are 10-15 times that. Several tractor trailers, flatbed trailers, generators and several large desiccants, airmover palletized and shrink wrapped ready to be loaded with forklift. One I know has 5,000 airmovers, but again those are the heavy hitters in Wichita and KC markets.

Being the big fish in this small pond we don't see those guys much since they chase a different animal. We don't travel at all, we're just the local yocals.

 

[Greg Cole]

Thanks

What kind of numbers are they doing now and what do you consider the next level? A dollar volume? An expanded market...regional or national?

He are a few to research:
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http://www.insite-360.com/Pages/default.aspx<O></O>
http://www.nextgearsolutions.net/<O></O>
http://www.restorationmanager.net/integration.html<O></O>

 

[Giorgio]

Great, I can see it now...

Whole house restoration 99 bucks.

1/2 price water damage Wednesdays.

Fire damage Fridays only $59.99.

Restore 3 rooms and get the 4th room free.

50% off Antimicrobials.

Coupon expires 2/28/13

Lol

 

[Greg Cole]

Holy Shit you are on to something! I could also offer your company for sale for $20 while I'm at it!

Great, I can see it now...

Whole house restoration 99 bucks.

1/2 price water damage Wednesdays.

Fire damage Fridays only $59.99.

Restore 3 rooms and get the 4th room free.

50% off Antimicrobials.

Coupon expires 2/28/13

Lol

 

[Giorgio]

well,

 

[idreadnought]

Man you guys beat up on greg a lot.

 

[Desk Jockey]

Yea I know. LOL

He's actually a good sport that's why I do it, plus he has thick skin and he can take it. Sorry Greg! Oh it won't stop but I do feel bad about it.....days later!