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 RestorAid
Disaster Services, nationally recognized for its
comprehensive restoration services and expertise, has
been honored by the Cincinnati Better Business Bureau
for its ethical approach to the marketplace by winning
the BBB's 2005 Torch Award for Marketplace Ethics.
"The Torch Award encompasses the spirit and tradition of
the BBB unlike anything else," BBB President Jocile
Ehrlich said. "It recognizes and honors businesses and
organizations who fully commit themselves to ethical
practices in all aspects of
their business dealings."
“In a business where burying deductibles and kickbacks
seem to have flourished, we felt that RestorAid could be
the
one exception,” said Keith Desserich, President and
Founder of RestorAid. “After nearly a decade of
service, we felt that our people and our customers were
a testament to this success. Winning the Torch Award
demonstrates how business and integrity can work
together to re-build lives.”
The award was given at a gala on October 20, 2005 at
the Cincinnati Music Hall, where the Better Business
Bureau celebrated the winners, honorable mentions and
finalists of the Bureau's 2005 Torch Award.
Companies were judged by an independent panel of judges
who rated finalists
on the following criteria.
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High
ethical standards of behavior toward customers,
suppliers, shareholders, employees, and communities
in which they do business;
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Demonstrated ethical practices surrounding their
buyer/seller relationships;
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Longstanding history/reputation of ethical practices
in the marketplace;
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Marketing, advertising, communications, and sales
practices which reflect a true representation of
what is being offered in the marketplace;
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Acknowledgment of ethical marketplace practices by
industry peers and in the communities where they do
business;
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Management practices and policies that give
long-term value to shareholders, customers,
employees, vendors, and surrounding communities.
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Training programs that assist employees in carrying
out established ethics policies.
 “This
is just one more reason why customers and insurance
companies alike should experience the RestorAid
difference,” said Desserich. RestorAid is the first
disaster restoration company to receive this prestigious
award from the Cincinnati Better Business Bureau.
The Better Business Bureau Torch Award for Business
Ethics is a lifetime award. Once a company is honored in
this way, they cannot enter the competition another
time. RestorAid is now a candidate for the
International Torch Award for Business Ethics. This
award will be announced in Washington in Spring, 2006.
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