
AWARDS & RECOGNITION
Disaster Kleenup International
- In 2012, DKI was ranked the #2 contractor in America based on dollar volume by Qualified Remodeler magazine.
- In 2012, DKI was ranked the #1 contractor in America based on dollar volume by Qualified Remodeler magazine.
- In 2011, DKI was listed as one of Inc.com’s Top 5000 fastest growing private companies.
- In 2010, DKI was ranked the #1 contractor in America based on dollar volume by Qualified Remodeler magazine.
- In 2010, Disaster Kleenup International was ranked #11 for the Franchise Business Review Satisfaction Awards for Midsize Franchises.
- In 2010, Disaster Kleenup International was ranked #215 on Entrepreneur Magazine’s Franchise 500 listing.
- In 2009, Disaster Kleenup International was ranked the #1 contractor in America based on dollar volume by Qualified Remodeler magazine.
- In 2009, Disaster Kleenup International was ranked #9 for the Franchise Business Review Satisfaction Awards for Midsize Franchises.
- In 2009, Disaster Kleenup International was ranked #303 on Entrepreneur Magazine’s Franchise 500 listing.
- In 2008, Disaster Kleenup International was ranked the 76th largest franchise organization in the world by Franchise Times magazine.
- In 2007, Disaster Kleenup International was ranked the 85th largest franchise organization in the world by Franchise Times magazine.
- In 2006, Disaster Kleenup International was ranked the 75th largest franchise organization in the world by Franchise Times magazine.
- In 2005, Disaster Kleenup International was ranked the 90th largest franchise organization in the world by Franchise Times magazine.
- In May 2003, Disaster Kleenup International was awarded the Key to the City by the mayor of Ocean City, Maryland for its commitment to serving the needs of its citizens.
- In 2002, 2003, 2004 and 2005, Disaster Kleenup International was ranked the #1 contractor in America based on dollar volume by Qualified Remodeler magazine.
Disaster Kleenup International Member Companies:
National Awards & Recognition
Chrysalis Award
The Chrysalis Award honors the finest remodeling projects in the country, including insurance restoration, and is based on a regional competition judged by the editors and writes of consumer publications. DKI Member Companies have won the Chrysalis Award a total of 21 times since 1997. The following DKI Member Companies have been awarded the Chrysalis Award:
Best Residential Insurance Project:
- Carl Krueger Construction Inc.: 2009
- Missouri Contracting: 2005
- First Restoration Services (Charlotte, NC): 1998, 1999, 2004
- Bowles Construction: 1998, 1999, 2000, 2002, 2003
- First Atlantic Restoration: 2001
Best Commercial Insurance Restoration:
- Alliance Disaster Kleenup (Wheeling, IL): 2011
- Kelmann Restoration (Wauwatosa, WI): 2010
- First Atlantic Restoration: 2009
- A&I: 2003
- First Restoration Services (Charlotte, NC): 1999
- First Restoration Services (Asheville, NC): 1997
Best Commercial Remodel:
- Tuckey Restoration: 2005
- First Atlantic Restoration: 2002
- First Restoration Services (Charlotte, NC): 2001
- A&I: 1998
State Remodeler of the Year:
- A&I: 2000, 2002, 2003
- Bowles Construction: 2001
Phoenix Award
The Phoenix Award, presented by the Association of Specialists in Cleaning and Restoration, has been awarded to numerous DKI Member Companies since 1997:
- First Restoration DKI/Regency DKI (Charlotte, NC): 2012
- Alliance Disaster Kleenup (Wheeling, IL): 2011
- Eastern Diversified Services): 2003
- Insurance Restoration Services (Pittsburgh, PA): 2002
- First Restoration Services (Charlotte, NC): 2001
- First Restoration Services (Charlotte, NC): 1999
- Disaster Kleenup Better Floors and Restoration: 1998
- First Restoration Services (Charlotte, NC): 1997
Qualified Remodeler
- Xpert Restoration Services, LLC (Bossier City, LA)-Ranked # 481 on the Qualified Remodeler Top 500 for 2010
- Utah Disaster Kleenup (Draper, UT)-Ranked #41 on the Qualified Remodeler Top 500 for 2010
- Sun Country Restoration (Yuma, Arizona)-Ranked #211 on the Qualified Remodeler Top 500 for 2011 and #242 for 2010
- NCRI (Wichita, KS)-Ranked #105 on the Qualified Remodeler Top 500 for 2010 and #86 for 2011
- Kidd's Restoration (Lynchburg, VA)-Ranked #153 on the Qualified Remodeler Top 500 for 2011 and #199 for 2010
- J.C. Restoration (Rolling Meadows, IL)-Ranked #71 on the Qualified Remodeler Top 500 for 2010
- Hudson Valley DKI (New Hampton, NY)-Ranked #243 on the Qualified Remodeler Top 500 for 2011
- First Restoration Services of Asheville (Fletcher, NC)-Ranked #207 on the Qualified Remodeler Top 500 for 2010 and #291 for 2011
- FireClean Restoration (Elk Grove Village, IL)-Ranked #216 on the Qualified Remodeler Top 500 for 2011
- Disaster Restoration Services (Trafford, PA)-Ranked #43 on the Qualified Remodeler Top 500 for 2010
- Custom Restoration (Fairfield, CA)-Ranked #424 on the Qualified Remodeler Top 500 for 2011
- Colonial Services, Inc.(Louisville, KY)-Ranked #203 on the Qualified Remodeler Top 500 for 2010
- Bowles Construction (Augusta, GA)-Ranked #145 on the Qualified Remodeler Top 500 for 2011 and #167 for 2010
- Archer Cleaning & Restoration (St. Croix Falls, WI)-Ranked #396 on the Qualified Remodeler Top 500 for 2012 and #467 for 2011
- Anderson Group International (Bakersfield, CA)-Ranked #100 on the Qualified Remodeler Top 500 and #69 for 2010
- AAS Restoration (Kansas City, MO)-Ranked #286 on the Qualified Remodeler Top 500 for 2011
- Accurate Construction (Harbor City, CA)-Ranked #90 on the Qualified Remodeler Top 500 for 2010 and #108 for 2011
Claims Awards
- Restotech DKI (Signal Hill, CA)-2010 and 2011 Claims Award
- RestorX of Washington (Auburn, WA)-2011 Claims Award
- Rapid Response (East Hanover, NJ)-2010 and 2011 Claims Award
- Milro Services (Freeport, NY)-2010 Claims Award
- J.C. Restoration (Rolling Meadows, IL)-2010 and 2011 Claims Award
- Insurance Restoration Specialists (Monroe Township, NJ)-2010 Claims Award
- Gemini Restoration (Union, NJ)-2011 Claims Award
Other National Recognition
- In 2005, J.P. Maguire Associates, Inc. was featured in Remodeling Magazine's "Big 50" issue as a good example of how a company adapts to their changing industry.
- In 2004, Bowles Construction, Inc. was rated as one of the "Most Successful Restoration Companies" by CleanFax magazine.
- In 2004, the Disaster Restoration Industry Leaders Review listed Bowles Construction, Inc. as #8 in total annual firm revenue. The company also ranked in 6 out of 12 other categories in the same review.
- In 2003, C&B Services was ranked the 348th fastest growing company in America.
- In 2003, after winning yet another Chrysalis Award, Bowles Construction was presented with the Decade of Excellence Award for winning the Chrysalis Award for each of the 10 years the award has been given. Bowles Construction was the only contractor in the US to achieve this.
- In 2003, Disaster Kleenup Better Floors and Restorations and its president Dennis Blake were named in the Remodeling Magazine's "Big 50" list.
- In 2002, First Restoration Services was presented with the Healthy Building Award by the National Association of Environmental Engineers.
DKI Member Companies: Local Awards & Recognition
- In 2009, AE Fickert Inc. was chosen for the contractor of the Year Award in the Entire House Category from NARI (National Association of Remodeling Industry).
- In 2005, SteamMaster Restoration and Cleaning was selected as the Business of the Year by the Vail Valley Chamber and Tourism Bureau.
- In 2005, National Catastrophe Restoration, Inc. (NCRI) was selected as the Small Business of the Year by the Wichita Area Chamber of Commerce.
- In 2005, J.P. Maguire Associates, Inc. received an award for Outstanding Customer Service from Liberty Mutual. Only 27 contractors were elegible for the award.
- In 2005, Missouri Contracting & Cleaning, Inc. (MCC) was awarded an Honor Roll Certificate for Excellence in Customer Service by the Better Business Bureau of Greater Kansas City. This certificate acknowledges member companies that practice and believe in ethical business standards.
- In 2005, Royal Plus Inc. was selected as the Business of the Year by the Ocean Pines Area Chamber of Commerce.
- In 2005, for the second consecutive year in a row, Missouri Contracting & Cleaning made the Ingram's magazine 2004 Corporate Report 100 list as one of Kansas City's fastest-growing locally owned and operated businesses.
- In 2005, Tuckey Restoration won the prestigious Historic Preservation Award for the rehabilitation of the local Centenary Building in the Commercial/Industrial Construction Project section.
- In 2004, Missouri Contracting & Cleaning made the Ingram's magazine 2004 Corporate Report 100 list as one of Kansas City's fastest-growing locally owned and operated businesses.
- In 2003 First Restoration Services won a North Carolina Award for Excellent for their business performance.
