National Speaker and Remodeling Industry Expert Shawn McCadden, a NCHH Approved RRP Instructor, will present the EPA RRP Certifed Renovator class on Long Island on 2/2/2011 and 2/4/2011. Shawn McCadden has become one of the premier industry experts on the EPA RRP Lead Rule. His RRPedia Blog is considered one of the most comprehensive resources on the subject. Contractors will learn from one of the best residential contractor coaches in the country.
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Long Island RRP Class Presented by Industry Expert Shawn McCadden
Posted by Mark Paskell on Wed, Jan 19, 2011 @ 08:26 AM
Tags: New York, epa rrp training, Shawn McCadden
Will EPA RRP Regulations Be Eased For Residential Contractors?
Posted by Mark Paskell on Wed, Jan 19, 2011 @ 07:39 AM
Yesterday the OBAMA administration announced that they are going to look at easing cumbersome regulations to make it easier for small businesses.
Tags: epa rrp regulations
Organization of Legitimate Residential Contractors; A Level Playing Field
Posted by Mark Paskell on Mon, Jan 17, 2011 @ 09:36 PM
Organization for Legitimate Residential Contractors To Create A Level Playing Field
Contractors behind on EPA RRP Firm Certification
Posted by Mark Paskell on Mon, Jan 17, 2011 @ 04:07 PM
Over the past month we have called many contractors trained on RRP, who have not certified their firms. They give us all kinds of excuses why they haven't and some say they won't.
Tags: contractors, epa rrp enforcement
Contractor loses $80K kitchen/bath job; customer forgot what he does
Posted by Mark Paskell on Sun, Jan 09, 2011 @ 10:04 PM
- Have your customers gone to your contractor competition because they forgot what you do?
- Are you marketing your contracting business to your client base?
- Does your customer base even know if you are still in business?
- When is the last time you spoke with all your customers?
Many contractors are contacting us to see if we can help them generate leads right away. Their phone is not ringing like it used to. You may have noticed that referrals are not enough to keep lead flow where it needs to be. Marketing approaches that used work are not working in the current climate.
Tags: Lead generation, contractors, marketing
Contractors not interested in being a RRP "snitch" for the EPA
Posted by Mark Paskell on Sun, Jan 09, 2011 @ 07:42 PM
To snitch or not to snitch, that is the question. Last week at the EMNARI dinner there was a discussion on the subject of contractors reporting illegal contractors to the authorities. This subject never fails to raise the volume of any conversation.
Tags: rrp, epa, Enforcement
Legitimate Contractors Want The EPA To Fine Illegal Contractors NOW!
Posted by Mark Paskell on Sun, Jan 09, 2011 @ 12:56 PM
Legitimate, licensed, insured, RRP certified tax paying contractors want the EPA to start enforcing and fining illegal contractors now.
Tags: mas dos, fines, rrp, epa, Enforcement
EPA RRP causes contractors to remodel their contracts
Posted by Mark Paskell on Wed, Jan 05, 2011 @ 11:24 AM
Residential contractors affected by the EPA RRP Lead Law are looking carefully at their contracts. They are concerned that their contracts are written appropriately to protect them against potential liability from RRP related matters.
Tags: epa rrp, contractors, Andrea Goldman, legal
We're Back; New RRP Training Dates for Contractors, Subs & Landlords
Posted by Mark Paskell on Wed, Jan 05, 2011 @ 07:15 AM
Tags: contractors, EPA RRP Lead Training
2010 RRP For Contractors, 2011 EPA RRP Focus On Landlords
Posted by Mark Paskell on Tue, Jan 04, 2011 @ 09:49 PM
Recently a Boston landlord got nailed for $85,000 for not following the lead disclosure laws. In 2010, we saw the focus for EPA RRP training on contractors.



