The May 2014  SCRIA Newsletter is now available.

Dear SCRIA members We are ROLLING OUT THE PACKAGE! It has been a month now since I was elected to president of SCRIA. I would like thank everyone, especially our families, who have supported the board and me during this busy period of late night phone calls and emails. Why is that so?  Well, in [...]

How are you going to enjoy your privileges? Most of us like getting value for money. Let’s face it, it makes your membership all that more attractive. Once you see what you’re entitled to as a SCRIA member you’ll want to keep it a secret, well maybe. As the independent not-for-profit trade association representing the [...]

By Paul Buck Tim Kingston recently asked on the SCRIA Members Facebook Page, “I am trying to work out how we know staff are efficient and providing quality and also how to let them know their strengths and weaknesses. What KPIs do you use?” I responded with a few ideas and was then asked to [...]

We want to hear more from our members and the work you’re doing. This month, our very own SCRIA Secretary, Mark Carey from Emergency Property Solutions in Adelaide provided a case-study. How many of us in Adelaide can forget February’s mini-cyclone followed a week later by the wettest day in 45 years? The team at [...]

This month IICRC featured SCRIA member and ex-President, Gary Bourke, in the International Spotlight section of their newsletter! How long have you been in the industry? Involved with IICRC? I have been involved in the industry and with the IICRC for 14 years. What do you do to market your business? To market my business, [...]

The NSW State meeting was held on the 8th April 2014 at the Restoration Rentals & Equipment premises. We had a good turnout – even Jim Bethel came from sunny Queensland to hear about the innovation and what was happening with ATP in the Restoration Industry. The key presenter was Trevor Warren from Key Diagnostics [...]

As we roll out the calendar of events for meeting this year, we are seeking volunteers who would like the opportunity to host a SCRIA state meeting at their venue! There are approximately four face-to-face meetings remaining for the Eastern States in 2014. (The alternating months we will be holding webinars to be more inclusive [...]

The QLD meeting on Wednesday 18 March went very much according to plan and ran like a well-oiled machine – on time and on budget. All in all 39 guests turned up for the QLD SCRIA evening. Thank you very much to Garry Carroll from All Aces for donating his premises, time, food and drink [...]

A big thank you to Wade from the NEIT for our last Victorian state meeting. We learnt about the new first aid laws and regulations that will be affecting sole traders and small business from July this year. If anyone requires information on this subject, please contact [email protected]. We are really looking forward to the [...]