A Fun Trip Down Memory Lane

6/17/2022 (Permalink)

Here's a fun photo I bet you were dying to see again.

COVID-19 (SARS-COV-2) is still fresh on everyone's mind. Never in any of our lifetimes has a disease had such an impact on the world. Not that any of you want to but for the purpose of this blog, I would like to take you back in time to 2020. I know, that particular year is one you would love to forget, but it is important to note that SERVPRO of Hacienda Heights / Rowland Heights as well as numerous other franchises were put to the test and rose to the occasion time and time again.

In March of 2020, the CDC declared the recent COVID-19 outbreak as a pandemic. Many things happened very quickly at that point, including a plan to shelter in place in order to flatten the curve of infection in hopes of slowing the spread of the virus. While many were able to do so, some business remained open and operating as normal. These businesses were at the time considered "essential" by certain government entities.

SERVPRO was among a handful of companies that would receive daily and weekly updates from the CDC in regard to battling the virus by cleaning and sanitizing businesses and homes. Early on, they learned that certain cleaning products were very effective against the COVID virus. One of the products in our line, SERVPROxide, was confirmed as being effective. We would regularly get calls to businesses, even going so far as to launch a preemptive cleaning program called "Certified SERVPRO Clean", which entailed regular cleanings on a recurring basis.

Fast forward back to today: SERVPRO of Hacienda Heights / Rowland Heights still gets biohazard calls from businesses, though less of them involve COVID-19 these days. However, this event was a perfect way to illustrate how SERVPRO truly is a world-class brand that can back up our reputation as being amongst the best in class in the restoration business.