Letter from the Lavenders

GRCA Business Excellence Awards 2022! Previously known as the Greater Reading Top 50 Businesses, and the Top 10 in Entrepreneurial Excellence, the program name was changed this year and has two categories: Companies with annual revenues in excess of $1 million for the past three years; and companies with revenues of at least $250,000 for […]

We extend our best wishes to Patrick Detweiler on his 7th anniversary of service with Berks Fire Water Restorations Inc. Throughout the years we have enjoyed your passion for growth, knowledge, dedication, and enthusiasm for your job. Before his personal drive led him to BFW in March of 2015, he worked for SDR Mechanical in […]

It is hard to find the right words, or message, to share with our friends and associates during a time, the year, 2020, that seems to be a never-ending cycle of challenges. We are surrounded by messages of fear and hate. There is despair and uncertainty in our world. We are thankful to those who […]

It is an honor and privilege to introduce you to Chase Detweiler, a member of the BFW family and author. Chase is an 11-year-old young man that we have known since he was born. His dad has been a key part of our team for over 14 years. We marvel at this young man’s social […]

During the holidays we had the opportunity to reflect and express our thankfulness for friends, families, abilities, opportunities and more. Ted and I believe in order to be grateful for things in life we must have an internal meter of sorts. I still remember an evening in junior high.  A book report was due the […]

    At BFW, part of our culture is continuous improvement. We take it upon ourselves to constantly evaluate our performance in our service to others while challenging the status quo. This past summer our region experienced ongoing flooding and severe weather. With over 18 years of responding to disasters, this was like nothing we […]

Dear Friends, Neighbors and Associates: “We are sensitive and responsive to the needs of the communities where we live and do business.” Since the beginning we have had a strong sense of our values. They have been our compass and will continue to guide us into the future. Everything we do revolves around our shared values. […]

  We were having a conversation with a friend one day. They were telling us about his brother who had a fire. Thankfully, everyone was okay, but they could not understand why BFW did not show up. Other companies were on the scene before the fire was out…   We only arrive on the scene […]

August 29, 2016 was our daughter’s Sweet 16 birthday which also marks the 16th Anniversary of Berks · Fire · Water Restorations. For an extra special birthday, instead of a party, she asked to go to New York City with the family. She had a vision of a great weekend with many NYC adventures that […]

SIMPLE BUT NOT EASY Letter from the Lavenders The world is changing at a rapid pace.  We stay up on technology, expectations, processes, and equipment that assists us in keeping severities to a minimum.  We have always prescribed to a fairly simple recipe for Berks Fire Water Restorations.  Provide good service, be honest, do the […]