Archive for Presidents Message
Presidents Message, October 27, 2009
Presidents Message, October 27, 2009 Prepare for the Worst, Expect the Best I believe there is always a better way of doing things. It’s up to us to find it. And boy, does our industry have a long way to go when it comes down to the actual work being performed in the field. Let [...]
Presidents Message Archive – Gabriel Peretti
November 25, 2007 Gabriel Peretti President, CFI Happy Holidays! Without a doubt, 2007 has been a year filled with challenges (new and old): wars, climate change, bigger hurricanes, floods and fires, real estate decline –to name a few- have certainly put a strain on our lives and businesses. Not surprisingly, most businesses have felt the [...]
Presidents Message Archive – Gabriel Peretti
March 31, 2008 Gabriel Peretti President, CFI Feeling the Pinch! Carpet cleaning service has been described as a “recession resistant” business. However, many of you are probably feeling otherwise given the current economic situation. In fact, most businesses are feeling the squeeze as homeowners are watching closely how they spend their money. Decreasing home values, [...]
Presidents Message Archive – Gabriel Peretti
July 24, 2007 Gabriel Peretti President, CFI Serving On The Board Years ago, as the CFI was going through some bad and difficult times, I called my chapter director to complain about the situation, threatening to cancel my membership. Keep in mind that I have been a member since 1988, and I always held my [...]
Presidents Message Archive- Gabriel Peretti
Gabriel Peretti December 11, 2006 President, CFI Associations: Friend or Foe My name is Gabriel Peretti. For those of you that do not know me, I recently assumed the role of President of the Carpet & Fabricate Institute for the next two years. When I think about the 54 years of legacy of this association, [...]
Official Notice of CFI Annual Business Meeting and Awards Ceremony
Dear CFI Member and Industry Professional, On behalf of the CFI Board of Directors and Executive Committee, I would like to personally invite you to our upcoming Annual Business Meeting and Awards Ceremony. This will be held during Connections Convention and Trade Show (you are going, right?) at the Las Vegas Hilton on September 10th, [...]
Message From The CFI President –
Matthew Sanders June , 2009 President, CFI I would like to thank our many Members and Friends for their continued commitment to CFI. What we share is a very special part of the continuing history of the inspection, cleaning, remediation and restoration industry. Over the years, CFI has created, hosted or sponsored thousands of different [...]
Presidents Message in 2008 – Matthew Sanders
Matthew Sanders December 2008 President, CFI After reading through old issues of Western Carpet Cleaner and Western Cleantalk, I cant help but be again reminded of how much CFI has grown and changed since Gene and George Janssen , whom I’ve never met, founded the Rug Cleaners Institute back in 1952.. I’ve heard stories about [...]
Presidents Message Archive – Eric Bollman
Eric Bollman May 2006 President, CFI “Treat each client like a prospect” Let me for the purpose of full disclosure state that both the headlines as well as the following short story were swiped from a weekly, syndicated, column in the Orange County Register by Harvey Mackay. “A man who had lived an exemplary life [...]
Presidents Message Archive – Lisa Wagner
Lisa Wagner September/October 2002 President, CFI This is my first “message” as CFI President (my buddy Dennis who preceded me reminds me that I “only” have 23 more of these monthly messages to write!). We joke about how the qualifications to be on the Board of Directors is that: 1) you need to be a [...]
