Mold Licensing in Viginia. 

Consumer protection is a very important issue.  The reason any profession or trade has a licensing program is for the safety of the public, to make sure the vendors claiming to be professional, really are, and although no one wants to talk about it there is some financial motivation by the state to license  individuals, or groups.

Companies that do poor work or are out right commiting fraud will be weeded out by the market place or the the plaintifs bar. Regulating all vendors in this profession won't stop these people from commiting wrongful acts or shoddy work. 

The market place has already set a very high standard for work quality and competency in the form of very high standards of training that already exist in the industry.  Training, very exclusive insurance policies for liability, and warranty of work, as well as nationally set standrds with consistency within our franchise system already exist and have been in place for some time. These high standards have helped to eliminate non performers from the market place, even those operaters in our own system who could  not meet the standards. 

This issue is not new, and I would dare say it is a non issue compared to 4 or 5 years ago. At the time mold was "HOT" we all became accutely aware of just how bad a mold job could go. Any operator with any common sense got the right training and insurance. If not  they got out, or sued, or both.

When given the opportunity, many consumers will go with the cheap guy, not realizing what they are exposing themselves to. Our company adheres to the highest possible standards. If the goal is to protect the public, then do so. Find that cheap guy and put him where he belongs, out of business.  

Perry Harrison   President,   P  & R Envirnmental Services, Inc.