Battery Building Open House Is a Huge Success

8/15/2011

Tags: Bedford Battery Building | giveaways | open house

On Tuesday, August 9, Advanced Restoration Services unveiled the rehabilitated, 110-year-old Bedford Battery Company Building, Bedford, Iowa. This will be the new home of our water damage and fire damage Contents Cleaning and Restoration Division.

We were happy to host members of the press and the community as we cut the ribbon at the Grand Opening ceremony. The Taylor County Cattlemen grilled approximately 250 lbs. of hamburgers and hot dogs. Kids worked up an appetite in the Disney® Bounce Castle.

The new ARS Contents Cleaning and Restoration Division.

The Bedford Battery Company Building historic rehabilitation includes new period-looking windows and garage door, repair of damaged lintels and cornices, exterior brick tuck-pointing with period matching lime-based mortar, and installation of new tin ceilings. Materials were carefully chosen to match early 1900s building design styles and proportions. Check out this post for more details about the rehabilitation.

Tours began here with balloons and free gifts.

Tours began with before and after photos of the building. Attendees were then guided through the cleaning and restoration process. Before leaving all were encouraged to sign up for door prizes, the Grand Prize being a 37-inch Vizio LCD 1080-pixel television. All in attendance received a gift bag.

Thank you Taylor County Cattlemen.

With the help Stan Mattes of the Taylor County Cattleman, Advanced Restoration Services staff served up approximately 200 hamburgers and 200 hot dogs, and fixings, to the hungry crowd.

Disney® Bounce Castle entertained the kids.

A look inside the Bounce Castle.

Some of our happy employees, Cory and Isaac Floyd.

Kids left with balloons courtesy of Zach Villars.

ARS employee Matt Lodestein serves up fresh popcorn and Sno-Cones.

The Grand Prize - a 37-inch LCD TV.

Patty Rankin accepts the Grand Prize, a 37-inch Vizio LCD 1080-pixel television, in behalf of her husband Gary Rankin, Jr., who won the showcase drawing. Congratulations Gary!

Rob Villars, President, Advanced Restoration Services

Thank you to all who attended for contributing to the success of our Open House.

Special thanks to Randy Huewe, Steve Crittenden and Nickolas Werner of First National Bank Creston; Dave Henry and Larry Loghry of State Savings Bank, Bedford; Dennie Herring of State Farm Insurance, Joe Lucas of Taylor County Farm Bureau, Randy Simmons of Simmons Insurance Agency, Bedford; Phil Robbins of Phil Robbins Construction, Coin; Patty Weese of Bedford Building Supply; Tracy Sleep, President, Bedford Area Development Center, and Glen Burroughs of Burroughs Plumbing and Heating.