Spaulding Decon

Spaulding Decon was founded in 2005 by former law‑enforcement officer Laura Spaulding in Tampa, Florida to professionalize trauma and biohazard cleanup. What began as a crime‑scene and drug‑lab remediation specialist has expanded into a nationally recognized biohazard, restoration, and specialty cleaning brand serving residential, commercial, law‑enforcement, property management, and real‑estate markets across the United States. The company’s mission is to restore properties, protect health, and support families during difficult moments while building life‑changing businesses for its franchise partners. Spaulding Decon has appeared in national media (A&E, CNBC, Business Insider, USA Today and more), creating strong brand awareness that benefits local owners.

Spaulding Decon franchisees can generate revenue from multiple high‑margin, emergency and specialty service lines (many insurance‑billable), including:

• Crime Scene and Trauma Cleanup: homicide, suicide, unattended death, decomposition, blood‑borne pathogen cleanup.
• Drug Lab and Fentanyl/Meth Decontamination: testing, remediation, and certification of previously contaminated properties.
• Hoarding and Gross Filth Cleanup: pack‑out, disposal, deep remediation, odor removal.
• Biohazard and Infectious Disease Disinfection: including emerging pathogens response protocols.
• Mold Remediation and Indoor Air Quality Services.
• Water and Storm Damage Mitigation / Structural Dry‑Out.
• Tear Gas, Pepper Spray, and Law‑Enforcement Residue Cleanup.
• Rodent / Animal Waste and Odor Remediation.
• Real Estate Solutions: “We Buy Houses” and distressed property clean‑and‑flip options that leverage Spaulding’s remediation expertise.

The breadth of services provides diversification across emergency response, scheduled remediation, and real‑estate‑linked project work—helping owners smooth seasonality and maximize average ticket size.

Spaulding Decon’s model is designed for scale and support:

• Essential, Recession‑Resilient Demand: Tragedies, biohazards, mold, water damage, and hoarding situations occur in all economic climates; insurers, property managers, and municipalities still require remediation.
• Multiple Revenue Streams: Franchisees aren’t limited to a single vertical; cross‑selling expands share of wallet per client.
• 24/7 National Call Center and Lead Distribution: Corporate marketing, SEO, PR, and always‑on intake route qualified leads to local territories, helping owners ramp faster.
• Insurance and Compliance Assistance: Guidance with documentation, billing codes, and working with adjusters to accelerate cash flow.
• National Accounts and Referral Networks: Leveraging relationships with government agencies, law enforcement, realtors, funeral homes, apartment & REIT operators, hotels, and restoration partners.
• Protected Territories: Defined geographic areas sized to population / opportunity metrics (details in FDD).
• Equipment Packages and Vendor Discounts: Preferred pricing on PPE, chemicals, tools, drying equipment, vehicles wraps, and branded supplies.
• In‑House Marketing Engine: Content, paid media, reputation management, and national brand visibility (TV media exposure often drives inbound calls).

You do not need a remediation or law‑enforcement background. Spaulding Decon seeks franchise partners who are:

• Business Builders: comfortable scaling teams, managing operations, and driving KPIs.
• Sales and Relationship‑Focused: able to build referral pipelines with insurers, property managers, funeral homes, law‑enforcement contacts, and realtors.
• Comfortable in Sensitive Situations: empathy, discretion, and professionalism with families in crisis is critical.
• Operationally Disciplined: willing to follow safety protocols, regulatory guidelines (OSHA, EPA, state), and the Spaulding system.
• Growth‑Minded Multi‑Unit Candidates Welcome: the diversified service mix lends itself to expansion.

A background in restoration, construction, medical / bio, sales management, or service franchising is helpful but not required; Spaulding’s training covers technical competencies.

Spaulding Decon delivers a mix of classroom, hands‑on, field, and ongoing coaching designed to help non‑technical owners succeed in a specialized, regulated field.

• Initial “Boot Camp” Training (Tampa, FL HQ): Core technical modules (biohazard, bloodborne pathogens, drug lab, mold, water mitigation basics), safety, equipment usage, quoting & estimating, documentation, insurance billing, marketing & sales playbook, hiring & HR, financial metrics.
• Field Immersion / Ride‑Alongs: New owners shadow experienced crews on real jobs for practical exposure to trauma, hoarding, and remediation scenarios.
• Launch Support: Pre‑opening checklist, equipment ordering, territory marketing launch plan, website & lead routing setup, CRM onboarding.
• 24/7 Support & Dispatch: Corporate call center qualifies inbound leads and routes them to your territory; escalation assistance available for complex scenes.
• Operational Coaching: Dedicated franchise business coach; regular performance calls to review pipeline, close ratios, margins, compliance.
• Marketing Engine: National PR, PPC, SEO, reputation management, branded content library, social media templates, review‑generation systems.
• Technical & Compliance Resources: SOP library, regulatory updates, preferred vendor chemical lists, documentation templates for law‑enforcement & insurance.
• Peer Network & Continuing Education: Regional meetings, annual conventions, advanced certification workshops (mold, water, fentanyl decon), and best‑practice sharing among top performers.

Spaulding Decon combines mission‑driven work with diversified, insurance‑friendly revenue streams in biohazard remediation, restoration, and specialty cleaning. Backed by national media visibility, 24/7 lead flow, technical training, and robust franchisee support, it offers a differentiated entry into an “essential services” category that is less saturated than many traditional home‑service franchises. For entrepreneurs who want meaningful community impact and strong unit economics potential, Spaulding Decon is worth a serious look.

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