National Fire Repair

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Our roots extend back to 1913 when Russian immigrant Ben Rudick began his contracting company in the Ohio’s Mahoning Valley. Quickly establishing a reputation for high-quality work and exceptional ethical standards, the company grew steadily, even successfully weathering the challenges posed by the Great Depression. The 1940s saw the second generation of the family get into the business. During his days at Carnegie Tech University in Pittsburgh, Ben’s son Milt worked part time at the company. Upon graduation, young Milt joined the firm full time. Over the ensuing decades, the company flourished in terms of business and reputation under Milt’s leadership. When Milt's son, Jerry, graduated from Ohio University, he entered the business and immediately began concentrating on insurance claims. Realizing the need in the area for this service, the company decided to add a d.b.a. to the company name and National Fire Repair was born. With the overwhelming success of the insurance claim business, the commercial and industrial contracting side of the company was slowly phased out. The growth of this sector of the business was due largely to Jerry's computer programming ability. His development of revolutionary new software aided in the estimating of construction jobs. It was in 1990 that Milt decided to sell the company to son Jerry. The first non-Rudick family member to take over the reins of the company is present owner Paul Clouser, who came to work for Ben Rudick & Son d.b.a. National Fire Repair as an estimator in 1990. Paul is a graduate of Warren G. Harding High School and Youngstown State University with a B.S.A.S. in Electrical Engineering. Once at the helm, Paul expanded the services and service area of the company by adding remodeling work. Paul's philosophy on business remains true to the founder Ben Rudick: be fair and honest to everyone – customers, suppliers, adjusters and employees.

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