{"id":4378,"date":"2025-11-03T04:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-11-03T04:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/firstonsite.com\/?post_type=resource&p=4378"},"modified":"2025-11-04T16:45:16","modified_gmt":"2025-11-04T16:45:16","slug":"first-onsite-acquires-kelowna-based-rbt-restoration-by-trades","status":"publish","type":"resource","link":"https:\/\/firstonsite.com\/resource\/first-onsite-acquires-kelowna-based-rbt-restoration-by-trades\/","title":{"rendered":"First Onsite acquires Kelowna-based RBT Restoration By Trades"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

MISSISSAUGA, ON, November 3, 2025 <\/strong>\u2013 First Onsite Property Restoration, Canada\u2019s leading property restoration company, is pleased to announce that it has acquired RBT Restoration By Trades, a full-service property restoration company based in Kelowna, British Columbia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cRBT Restoration By Trades has earned its local reputation through disciplined execution with the kind of quality that keeps phones ringing,\u201d said Peter Corsano, EVP of Operations at First Onsite. \u201cThe company\u2019s focus on delivering an exceptional client experience aligns perfectly with our vision at First Onsite. This acquisition enables us to better serve our national clients in this growing community, further expand our complex-loss capacities, and strengthen our offering in Kelowna and across the Okanagan.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Founded in 2020 by co-owners Giles Evans, Brie Greenwood, and Ken Kilpatrick, RBT provides trusted support to residential and commercial clients through its relationships with property managers, adjusters, brokers, and stakeholders across the region. The company\u2019s comprehensive property restoration services include emergency response to flood, fire, and storm events, as well as complex claims restoration services.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Driven by a vision to apply a customer-centric approach to restoration, RBT\u2019s three co-owners will maintain their leadership roles in the Kelowna business, which has now become the Kelowna branch of First Onsite. They are eager to continue serving their customers with the added strength of First Onsite\u2019s resources and national structure behind them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe were very impressed by RBT\u2019s experienced leadership team, including the team\u2019s strong capabilities and its respected local relationships in Kelowna. This acquisition provides First Onsite with a strong base to grow our business and is another example of First Onsite\u2019s expansion plan at work to better support our insurance partners across Canada,\u201d said Corsano.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

First Onsite in British Columbia<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

First Onsite has nearly two decades of experience responding to floods, wildfires, and evacuations in British Columbia. This includes some of the province\u2019s most severe events, such as the widespread flooding of 2021\u2014one of the worst disaster seasons in British Columbia\u2019s history. With this acquisition, the company now has five branches in the province: Kelowna, Fraser Valley, Fort St. John, Metro Vancouver, and Victoria.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

About First Onsite: North America\u2019s Trusted Leader in Property Restoration <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

First Onsite Property Restoration is one of the largest and fastest-growing emergency response planning, mitigation, and reconstruction service providers in North America. First Onsite employs over 2,500 team members and operates from more than 100 locations across Canada and the U.S. With a culture focused on harnessing the human power of its team members and a commitment to doing what\u2019s right, the First Onsite team helps clients restore, rebuild, and rise. First Onsite is a subsidiary of FirstService Corporation. For more information, go to firstonsite.ca<\/a> or follow First Onsite on LinkedIn<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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