{"id":1536,"date":"2021-09-09T13:00:26","date_gmt":"2021-09-09T13:00:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/firstonsite.com\/resource\/first-onsite-acquires-new-jersey-based-insurance-restoration-specialists\/"},"modified":"2025-09-11T17:31:06","modified_gmt":"2025-09-11T17:31:06","slug":"first-onsite-acquires-new-jersey-based-insurance-restoration-specialists","status":"publish","type":"resource","link":"https:\/\/firstonsite.com\/resource\/first-onsite-acquires-new-jersey-based-insurance-restoration-specialists\/","title":{"rendered":"FIRST ONSITE Acquires New Jersey-based Insurance Restoration Specialists"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>GREENWOOD VILLAGE, Colorado \u2013 September 9, 2021<\/strong> &#8211; First Onsite <a href=\"https:\/\/firstonsite.com\/resource\/hurricane-property-damage\/\">Property Restoration<\/a> (First Onsite), one of North America\u2019s largest disaster recovery and restoration providers for commercial enterprises, has acquired Insurance Restoration Specialists (IRS), a New Jersey-based disaster recovery and environmental solutions provider. The acquisition is part of First Onsite\u2019s expansion strategy to attain operational excellence for clients by focusing on geographical expansion and timely response.<\/p>\n<p>By acquiring IRS, First Onsite expands its service platform in environmental and HVAC work and welcomes valuable commercial customer relationships in the institutional sector including schools, universities, hospitals, and municipalities. IRS is a leading restoration contractor with two offices. The headquarters is located in Monroe Township, N.J., with a satellite location in Hawthorne, N.J. This addition gives First Onsite coverage throughout the state of New Jersey.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe strong, collaborative leadership at IRS combined with their deep customer relationships in key practice areas makes them a seamless new addition for the First Onsite brand. We look forward to having them join our team,\u201d stated Stacy Mazur, First Onsite CEO, U.S.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cEveryone at IRS is excited to join First Onsite. With their support, we can expand our environmental specialization into other industries that need our help. Their national reach and resources will bring us opportunities to respond to larger, more complex projects,\u201d said Tim Jarema, President, IRS.<\/p>\n<p>First Onsite, which operates in the U.S. and Canada, is a subsidiary of FirstService Corporation (NASDAQ: FSV, TSX: FSV) and represents the second-largest independent North American restoration and <a href=\"https:\/\/firstonsite.com\/service\/reconstruction-services\/\">reconstruction services<\/a> provider for commercial enterprises. This acquisition is the latest in a series that expands First Onsite\u2019s capabilities and resources across North America. The financial terms of the acquisition are not being disclosed.<\/p>\n<p>About First Onsite<br \/>\nFirst Onsite is one of the largest and fastest-growing emergency response planning, mitigation, and reconstruction service providers for commercial enterprises in North America. First Onsite employs over 2,300 team members and operates from more than 90+ locations across the U.S., Canada, and Puerto Rico. 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.com or follow @firstonsite on <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/firstonsite\">Twitter<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/company\/firstonsite\/\">LinkedIn<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Media Contact:<br \/>\nMaureen Russell<br \/>\n<a href=\"mailto:mkr@maureenrussell.com\">mkr@maureenrussell.com<\/a><br \/>\n303-929-2711<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":1533,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_seopress_robots_primary_cat":"","_seopress_titles_title":"","_seopress_titles_desc":"First Onsite acquires Insurance Restoration Specialists in New Jersey, expanding service reach and emergency response capabilities.","_seopress_robots_index":"","_kad_blocks_custom_css":"","_kad_blocks_head_custom_js":"","_kad_blocks_body_custom_js":"","_kad_blocks_footer_custom_js":"","_kad_post_transparent":"","_kad_post_title":"","_kad_post_layout":"","_kad_post_sidebar_id":"","_kad_post_content_style":"","_kad_post_vertical_padding":"","_kad_post_feature":"","_kad_post_feature_position":"","_kad_post_header":false,"_kad_post_footer":false,"_kad_post_classname":""},"categories":[45,76],"tags":[],"resource-type":[51],"class_list":["post-1536","resource","type-resource","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-articles","category-fos-update-articles","resource-type-news"],"acf":[],"taxonomy_info":{"category":[{"value":45,"label":"All Articles"},{"value":76,"label":"First Onsite Updates"}],"resource-type":[{"value":51,"label":"News"}]},"featured_image_src_large":["https:\/\/firstonsite.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/header_1280x600_locations-1024x480.jpg",1024,480,true],"author_info":{"display_name":"wp-support","author_link":"https:\/\/firstonsite.com\/author\/wp-support\/"},"comment_info":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/firstonsite.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/resource\/1536","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/firstonsite.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/resource"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/firstonsite.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/resource"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/firstonsite.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/firstonsite.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1533"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/firstonsite.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1536"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/firstonsite.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1536"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/firstonsite.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1536"},{"taxonomy":"resource-type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/firstonsite.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/resource-type?post=1536"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}