Welcome to Gardner Group. Our focus here is to give you the tools and support to make sure you can be the best, most financially successful inspector that you can be.
While we do not provide training, on this site, we are sharing with you over 40 years of loss control knowledge as well as orientation on how to use one of the most nimble and efficient apps in the inspection field, ViewSpection.
Everyone absorbs information in unique ways and we try to provide a few for you.
The time line, or what it will look like to get up and running with us, looks like this:
Respond to a field inspector advertisement
Submit an application with your information
Quick Google Meet with a member of our Rep Success team
Try out a test survey
Get assigned your first 1-3 inspections
Complete HR paperwork for payment processing
Download the ViewSpection app
Prep for the inspections
Enter into ViewSpection each contact attempt
Upload first completed inspection
Feedback is provided by the Review Team
Meet with Rep Success member and determine next steps
The Rep Success team will be providing regular webinars, will be updating this website and will have scheduled "touching base" meetings.
Your success is our success and we are looking forward to working with you.
In this video join Jay Kramer and Jim Gardner as they walk through this new website.
We have gathered up all the great resources we have developed in the past and freshened it up.
Plus we have tried to make it easy and enjoyable to go thru and absorb!
Hope you enjoy and keep coming back as it is updated often.
What ever kind of inspections that you are going to be doing or that you have done, this movie will walk you thru every aspect of conducting a comprehensive inspection.
By now, you probably have a pretty good idea who we are, but just in case, here is a little bit more.
Founded in 1983 by Richard Gardner in Warsaw, NY. Jim Gardner took over the inspection operations in 1994
We currently provide inspections in the field in 4 states
New York
New Jersey
Pennsylvania
Connecticut
Established 100% virtual company in 2005, all staff and reps work remotely
Started ViewSpection in 2012 as a digital loss control platform that supports both field inspections and self-service inspections
We offer a full line of inspection services
Residential
Commercial
Farm
Contractor Phone Surveys
Remote Inspections via ViewSpection
We use many platforms but our main tools are:
ViewSpection
ViewSketch
Google WorkSpace
Apex Sketch
Trello
SweetProcess
Tango
Our team is 100% virtual and we have not had a physical office since 2005. We stay connected with the Google WorkSpace platform and use Google Meet as our virtual meeting place. Our team members are spread throughout the US, Canada, Europe and the Philippines.
As you work with each individual, we will ask what is your preferred method of communication and we will try and utilize that. Emails are provided below as your first mode of communication.
You can get more information on Gardner Group at:
More information on ViewSpection is at:
HR Team
The Human Resources team handles getting you into our system, completing your payment paperwork and responding to any questions you have along administrative lines
Victoria Hodson victoria@gardnergroup.net
Jim Gardner jim@gardnergroup.net
Remote Inspection Team
Gardner Group completes physical surveys in the field, phone surveys and remote inspections where policyholders utilize our ViewSpection application to complete their own survey (often with an interview)
Chiqui Negapatan chiqui@gardnergroup.net
Jay Dingal jaydingal@gardnergroup.net
Rep Success Team
This team combines all of the elements that make you successful. From recruiting, onboarding, orientation, feedback, review and team building, their only goal is your success
Victor Argame victor@gardnergroup.net
Penny Fenner pennyfenner@gardnergroup.net
Victoria Hodson victoria@gardnergroup.net
Review Team
Each type of survey is completed by specialized reviewers. There are many pieces which make up the complete report that include your inspection results, diagrams, replacement costs and the review process. The review team's goal is to support your improvement and to gently provide feedback and best practices. We are always learning.
Jiggs Negapatan jiggs@gardnergroup.net
Terry Hill terry@gardnergroup.net
Penny Fenner pennyfenner@gardnergroup.net
Victoria Hodson victoria@gardnergroup.net
Operations Team
From computer platforms, programming, strategy, operational tasks and brainstorming, it starts here but most members of the Gardner Group team are involved in the operations decisions and implementation
Dukagjin Sadrijaj it@gardnergroup.net
Jay Kramer jay@gardnergroup.net
Jim Gardner jim@gardnergroup.net
The loss control inspection field is extensive and there are many companies like Gardner Group that are looking for inspectors. Below is a list of companies we are aware of as our "friendly competitors". We do not guarantee each company is still active (please let us know if you find one which is closed OR you have one that is not on our list).
If you are a successful field rep with us, we will be happy to pass on a reference or good word, if you think it will help.
One of the main elements that drive success with inspections is having concentrated inspections in as tight an area as possible. Many of our inspectors work with 2-4 inspection vendors to fill up their territory.
Accudata accudatainspections.com
Afirm afirmsolutions.com
Alexander & Schmidt alexanderschmidt.com
Allegheny Inspections, LLC gmail.com
Associated Insurance Services associatedinsvcs.com
Associated Services inspections.net
Cal West ecalwest.com
Carrington Risk carringtonrisk.com
ccgiq.com ccgiq.com
CIS Group cisgroup.net
Contour Information Services, Inc. contour-info.com
Cox and Smith Risk Management, Inc. coxandsmith.com
Crown Inspections
Data Rep datarepassociates.com
E&S Inspections, INC
EMSI
EOX Vantage eoxvantage.com
FGI SERVICES fgiservices.com
General Information Services geninfoserv.com
H & S Insurance Services , Inc.
H & S Loss Control Inspections, Inc. hsreports.com
Inspectiondepot inspectiondepot.com
Insurance Risk Services insuranceriskservices.com
Insurance Safety Consultants, LLC isclc.com
IQS Analytics iqsa1.com
JMI Reports jmireports.com
Keystone Inspections, LLC
Langer & Associates langernc.com
losscontrolfirst.com losscontrolfirst.com
Lowry & Associates, Inc. lowryinc.com
Majestic Service majesticservice.com
Midwest Technical Inspections Inc mtinspections.com
MOUNTAIN COMMERCIAL SPECIALISTS, INC mcspecialists.net
MountainCreek Solutions mountaincreeksolutions.com
Mueller Reports muellerreports.com
Mutual Inspection Bureau mibinc.com
NATIONAL INSURANCE INSPECTION SE nationalis.com
National Safety & Risk natsr.com
NEIS, Inc. neis1.com
NORTH STAR REPORTS northstarreports.com
Pacific Inspections Inc. pacificinspectionsinc.com
PRIME VALUATION SERVICES INC gmail.com
Profile Inspection Services profileinspection.com
Proper Field Services LLC properfs.com
Regional Reporting, Inc. regionalreporting.com
Regional Reporting, Inc.
Reliable Reports reliablereports.com
Research Specialists, Inc. rsireports.com
RRI regionalreporting.com
Safeguard Properties safeguardproperties.com
SCI Inspections sciinspection.com
Seer Inspections seerinspections.net
Signature Appraisals signatureappraisals.com
SITELINE INSPECTIONS, LLC sitelineinspections.com
Spectrum Field Services, Inc https://www.spectrumfsi.com/
Sutton Inspection Bureau sibfla.com
Technical Insurance Services tisinspects.com
Technical Insurance Services tisinspects.com
TranStar Technical Services Inc. transtartech.com
UPFRO Associates, Inc. upfro.com
USI Insurance Services usi.com
Venture Underwriters https://ventureunderwriting.com/