Certifications, standards and equipment

Certifications in this trade belong to people, not to companies. The IICRC is explicit about it: a certification follows the technician, not the firm they work for. So when a website says "we are certified," it is saying something that cannot be true as written. What can be true is that a company employs certified technicians, and that the company itself holds IICRC Certified Firm status — a separate, paid, annual registration. Those are two different claims, and you are entitled to ask for both.