About Us

Meridian Consulting provides commercial insurance carriers, corporate risk management, and brokers the most complete assessment of property loss through The Meridian Difference. Our team of Buddy Barrows and our team of Consultants have over 80 years of combined experience in the restoration and remediation industry.

Within the commercial property industry, there are many consulting firms that provide a specific understanding of certain areas in the restoration and remediation side of property losses. However, when broad understanding of the restoration and remediation side of property losses is needed, Meridian Consultants is the firm you should call.

Clifford (Buddy) Barrows has been in the commercial and industrial restoration industry for the past twenty years. His areas of expertise include project management, disaster management and recovery, critical path coordination, mold evaluation, quality control, operations and commercial insurance consulting. He has an IICRC (Institute of Inspection Cleaning and Restoration certifications in various disciplines), Infrared Thermographer Level 1, CRMC (Certified Restoration Mold Consultant), Hazardous Waste Operation 40-hours, and Confined Space Entry certifications. Meridian Restoration Consultants is licensed in the state of Texas as Mold Assessment Consultants. He has worked with national and international catastrophe management companies specializing in facility and content restoration following fire, flood, and other disaster situations. Buddy has conducted seminars on disaster recovery at conventions throughout the country for national and regional organizations, such as PLRB and RIMS. He has worked with Fortune 500 Companies in developing comprehensive Disaster Recovery Plans. Buddy has consulted in diverse industries including power plants, manufacturing facilities, water treatment plants, hotels, hospitals, schools, food processing plants, high-rise office buildings, restaurants and other types of commercial properties throughout the world. Buddy worked actively for seven months with responsibility for securing and overseeing restoration and remediation efforts at multiple commercial buildings following the 9ll disaster in New York City. He has overseen large restoration projects on an international level and spent eight months in Israel facilitating the restoration of an electric power plant.

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