Founded in 1996, the Steamatic franchise began serving Stark and Summit counties with commercial and residential cleaning and restoration services. By 1998, the company had added four additional counties. Today, it controls the Northeast Ohio market, serving all of Cuyahoga and its surrounding counties. Steamatic of Northeast Ohio has grown between 50-80% each of the 12 years the franchise has been in business.
As a result of the construction restoration demand from its Steamatic mitigation business, and at the request of one of its major customers, the need for a construction division became apparent. Therefore, Quality Construction of Ohio was founded in 2001. All areas of construction are performed by our associates with the exception of heating, major electrical and plumbing work.
In January 2008, Steamatic of Northeast Ohio and Quality Construction were renamed to Carrara Companies to encompass all of its divisions. The new company is comprised of three divisions: Steamatic by Carrara, Carrara Restoration and Carrara Construction. In March 2008, Carrara Companies acquired the Steamatic franchise in Reynoldsburg, Ohio, and began servicing the Greater Columbus and Central Ohio market in June 2008. The opening of operations in Columbus and Central Ohio initiated the need to brand our company with one name.
The Carrara name is that of the company president’s late Grandfather, Donato Carrara, who was a successful businessman and role model. The Carrara name is also synonymous with the highest quality marble, which is used by some of the greatest sculptors in the world, including Michelangelo, who insisted on utilizing only Carrara marble.