In 1999 Kurt Bolden invented and was awarded a US patent on the XTREME XTRACTION SYSTEM. It revolutionized the water damage restoration industry. Kurt chose to manufacture and market the system himself. That effort immediately revealed how poorly informed and trained the industry was. Not only that, there seemed to be a lack of initiative to do something about it.

Always the innovator with the intention of making things better, Kurt invested about ½ million dollars and built the HYDRO LAB. After 5+ years of operation it is still this industry’s only state-of-the-art, scientifically based research and training facility. Water damage certification classes (i.e. WRT & ASD) are held on a regular basis. Experiments with new drying techniques and extensive equipment performance testing are ongoing. Equipment comparison testing is performed by HYDRO LAB students so as to be completely unbiased.