Claude Blackburn's guest appearances

Claude Blackburn

Indoor Air Quality (IAQ) Radio

IAQ Radio

The DYOJO Podcast

Mark Springer

Randy R. Rapp

Ed Cross

Pete Consigli

Ken Larsen

Andy McCabe

John Downey

Lloyd Weaver

David Miller

Bill Spohn

Nate Adams

Corbett Lunsford

Chris Watson

Mike Kinney

Jeffrey Siegel

OwlTail

PART 1 Friday, January 29, 2021 we awoke to news that one of our posts was tagged as "partly false" by the crack team of "independent fact checkers" at FB. Clearly Kevin has something to hide...thankfully FB acted swiftly in the best interest of the most vulnerable among us to notify the public of this errant material aimed at infecting the unsuspecting minds of the fragile public.  I’m glad filth and deception such as that purported by The DYOJO as “info-tainment” will no longer be tolerated.  I’m viewing this as a sign that FB is committed to really rooting out the content that is most likely to negatively impact our restoration ecosystem and the world at large.  Public statement:  I want to apologize to my tens of listeners for disseminating “partly-false” information on FB. I’m ashamed.  Actually, I’m relieved. I’ve always been a fraud and now I’ve been outed by an “independent fact checker”.  We are here to get to the bottom of this important issue with the perpetrator of deception... Kevin Hussey  PART 2 Early Air Mover Wars - Claude Blackburn's Dri Eaz vs. Lloyd Weaver's Porta Dryer As a carpet cleaner in the 1970’s, Claude Blackburn noticed a negative trend with his fellow professionals, “Twenty percent of our industry is going out of business every year.” He wanted to find a way to help entrepreneurs like himself to keep themselves working in the slow season. Claude’s first invention was the foam EZ Block which he mailed from his operations center (his garage) for $27 a sheet to cleaners replacing the wood blocks that were common in the industry. Claude Blackburn attended a water damage seminar taught by the second face on “Mount Restoration”, Lloyd Weaver. The “Industry Watchdog” Pete Consigli writing for C&amp;R Magazine in 2007 noted, “Lloyd introduced the first specialty designed Porta Dryer for on-location wet carpet drying. While that might not seem like much in today’s sophisticated world, 35 years ago Lloyd’s methodology challenged the rug cleaning establishment and its in-plant wet carpet service.” Shortly afterwards Claude experimented with his own metal carpet dryer and eventually produced ten units, sent out 24,000 expensive mailers to advertise the product, and only sold four. He was contemplating abandoning the idea. Claude shares an interesting story about the device that would become the flagship of his company and an interaction with Mr. Weaver. At an industry trade show in Vancouver, Washington, Lloyd didn’t take kindly to Claude’s creations and publicly challenged him. While he physically shook the meek mannered innovator from Mt. Vernon, he also rattled his entrepreneurial spirit and only deepened Claude’s commitment to making his then fledgling invention work. With the arrival of an unlikely partner, Harlan Wright, Mr. Blackburn developed the first fiberglass molded air mover for the carpet cleaning and water damage restoration industry in the early 1980’s.  When Claude sold Dri-Eaz in 2006 it had:  200 employees  150 distributors  Sales of 50 million   Hear the rest of Claude Blackburn on The DYOJO Podcast Episode 47 “The Found of Dri Eaz Life Before, During, and After Property Restoration.”

PART 1 Friday, January 29, 2021 we awoke to news that one of our posts was tagged as "partly false" by the crack team of "independent fact checkers" at FB. Clearly Kevin has something to hide...thankfully FB acted swiftly in the best interest of the most vulnerable among us to notify the public of this errant material aimed at infecting the unsuspecting minds of the fragile public. I’m glad filth and deception such as that purported by The DYOJO as “info-tainment” will no longer be tolerated. I’m viewing this as a sign that FB is committed to really rooting out the content that is most likely to negatively impact our restoration ecosystem and the world at large. Public statement: I want to apologize to my tens of listeners for disseminating “partly-false” information on FB. I’m ashamed. Actually, I’m relieved. I’ve always been a fraud and now I’ve been outed by an “independent fact checker”. We are here to get to the bottom of this important issue with the perpetrator of deception... <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/ACoAAAHzeD4B4IPJj-7nV9NGYnpFAhny7-lwmBE" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Kevin Hussey</a> PART 2 Early Air Mover Wars - Claude Blackburn's Dri Eaz vs. Lloyd Weaver's Porta Dryer As a carpet cleaner in the 1970’s, Claude Blackburn noticed a negative trend with his fellow professionals, “Twenty percent of our industry is going out of business every year.” He wanted to find a way to help entrepreneurs like himself to keep themselves working in the slow season. Claude’s first invention was the foam EZ Block which he mailed from his operations center (his garage) for $27 a sheet to cleaners replacing the wood blocks that were common in the industry. Claude Blackburn attended a water damage seminar taught by the second face on “Mount Restoration”, Lloyd Weaver. The “Industry Watchdog” <a href="https://www.restorationindustry.org/sites/default/files/docs/Founding_Fathers_of_Restorat.pdf" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Pete Consigli</a> writing for C&amp;R Magazine in 2007 noted, “Lloyd introduced the first specialty designed Porta Dryer for on-location wet carpet drying. While that might not seem like much in today’s sophisticated world, 35 years ago Lloyd’s methodology challenged the rug cleaning establishment and its in-plant wet carpet service.” Shortly afterwards Claude experimented with his own metal carpet dryer and eventually produced ten units, sent out 24,000 expensive mailers to advertise the product, and only sold four. He was contemplating abandoning the idea. Claude shares an interesting story about the device that would become the flagship of his company and an interaction with Mr. Weaver. At an industry trade show in Vancouver, Washington, Lloyd didn’t take kindly to Claude’s creations and publicly challenged him. While he physically shook the meek mannered innovator from Mt. Vernon, he also rattled his entrepreneurial spirit and only deepened Claude’s commitment to making his then fledgling invention work. With the arrival of an unlikely partner, Harlan Wright, Mr. Blackburn developed the first fiberglass molded air mover for the carpet cleaning and water damage restoration industry in the early 1980’s. When Claude sold Dri-Eaz in 2006 it had: <ul> <li>200 employees </li> <li>150 distributors </li> <li>Sales of 50 million </li> </ul> Hear the rest of Claude Blackburn on The DYOJO Podcast <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JvnxopBcmgk&amp;t=2561s" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Episode 47</a> “The Found of Dri Eaz Life Before, During, and After Property Restoration.”

The "Partly False" Controversy & Claude Blackburn Shares a Story About the Early Air Mover "Wars"

Today on IAQ Radio we bring out of the archival vault the Z-mans favorite episode from 8-13-2010, Episode 177 with Claude Blackburn. We are calling this one "From humble beginning to raging success, a candid conversation with the Dri-Eaz Products Founder". Radio Joe and the Z-man will be back live next week but do not miss this classic. Claude Blackburn became involved in the cleaning and restoration industry in 1972. Through a combination of courage, determination, hard work and creativity he founded and built Dri-Eaz Products (based in Burlington, Washington) into a business and brand recognized globally as a leader in structural drying. When Claude sold Dri-Eaz in 2006 it had almost 200 employees, 150 distributors and sales of 50 million. LEARN MORE about this remarkable man and how he built his company this week on IAQ Radio!

EPISODE473 - FLASHBACK Claude Blackburn -Founder Dri-Eaz Products

This week IAQ Radio has an exclusive interview with disaster restoration pioneer Claude Blackburn. Claude Blackburn has been involved in the cleaning and restoration industry since 1972. He was the founder and president of Dri-Eaz Products in Burlington, Washington. Learn from one of the great success stories in the industry how you can take it to the next level.

EPISODE177- Claude Blackburn -Disaster Restoration Pioneer