PureDry Joins HighGround and Trivest Partners

IRVING, Texas -- HighGround Restoration Group, a portfolio company of Trivest Partners LP, has acquired PureDry Restoration and its complimentary division of PureClean Carpet Cleaning.

Headquartered in Snohomish, WA, PureDry offers homeowners, insurance agents, builders, and commercial property owners a full-service restoration solution. It is a provider of emergency water mitigation, mold remediation, fire damage restoration, and reconstruction services in the Greater Seattle Area.

PureClean provides premium floor care and carpet cleaning services to residential and commercial consumers. Under the leadership of founder Ben Surdi, the Company has achieved rapid growth and strong market positioning by providing exceptional customer service, using innovative equipment, and investing into building a team of high-performing members.

“I’m thrilled to partner with Ben Surdi and his team,” said Ben Balsley, HighGround’s CEO. “PureDry and PureClean have had phenomenal growth under Surdi’s leadership, and the HighGround platform is purpose built to serve and support this team and help turbo charge performance going forward.

Ben Surdi said, “HighGround is a perfect fit for us, and I look forward to joining a family of brands that share a track record of performance and growth by serving customers and taking care of employees.”

Reid Callaway, principal with Trivest, said, “We are pleased to partner with PureDry and PureClean. They have done an outstanding job of delivering best-in-class restoration services to residential and commercial customers in the greater Seattle market. PureDry and PureClean complement our existing HighGround family of brands and provide an attractive opportunity to extend our platform’s reach into the Pacific Northwest.”

With this partnership, the HighGround family of restoration brands now includes the following companies: Dry Force, Cleanup & Total Restoration (CTR), Power Dry, MoreFloods, Dririte, Northeast Power Dry, Same Day Restoration, and PureDry Restoration.

These brands represent every region of the US and HighGround is actively seeking to add brands and partner with founders that share its focus on people, service, and growth. If interested in learning more or joining the HighGround family of brands, reach out at information@highgroundnow.com or visit www.highgroundnow.com.

HighGround brands help customers who have suffered water or fire damage by providing 24/7/365 drying and clean up services coupled with reconstruction contracting, all while engaging with the customer’s insurance company to ensure seamless claims processing.

Since its founding in 1981, Trivest has completed more than 400 investments, totaling approximately $7 billion in value. The firm has roughly $4.5 billion in assets under management, with a growing team of over 65 professionals.

Learn more at www.trivest.com