Years ago, Bill Weber was called to a home to take care of a mold infestation. He used bleach to treat the situation.

While you might not think that the restoration and remediation industry is synonymous with women, this industry is rich with them – and rich with them in impactful and standout positions.

The 2013 RIA Leadership Summit and Industry Expo just wrapped up at Las Vegas' Planet Hollywood Resort and Casino, and it was quite the busy event between the expo hall, breakout sessions (many of which were standing room only) and a lot of the news that RIA members had to share. Here's R&R's official recap of the event:

The one-day Mold Remediation Symposium that R&R held on April 9, 2013 at the Meadowlands Exposition Center in Secaucus, N.J. was very successful.

Sitting in the backroom of a metro-Detroit office building is a 1,000 square foot “house.

The 2013 DKI Insights Show, held Feb. 17-20 in Orlando, FL, was said to be the biggest yet.

On September 1, 2012, the Ladder Association (U.K.) asked for submissions of people using their ladders in the worst possible ways. On September 1, 2012, the Ladder Association (U.K.) asked for submissions of people using their ladders in the worst possible ways.

It’s been another exciting year full of new developments and innovation in restoration industry, so we thought it would be fitting to take a look back at some of the biggest headlines in the industry as well as some of the most popular stories that have appeared in Restoration & Remediation.

We brought you the neat – yet unusual – story on Jason Brown earlier this month. As you may recall, the Rainbow International Fairfield, N.J. president pumped some 1,500 gallons of water into his own basement so he could dry it, demonstrate he and his team’s expertise and – ideally – drum up some new business with the attention it generated in the process.

1,500 gallons.

That’s the amount of water that Jason Brown, the president of Rainbow International’s Fairfield, N.J. location, estimates he pumped into his home’s basement on Sunday, Oct. 7. A basement that he says he paid $30,000 to refinish not many years prior.