Krudico, Inc.

The company was founded in 1966 by Gary Kruse as a retail and wholesale water treatment company located in Lake View, Iowa. Like many small companies of the time, business was conducted from a garage connected to the house.

In 1967, a car wash along with a small office and warehouse was built to house the fledgling business and it was here that the company started its growth. In 1972, the building was enlarged to make three offices and a new stock room for inventory. By 1976, additional area was needed and another 18,000 sq. ft. warehouse was added to increase the manufacturing and assembly area to a total of 24,000 sq ft.

As the wholesale distribution had spread throughout the Midwest USA, the decision was made to sell out the retail and rental portion of the company during 1977. The company was now structured to devote all of its energy to expanding the wholesale end of the company.

In 1985, after having successful exhibition booths at the national WQA and AWWA convention, Krudico commenced exporting water treatment products to Canada and to various other overseas countries. By 1990, 30% of Krudico's products were being exported. This is a percentage that remains at present time.

In 1990, Krudico was offered a modern, well-built, brick building in a town 12 miles away in Auburn, Iowa at a very reasonable price. As the current business buildings were constructed of steel, they were expensive to heat and cool. In November of 1990, the move to the new building in Auburn began. The move not only gave Krudico a new building, but additional land to expand upon if the need should arise.

Since the 1970's, Krudico has worked in treating water with inorganic contaminants such as nitrates, radium, arsenic, and fluorides. Because of this expertise, Krudico was approached by both small towns and engineering firms to help design and develop systems to treat these problems. By request in 1993, Krudico entered the municipal water treatment system market. Krudico began designing and installing systems to reduce these contaminants for public water supplies. Krudico presently designs preliminary water treatment system layouts and costing for several firms across the USA and foreign countries.

Krudico can determine which type of water treatment system will best suit your needs simply by sending us a water sample or test results. From softening to nitrate removal, high flow or low flow, we have the products to turn nasty water into safe, good tasting drinking water.