September 2010 Table of Contents

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Features

  • 22Profile: Full Circle
    A business that started in residential drain cleaning evolves into a client base built almost solely on municipal, industrial and commercial accounts
  • 32Cover Story: The Complete Package
    Suncoast Infrastructure combines CCTV inspection, pipe lining and manhole rehabilitation in an integrated package that helps meet client needs efficiently
  • 36Tech Perspective: Seeing (Infra) Red
    Thermal imaging technology for pipe inspection evolves into multiple applications in sanitary sewer, storm sewer and water system work
  • 46Special Feature: Getting to the Site
    Camera transporters do the bull work of delivering inspection technology to the pipe defects that need assessment and correction

Columns

  • 10From the Editor: The (Not Very) Frugal Entrepreneur
    There comes a point when spending time searching for the best bargain becomes one of the worst things you can do for your business
  • 16Safety First: Five Minutes A Week
    The National Safety Council has a good idea for managers who want to talk safety to employee teams
  • 52Money Manager: Advice from a Founder
    His picture is on the $100 bill. So it should be no surprise that Benjamin Franklin knew a thing or two about money and business
  • 58Money Machines: Making Green
    A Kentucky contractor’s combination truck turns heads while improving employee safety and jacking up productivity
  • 62Better Business: Don’t Ask
    Certain questions, if asked in job interviews, are considered discriminatory and could set you up for costly legal trouble
  • 64Reader Pipelines: Eyes Underground
    Contractors describe their favorite techniques for selecting, grooming and training high-quality pipeline video inspection operators
  • 68Tough Job: A Fix at Last
    A tunneling machine enables replacement of 450 feet of sewer pipe where persistent discharges had plagued residents of a mobile home park
  • 72Product Spotlight: Root-cutting Machine Combines Flexibility and Durability
    The Speedrooter 92 root-cutting machine from General Pipe Cleaners is designed for one-person operation.
  • 72Product News: Product News
    Featured products of September
  • 74Industry News: Industry News
    VT Specialized Vehicles Launches Contractor Site; McLaughlin Vacuum Excavators Used to Clean Gulf Spill; Geospatial Creates Infrastructure Blog; ADS Acquires Inserta Fittings, Piedmont, Foltz; Henrich Joins SewerVUE