October 2007 Table of Contents

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Features

  • 34Profile: The Speed of Trenchless
    Titan Technologies builds up quickly with a strong specialty in pipe bursting, mostly for municipal and utility clients.
  • 42Cover Story: The Best Tool for the Job
    John Maxwell’s CIPP business uses two lining technologies, enabling his crews to deploy the best solution for the customer’s application.
  • 50Expo Preview: Building Business Acumen
    The Leaders Resource Network offers practical, hands-on business planning and skill-enhancement courses as part of the 2008 Expo Education Day lineup.
  • 66Tech Perspective: Sealing the Deal
    Marketing-savvy contractors can educate municipalities on the value of chemical grout and in the process build a profitable new line of business.
  • 78Overheard Online: Jetting Wisdom
    Professionals share ideas on the proper use and effective marketing of waterjetters for difficult pipe cleaning jobs.

Columns

  • 10From the Editor: A Great Place for a Trade Show
    Combine a bigger and better show hall with a fine city and you have all the ingredients for the best Pumper & Cleaner Expo ever.
  • 16Safety First: Shoo the Flu
    Winter and early spring bring bouts of seasonal influenza. You can help protect yourself and your employees.
  • 20Money Manager: To Everything, A Season
    With careful planning and resourcefulness, you can make your business not only survive but thrive during the slow season, and all year long.
  • 28Better Business: Learning to Let Go
    Delegating authority is not a single action but a process. Here are the basic steps to follow for delegating in a way that gets results.
  • 58Money Machines: Multi-Tasking Trucks
    Michigan Power Rodding scores with service trucks that carry versatile equipment, please technicians and make a strong visual statement.
  • 76Industry News: Industry News
    SPIR STAR Releases Latest Catalog; Thompson Pump Obtains ISO 9001:2000 Certification; StoneAge Names Petranek Operations Manager; KEG Promotes Cox to Operations Manager; Liquid Waste Carriers to Hold Winter Convention; Tric Tools Signs Canadian Distributor Agreement; and Vanair Breaks Ground for Headquarters.
  • 86Reader Pipelines: Out of the Trenches
    Contractors talk about the service and competitive advantages of trenchless methods like CIPP lining and pipe bursting.
  • 90Tough Job: Game, Set, Match
    A contractor in Southern California uses sliplining to repair a worn-through storm sewer causing flooding of newly resurfaced university tennis courts.
  • 100Product Spotlight: Hose Bridges Get Vehicles Over the Bump
    Large-diameter pipes and hoses laid out around a jobsite can pose problems for pedestrians and vehicles alike.