Inside the January 2008 Issue

Features

Tech Perspective: Pull or Punch?

Static and pneumatic pipe bursting each have benefits for specific applications. Savvy pipe repair contractors take time to learn the difference.

Profile: Overtaking Competitors

Pipe bursting helps a growing contractor in Delaware gain an edge and expand its services into profitable commercial and county contracts.

Overheard Online: Jetting Sand

In removing heavy debris from a mainline, is the problem with the nozzle or technique? Or is the jetter itself not up to the job?

Special Feature: Hitting the Target

New systems and tools help contractors enhance efficiency in a full range of horizontal directional drilling applications.

Expo Preview: Clinics for Cleaners

The education program at the 2008 Pumper & Cleaner Expo provides ample learning opportunities for contractors serving accounts of all types.

Cover Story: Always Innovation

From pipe bursting, to trenchless water line repair, to new ways of dispatching and invoicing, Pipe Wrench Plumbing gains an edge with technology.

Columns

Better Business: Put It on Autopilot

Business systems can help owners break away from day-to-day demands, focus more on growth, and gain more personal freedom.

Safety First: Object Lesson

Four fatalities in Superior, Wis., underscore the importance of confined-space safety.

Industry News: News From Around the Industry

MyTana Celebrates 50th Anniversary; Envirosight, Vivax Form Alliance.

Money Machines: Just Ducky!

Trucks bearing a bright-yellow trademark character help a Northern Wisconsin contractor stand out from competitors.

Reader Pipelines: Eye in the Sky

Contractors weigh the merits of using global positioning systems to improve fleet monitoring and enhance technician productivity.

Money Manager: Be It Resolved ...

Here are 10 ideas for the new year that can increase your odds of achieving personal and financial success in 2008 and beyond.

Tough Job: Against Long Odds

A force main replacement project for a Wisconsin casino includes 20,000 feet of static pipe bursting and 4,000 feed of HDD.

Product Spotlight: A Lightweight, Portable Lateral Pipe Bursting System

It’s no picnic trying to manhandle a bulky pipe bursting machine into an excavation pit to replace a lateral.

From the Editor: A High-Return, Low-Risk Investment

If you’re seeking maximum return on your dollar, you can hardly do better than to invest heavily in attendance at a major industry trade show.