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Inside the November 2009 Issue

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Features

Overheard Online: Where to Advertise?

Online discussion forum members report on their success (or lack of it) in choosing advertising channels that get results

Special Feature: Under Pressure

Manufacturers offer their newest tools and technologies for high-pressure waterblast cleaning in industrial applications

Cover Story: Strong Showing

A slow economy doesn’t keep attendees from the exhibits and seminars at the 2009 WJTA Conference and Expo

Tech Perspective: Keep It Moving

Testing demonstrates the effects of pressure, jet angle and rotation, and time of exposure on damage to steel tubes in high-pressure cleaning

Profile: Blasting Forward

Service Painting of Florida grows by entering new markets and giving its customers the full benefits of hydroblasting and coating technology

Profile: A Good Bet

A Saskatchewan contractor jumped feet first into industrial cleaning and soon built a profitable business with a strong family succession plan

Columns

Reader Pipelines: ­­­­­­­­­­Creative Prospecting

Contractors use a variety of methods to present their capabilities to industrial clients who are pressed for time and face unique challenges

Letters to the Editor: Unsafe Practices

Product Spotlight: System Automates Tube Bundle Cleaning for Safety and Efficiency

From the Editor: Show Us Your Slogan

A few catchy words on the side of a truck go a long way in deciding whether a customer takes notice, remembers, and calls you for service

Safety First: Measuring Sound

Technology makes it possible to measure the actual impact of workplace noise on individual employees

Money Manager: Knowing How to Fight

If you challenge a former employee’s claim for unemployment benefits, here are some strategies that will improve your chances for success

Money Machines: Jack of All Trades

A British Columbia contractor’s custom vacuum truck can also clean pipes, hydroexcavate, and even ride the tracks to clean up spills from derailments

Industry News: Industry News

WJTA Forms Cleaning Association, Elects Officers; StoneAge Hosts Dealer Days; Mr. Rooter Named Among Top 100 Franchises; MaxLiner Receives ICC-ES Code Recognition; McLaughlin Locator Helps Win Utility Rodeo

Better Business: Friend Me?

The second generation of development and design on the Internet focuses on using the Web for social networking. Is it just for fun? Or is it a valuable business tool?

Tough Job: Dinner Is Served

Cured-in-place lining fixes a restaurant’s problem cast iron drain line overnight while protecting a highly valued marble floor

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