Inside the June 2011 Issue

Features

Tech Perspective: The Business End

The performance of a $300,000 combination truck actually depends on the choice of the much less expensive piece of metal at the end of the hose

Cover Story: Mud is Money

Hydro Spy partners put their faith in the emerging Technology of hydroexcavation and quickly built a business with a multistate clientele

Profile: A Solids Success

A talent for technical innovation and a knack for building personal relationships propelled a one-truck vacuum outfit into a thriving biosolids management business

Columns

From the Editor: ‘You Get What You Pay For’

To the surprise of some, this adage applies to the people who work for you, just as much as it does to the equipment and supplies you buy

Better Business: Tough Conversations

Here are four techniques to help you say what needs to be said, with integrity, when it’s hard for you to say it and the other person doesn’t want to hear it

Industry News: Strike at General Wire Spring Ends

General Wire Spring Company, parent company of General Pipe Cleaners, and United Steel Workers (USW) reached agreement to end the 14-week strike – and resume work June 13.

Product Spotlight: Spherical Cutting Tool Negotiates Tight Turns

Safety First: No Fun At All

This trip down a water slide could have cost a sewer contractor employee his life. The safety lesson is clear: Follow procedures and never take shortcuts.

Product Focus: Municipal/Industrial Maintenance

Money Manager: Keeping a Rein on Legal Costs

Work with your attorney on ways to streamline legal work and tailor billing practices. And above all, stay out of court if possible.

Product News: June Product News

Industry News: June Industry News

Mr. Rooter Renews Ronald McDonald House Sponsorship; Simple Solutions Adds Odor Control Dealer; Gorman-Rupp Mansfield Division Receives ISO Certification; Wastequip Launches Redesigned Website; NLB Releases Waterjet Accessory Catalog; Jetstream Signs Distribution Agreement; Director, Engineer Join Midwest Mole; Grote Industries Names Managers; HOBAS Pipe USA Receives ISO Certification; Liqui-Force to Install SpectraShield in Canada

Tough Job: Fruit of the Vine

Old-school methods and pipe bursting help a contractor replace collapsed drain lines without interrupting wine production

Money Machines: Bought Right

Harmon Plumbing got a bargain on two used step vans, which carry a large inventory and greatly reduce trips to the supply house