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Inspiration sometimes comes from the most unlikely places. Drain cleaner Hugh McLaughlin was waiting in line at the Department of Motor Vehicles...

What do you need to start a business? Three simple things: Know your product better than anyone, know your customer and have...

General contractors are increasingly pushing risk onto subcontractors, performing only project management or design/build services, rather than the historical model of providing...

Some business owners are making decisions based on outdated trends and information. Let’s face it: It’s hard to keep up with the...

Exterior Maintenance Inc. of North Branch, Minnesota, uses VecLoaders, portable vacuum units built by Vector Technologies, to remove gravel ballast from flat...

In this industry, it’s hard not to provide customers 24/7 service. When marketing your company, it’s an easy way to catch people’s...

Three of our employees quit within a month. This was awhile back and as you might expect, morale was low. In their...

Does it make more sense to own or lease equipment? Thanks to some newer and more innovative leasing structures, that question is becoming easier...

The results of a study focused on the safety of emissions resulting from the steam-cured CIPP process are in. The Trenchless Technology...

Anyone who doubts that a water jetter is a worthwhile investment should talk to Pat Martin, general manager of DrainPro in Baltimore....

Veteran drain cleaner Duane Goodpaster is a firm believer in advanced technology that differentiates his company from competitors. That philosophy explains why...

Due to the constant movement of people and equipment on a job site, construction jobs demand high levels of alertness. Sleep deprivation...

With the two profiles Cleaner magazine features each month, we capture the work that contractors do through both words and pictures.When photographers accompany contractors...

Developing a workplace with a “culture of nice” sounds like a worthy goal for any organization. After all, who wants jerks for...