After 20 years in business with Rabe Plumbing & Heating, with a service line in sewer and drain cleaning, owner Kevin Rabe decided in 2006 to establish a sewer and drain business with a different name and identity. There were two reasons. First, other plumbers who needed subcontract drain-cleaning services were reluctant to have another plumber’s truck in the driveway. Second, he saw that with a business focused solely on sewer and drain cleaning, and service trucks set up properly for it, he could provide better service, grow that business, and increase his profit margin.By early 2007, Rabe had established
