The 2013 Pumper & Cleaner Environmental Expo was another great experience filled with new technology, new insights and lots of industry veterans with really great stories to tell.
There were so many new products, many launched right at the Expo, from inflatable shoring to camera systems. It was truly the future of this industry and your business.
The first-ever Demo Day drew people outside the Indiana Convention Center to take a look at some impressive products in action. Despite cold, wet and windy weather, five companies gave Expo attendees an up-close look at their products in action.
Hammelmann and Terydon teamed up to demonstrate a precision ultra-high pressure (UHP) abrasive cut using the Jack Track Cutting System. The system was powered by a high-efficiency Hammelmann pump with the dynamic plunger seal system, which eliminates the use of high-pressure packing.
Perma-Liner demonstrated its Top Gun Continuous Inversion System, which allows the cured-in-place pipe liner tube to invert utilizing low air pressure. The steam-cured liner used in the demonstration inverts continuously without the need for above-ground water column towers, tall scaffold or excess water.
GapVax and NozzTeq also teamed up, with GapVax first demonstrating the MC Advanced Series combination sewer cleaning unit, and NozzTeq following with a demonstration of the BL SWIPER Nozzle and the Paikert Impact Cutter for situations where digging isn't necessary.
Beyond the technology, the greatest part of the Expo for me is meeting and talking to you. I speak with many of you from my desk in Northern Wisconsin, but the opportunity to meet face to face, to speak with you directly and hear your stories in person really brings everything together. It's great to hear how the work we're doing at Cleaner is making an impact on your work. That's the goal, and it's also the greatest reward.
I was able to sit down and have lunch with two contractors who have been featured in Cleaner and with whom I've been able to stay in contact, and that's really what this magazine and the Expo are all about: establishing meaningful relationships that help us toward our goals. They talked about their businesses and I talked about mine, and we all see great things ahead.
I also talked to a cleaning contractor from South Dakota. He's been in the industry since age 19 and bought his business from his dad 17 years ago. He is working hard to build more value into his business, which celebrates its 25th anniversary this year, so that when he gets ready to sell the business 10 or 15 years down the road, it will provide a comfortable future for his family.
There were many contractors on hand who have been involved in the post-Sandy cleanup efforts on the East Coast. The stories they told were incredible — and leant much more perspective to the devastation and work still ahead — than any national news story I've come across. You can look forward to seeing some of their stories on these pages as we move forward.
If you couldn't make it to Indy, start planning now so you can be there next year. It's the best thing you can do for your business.
Enjoy this month's issue.
