A decade ago, Charles “Chuck” Menkhaus, owner of CME Pipe Lining in Cincinnati, saw a change coming to the sewer services market. Traditional dig-and-replace services, his bread and butter, were facing a downward turn with the emergence of trenchless pipe rehabilitation methods.
It was obvious to Menkhaus that this was the future of the industry — and therefore his livelihood — so he jumped in as an early adopter, invested his savings in his first Perma-Liner Industries rig and started offering CIPP relining services. Shifting his focus solely to CIPP lining and trenchless repairs has paid big dividends, and he’s never
