Editorial Articles

The 2012 Pumper & Cleaner Environmental Expo is over, but the lessons and insight gained in Indy will be far-reaching. The educational...

SEKISUI Acquires Rabmer Pipe Rehabilitation SEKISUI Chemical Co. Ltd. of Japan acquired 75 percent shareholding of Rabmer Pipe Rehabilitation Group of Australia. The...

For years, Jeff Nold found it painful to watch a percentage of job profits flow into subcontractors’ coffers. So the manager of...

With lawyers charging $250 to $400 an hour in many cities, going to court can be a big pain in the pocketbook....

Sending out bouquets of flowers or a nice fruit basket isn’t just for guys in trouble with their significant others. At Mr....

Pipe bursting system ends blockages Problem Roots protruding through joints and cracks in a 110-foot section of 4-inch vitrified clay sewer pipe created blockages...

Restrained-joint pipe CertainTeed’s Certa-Lok C900 restrained-joint PVC pipe product line includes an integral bell design option. A 14-inch-diameter option also is available for...

Josh Branscome has been cleaning drains and installing and pumping septic systems for more than a decade, and owns B & M...

Over the past three decades, pipe bursting technology has become a valuable tool in sewer line construction and maintenance. However, the success...

A 24-inch gravity line designed to transfer sludge from one pit to another at the Blue Plains Advanced Wastewater Treatment Plant in...

Imagine opening a pipe bursting business in a market where you’re practically the only game in town. Now imagine that only a...

Picture this: It’s 4:30 on a Friday afternoon at the end of an exhausting week. You’ve finally reached a good stopping place...

The 2012 Pumper & Cleaner Environmental Expo is here. The top manufacturers and countless contractors are arriving in Indianapolis to share products,...

Radiodetection Names California, Nevada Distributor Radiodetection named Pinpoint Products its distributor for Northern California and Northern Nevada. Mike Davis, president of Pinpoint Products,...

When Bob Muchka founded The Expediters Inc., a sewer cleaning and pipeline inspection outfit in Oconomowoc, Wis., back in 2003, all he...

Computers used to be a convenient aid to business. Now they’re a necessity, saving a great deal of time and money by...

RIDGID Digital Monitor The one-touch SeeSnake CS10 digital monitor from RIDGID records video and still images. The unit features image playback and auto-log...

A new handle design for waterblast control guns from Jetstream of Houston LLP features 4- to 6-pound trigger force for reduced operator...

Phil McDowell says the most important lesson he has learned as the owner of a growing plumbing business is that the job...