Editorial Articles

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...

Workplace safety gear can be bulky, cumbersome and uncomfortable, making it easy to leave safety glasses on the dashboard and earplugs in...

Recent economic times have challenged almost every contractor in the country, especially those in the pipeline inspection and cleaning industry. With less...

Chronic backups, plumbing fixtures that never drained, and the overwhelming odor of sewage rendered the original section of an 80-year-old home in...

Brooke Nemeth had been in the industry for 10 years and had already served as president of one company when he decided...

The owners of Alaska Stormwater Maintenance have three priorities: Satisfy their customers, find the right equipment, and work like crazy six months...

Goals help cut through the clutter of a crowded mind and focus thoughts on the things that matter most. You can’t just...

Charles Menkhaus was dealing with declining business when he decided to make the significant investment to get into cured-in-place pipe lining. It...