Editorial Articles

The businesses we profile in this month’s issue provide a study in contrasts. New England Pipe Cleaning Company (NEPCCO) goes to market with...

So you’ve just made an addition to your family? Congratulations! Have you started that college savings fund yet? Increasingly, economists say, workplace...

The New England Pipe Cleaning Company (NEPCCO) of Watertown, Conn., is a full-service contractor with a talent for taking on large-scale municipal...

Manhole chimney repairProblemInflow and infiltration entering the sewer system through manholes during wet weather caused severe overflows at the three New Lenox...

Corrosion protectionThe Duraplate 100 Liner from A-LOK is a corrosion protection system for concrete structures. PVC polymer-blend material is thermoformed into a...

Kano Offers Rust-Dissolving Penetrating OilKroil rust-dissolving penetrating oil from Kano Laboratories loosens frozen metal parts. Available in eight sizes, the oil is...

Powered tools are amazing things. While they are invaluable on the job, many can be lethal if misused. That is certainly true...

Municipalities have long embraced open-cut as the method of choice for installing water and sewer systems, but a growing number of officials...

A leaking 30-inch cast-iron water transmission main was a long-standing problem for a neighborhood in Amarillo, Texas. Installed in 1927 when there...

It will never be more convenient to attend the Pumper & Cleaner Environmental Expo than in 2012, when the biggest trade show...

As I write this, my wife and I are in the middle of building a cottage on a lake in Wisconsin’s northwoods....

While the nation’s economy went from boom to nearly bust after the turn of the new century, Quality Pipe Services has managed...

Gorman-Rupp Names Knudsen Eastern District Manager-Engineered SystemsThe Gorman-Rupp Co., Mansfield Division, named Eric Knudsen eastern district manager-engineered systems. He will cover Maine,...

A process server may hand it to you, or it may arrive by certified mail. But however it gets to you, a...

Within three years of opening Leading Edge Plumbing & Rooter, owner Juan Carlos Garcia had significantly boosted his business by bringing in...

Looking to broaden services, build new business, increase productivity and protect employees, the owners of Florida Flow Control in Wellington, Fla., decided...

Protect your good name,” your grandmother probably told you one time or another. She was probably talking about your reputation. These days,...

Cured-in-place pipe saves historic houseProblemA leaking cast-iron roof drain on historic Cannon House in Washington, D.C., caused water damage to office ceilings...

Felt linersApplied Felts offers a full line of felt liners for CIPP installations. All liners are manufactured in one location and are...