Editorial Articles

As plumbing professionals, it is our duty to recommend products to customers that can provide the best value and performance. One such...

If a customer contacts you fearing their property with a septic system is in danger of being burned in a wildfire, you...

It’s said that if you fail to plan, you plan to fail. Bill Teeter, co-owner of Drain Mob in San Diego, has no...

It’s never too early to plan for the end. That’s a general conclusion I’ve come to regarding “exiting” a business. I addressed this...

Several years before he even got out of high school in 2007, Joe Watkins started setting himself up for a career. His...

Of the various reasons to diversify — as a hedge against an economic downturn, say, or in response to a competitor’s initiative...

Cleaning Nozzles Arthur Products Cnt-r-KUT ELITE maxThe Cnt-r-KUT ELITE max kit from Arthur Products is a complete rotating nozzle pipe-cleaning system. Manufactured from...

Gap Barbin appointed president of GapVaxGap Barbin was named the president of Johnstown, Pennsylvania-based GapVax, succeeding company founder Gary A. Poborsky, who...

The Vactor 2100i Combination Sewer Cleaner has long been a popular option for sewer maintenance crews. Now it offers even more versatility...

Private equity is making quite a buzz in the trades industry. I can hardly go a day without it being brought up...

The hydroexcavation sector is a rapidly expanding and popular method of excavation. The ability to offer more accurate, secure and minimally intrusive excavation...

Better time and energy use on CIPP installations is Tulie Chakma’s goal. The Ph.D. student at Louisiana Tech University was the winner of...

How important are Knapheide Mfg. Co. utility truck bodies to the success of Brinkman Plumbing Contractors, based in Quincy, Illinois? Critical enough that owner...

I wish we were at a point where I could completely eliminate this topic from future column consideration — trench collapse deaths. Unfortunately,...

There are many ways to grow a company from acquisitions to service additions and everything in between. Kenny Lacoste’s method was this: Hire...

Luis Fanlo has built Arrow Sewer & Drain into a thriving business by following one basic principle: Continually reinvest revenue in equipment...

CUES OZ4-HD high-definition pan and tilt mainline camera The new CUES OZ4-HD is a 1080p high-definition pan-and-tilt mainline camera for sanitary and storm...

PPI announces new board of directors The Plastics Pipe Institute announced its new board of directors, effective as of June 1. PPI is...

Small, portable handheld drain cleaners are useful on the job site. But they simply don’t have the power a larger cable machine...