Editorial Articles

Dimiter Dimitrov remembers his toughest cleaning job ever. The tool that saved the day was a waterjetter.Dimitrov heads Double D Engineering Ltd....

Paul Simons, with his master plumber license and his wife Neatha, opened Hurricane Drain in Corpus Christi in 2000. The plan was...

Plumbing Franchises Rank Among Magazine’s Top 500Rooter-Man, Mr. Rooter and Benjamin Franklin Plumbing have been named to Entrepreneur magazine’s Franchise 500 ranking...

Long hours come with the territory in the service contracting industry, especially when businesses offer 24-hour emergency service. As such, carving out...

After eight years as a residential drain cleaner and plumber in Washington, D.C., Frankey Grayton came to a realization: While Grayton Plumbing...

Perma-Liner Introduces Steam CureThe Viper portable steam generator from Perma-Liner Industries Inc. allows for infinite working times, works with all diameter liners...

If you’ve been grinding your teeth in frustration trying to come up with a plan to take the bite out of dental...

Flooding frequently carried soil into the crawl space beneath the Palo Alto College natatorium in San Antonio, Texas. Seasonal swelling and shifting...

When Roger Milner was laid off from his job as a maintenance man at a church, he decided it was time to...

Not many cleaning jobs can make crews at North American Industrial Services flinch. Headquartered in Ballston Spa, N.Y., and with 15 offices...

The trailer-mounted KamJet 10000 high-pressure water system from German-based Kamat and adapted to the U.S. market by Giant Industries is designed to...

At many a plant gate you’ll see a sign: “Safety Begins Here,” or something similar. It’s a reminder to people to take...

Back in my small-town newspaper days I had to write about a fire that started from a natural gas explosion and burned...

All business people know they need insurance. But once you have the usual bases covered – property, vehicles, life, health – are...

When CCTV inspections went digital in 2001, few people realized the impact the change would have on the industry. Until then, relatively...

When it comes to competing in a major market, few do it better than Jeff Cravens, owner of Morr-Is Tested, with offices...

Think of Steve Harmon as MacGyver with a drain-cleaning machine instead of, say, a paper clip and duct tape. Like MacGyver, the...

Getting access to remote sewer interceptors that run along riverbanks in Maine used to be a real chore for workers at Ted...

Waterjet surface preparation is typically performed using pressures from 20,000 to 40,000 psi with rotating nozzle heads varying from 2 inches to...