Editorial Articles

A National Safety Council paper shows how distracted driving affects mental processes and creates serious road hazards

Contractors often find they need to explain to prospective customers why they should choose pipe lining over traditional repair methods

When it’s time to incorporate, the S Corporation form offers a number of advantages – and raises a few caution flags, too.

Here are some lessons about customer relations drawn from a long career in a variety of service-oriented businesses

Suncoast Infrastructure combines CCTV inspection, pipe lining and manhole rehabilitation in an integrated package that helps meet client needs efficiently

A business that started in residential drain cleaning evolves into a client base built almost solely on municipal, industrial and commercial accounts

A tunneling machine enables replacement of 450 feet of sewer pipe where persistent discharges had plagued residents of a mobile home park

Thermal imaging technology for pipe inspection evolves into multiple applications in sanitary sewer, storm sewer and water system work

Featured products of September

Camera transporters do the bull work of delivering inspection technology to the pipe defects that need assessment and correction

A Kentucky contractor’s combination truck turns heads while improving employee safety and jacking up productivity

The Speedrooter 92 root-cutting machine from General Pipe Cleaners is designed for one-person operation.

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The National Safety Council has a good idea for managers who want to talk safety to employee teams

Contractors describe their favorite techniques for selecting, grooming and training high-quality pipeline video inspection operators

His picture is on the $100 bill. So it should be no surprise that Benjamin Franklin knew a thing or two about money and business

There comes a point when spending time searching for the best bargain becomes one of the worst things you can do for your business

Certain questions, if asked in job interviews, are considered discriminatory and could set you up for costly legal trouble

Working in the Rocky Mountains opens the doors for a contractor who built a startup plumbing operation into a diverse and profitable enterprise