Editorial Articles

They no longer call it swine flu, but the new strain of influenza we started hearing about last spring is still with...

1. Low maintenanceThe Smart Cutter from Sewer Equipment Company of America is a low-maintenance, high-torque root cutter. Guaranteed against rust-related lock-up, the...

Some drain cleaners prefer to use a drain machine with an assortment of cutter heads to remove roots from blocked lines. Others...

A new year will soon be here. What better time than now to map out the next steps your business can take...

When it comes to organization, Shawn Schwoyer is Hall of Fame material. For proof, look inside the well-stocked, meticulously organized truck he...

How do you get a hydrojetting contractor to let loose his inner Picasso in public? Just ask, according to Brian Gleeson, owner...

Some years ago I started a book publishing business on the side and asked my wife, Noelle, to be in charge of...

The 2010 Pumper & Cleaner Environmental Expo International sticks to a proven formula: Exhibits, education, networking, fun.But this 30th annual show also...

Look up Jet-O-Rooter in the Syracuse Yellow Pages and you’ll see local numbers for the New York cities of Baldwinsville, Skaneateles, Fayetteville-Manlius,...

When I was a plumbing manager, I needed a special type of assistant. He had to be able to estimate jobs of...

After 20 years in business with Rabe Plumbing & Heating, with a service line in sewer and drain cleaning, owner Kevin Rabe...

The City of Ironton, Ohio, has chosen the Mr. Manhole Standardized Chimney Replacement System for a one-year, $12-million project to replace 1,033...

Question:Where is the biggest bang for your buck when it comes to advertising? I have used the local papers with little success....

If your business terminates an employee, that person may be entitled to unemployment benefits. Each state has its own program and rules,...

Rob Rome likes to think of his Guzzler combination truck as a Swiss Army knife of sorts. It’s an industrial dry vacuum,...

In a sink-or-swim move, Jeff McGill took a deep breath in 1995, borrowed $500,000, and plunged headfirst into the industrial cleaning market....

To the Editor: In the same October issue of Cleaner in which you had an article about safety (The Power of Stories,...

The Money Machines column in last month’s issue included one of the best slogans I’ve seen in the plumbing and drain-cleaning business:...

When I first discovered YouTube, I thought it was an amusing time-waster. I could watch TV commercials I loved as a kid...