Editorial Articles

During a recession, a diverse business base can help contractors avoid getting hurt financially. But for both residential contractors looking to enter...

The Omnibus control system for Vac-Con combination and Xcavator (hydroexcavating) machines puts all vacuum and water system functions on a single, central...

Depressions at regular intervals were one reason the Streets and Roads Department in the borough of Carteret, N.J,, was reconstructing Carteret Avenue....

In countless shops and garages from Albuquerque to Albany, at least one non-working pressure washer sits in the corner, collecting dust after...

Workers should care about safety on the job – after all, it’s their well-being and lives at stake. And yet, despite hours...

Troy Ouverson started working in his father’s business at age 12, in 1992. Three years ago, he became the owner of the...

Your business was running pretty smoothly – sales growing, and profits growing, too. Then the credit crunch hit, someone said the R-word,...

Tired of politely closing the door when potentially profitable drain-cleaning jobs came knocking, Brad Vines decided to invest in a business builder:...

The Internet and cyberspace aren’t new, but they are suddenly catching hold, as never before, as ways to communicate. If you’ve watched...

The pipe lining job isn’t done until the lateral openings have been cut and sewer service to customers has been restored. Manufacturers...

Challenging its typical business model, Roto-Rooter of Cheshire, Mass., has found that repairing and lining sewer laterals cuts into its traditional short-term...

In many of today’s workplaces, employee performance follows the Pareto Principle: 80 percent of employees fizzle, 20 percent sizzle. The 80 percent...

Pat’s Pump Named Florida Allianz Sweeper DealerPat’s Pump & Blower LLC has been named Florida dealer for Allianz Sweeper Co./Madvac Inc., producer...

Gardner Denver Marks 150th AnniversaryGardner Denver Inc., Quincy, Ill., marks 150 years of manufacturing this year. The fluid transfer technologies company was...

The SeeSnake microDrain inspection system from RIDGID lets technicians maneuver through small-diameter drain lines and tight turns, and even through toilet traps,...

A reduction in the capacity of its two intake pipes made it difficult for the Ohio American Water Co. in Ashtabula, Ohio,...

A successful CCTV pipeline inspection program requires a state-of-the-art inspection vehicle, a qualified inspection operator, and a competent management team. Of course,...

Former GE Chairman and CEO Jack Welch once told Business Week that employee opinions about their workplace were leading indicators of actual...

Video inspection cameras are among the more valuable tools in a drain cleaner’s service truck. Inspection systems have come a long way...