Editorial Articles

Contractor Dale Boudro and wife Yolanda share their abundant life by adopting children from overseas and founding schools in African nations

The RIDGID SeekTech SR-60 locator is designed to help technicians locate buried utilities quickly and accurately with a multidirectional antenna that picks up frequency signals from all directions.

An interceptor sewer rupture and resulting sinkhole required a work team of 20 contractors, innovative technology and a lot of ingenuity

Purchase price is only one consideration when considering the value of an investment in CCTV equipment for sewer pipe inspection

Sometimes the simplest safety issues are the most important ones to address with care and conviction

Contractors appreciate lining and pipe bursting, but also recognize the need to let customers choose traditional methods when warranted

A troubled period in the investment market is no time for rash decisions. The basic rules of sound, long-term investing apply now more than ever.

Casey’s Plumbing service vans tell customers exactly what to expect from the company’s service technicians

Pipe bursting and CIPP lining technologies give Miksis Services a large arsenal of trenchless tools with which to build business in northern California

Never underestimate the level of effort it takes to go from good to great. And don’t underrate the benefits of doing what’s necessary to get there.

It’s an important question for business owners to answer in an industry where worker retention is often a challenge

Old and deteriorating sewer lines in a Massachusetts community create a fertile market for Berkshire Rooter as a pipe-bursting specialist

A dedication to family and spiritual priorities lead an Arkansas service franchise owner to finance and support a Bible college

Bradbury Joins Capital Connection; Whittington Joins Spir Star; Jetstream of Houston Named Top Company; SiteWise Hires Vice President of Operations; HammerHead Redesigns Web Site

Seminars during the 2009 Pumper & Cleaner Environmental Expo International focus on practical business information that helps build a competitive edge

PACP Positioned as North American Standard; Aries Presents Grout Boot Camp VI; Spartan Tool Passes NATM Safety-Inspection Program; RIDGID Releases Product Catalog; Magazine Recognizes Mr. Rooter in Top 200; Mr. Manhole Opens Distribution and Training Center; Amazing Machinery Expands Equipment Line

Seminars during the 2009 Pumper & Cleaner Expo focus on robotics, pipe cleaning and repair, rehabilitation technologies and other vital topics

Hearing-protection gear can be a nuisance for waterjetter operators, assuming they wear any at all. Earplugs and earmuffs also can put operators at risk because they can’t hear traffic noise or warnings from co-workers. The Warrior high-pressure waterjetter from Spartan Tool LLC tackles those issues with an enclosed, soundproofed unit.

Pipe bursting helps a contractor meet a major challenge in upsizing the sanitary sewers at the Cotton Bowl stadium