Editorial Articles

Most authorities agree that at least 95 percent of workplace injuries are easily preventable. To achieve zero OSHA-recordable injuries, one tool companies...

CTV inspection technology has revolutionized the way pipe problems are discovered, diagnosed and the approaches taken to fix them. With an accurate...

Question:We are having trouble collecting on some of our accounts. Does anyone have suggestions on how to collect some of these outstanding...

In 1998, when William Morgridge decided for health reasons to downsize the business his father had founded, he reduced the workforce from...

Chuck’s business makes a healthy profit. George’s business has a strong cash flow. Who is better off? Answer: It depends. Profit is...

The sleek 2007 Mitsubishi Fuso service trucks used by Acme Powerwash Inc. make a statement as powerful as the pressure-washing equipment mounted...

I ride a bicycle for exercise. I promise myself to ride at least 1,000 miles at an aggressive pace every season, which...

Sewer and drain specialist EcoClean LLC of Portland, Maine, turns heads with its showpiece inspection vehicle, a tricked-out 1999 Jeep Grand Cherokee...

Be careful in how you classify workers. Most people who work for you are likely to be employees and not independent contractors....

RIDGID Announces Press for Success WinnerGregg Hall, Columbus, Ohio, was the grand prize winner of the RIDGID 2008 Press for Success contest...

In a single week in April, Roto-Rooter outlets made two unusual and much appreciated rescues, according to Paul Abrams, public relations manager....

The arrangement is quite amicable to Kuta who, after 15 years of driving a semi rig, lost his job when his employer...

“Visitors don’t always respect our local plumbing,” Ford says. “They pour or flush anything they want down the drains. Stuff poured...

Waterjetters are more than just cleaning tools for Chuck’s Septic Tank Sewer & Drain Cleaning Inc. They’re also sales vehicles.Customers often...

If you own a business, some recent workdays may have gone like this: You bolt awake, grab the financial section of the...

If you’ve ever read an investment analyst’s report on a stock, you’ve probably seen references to various calculations that the writer used...

Companies with just a few service vans or trucks may think a fleet safety program is unnecessary. However, it takes only a...

If you own a business, there’s much more to the U.S. government’s economic stimulus program than the check you received in the...

Whether you’re emptying a septic tank, servicing a restroom or providing countless other services, the key to every pumping job is the...