Editorial Articles

Frank Delano thinks in a different direction because he believes everyone else is on the wrong course. That attitude has enabled him...

They’ve been around for years. They’re not fancy or sophisticated. But they get the job done. That describes cable machines, as basic...

Advances in pipe service technology took the spotlight at the 28th Annual Pumper & Cleaner Environmental Expo International in Louisville, Ky., Feb....

Contractors who believe the younger generation doesn’t understand hard work, pride in craftsmanship or business acumen haven’t met the crew of Red...

Ten-year-old Billy Johnson just got home from school. He’s been thinking about an ice cream bar all day. Unfortunately, the only person...

Schonstedt Instrument Co. sells sophisticated electronic devices to locate underground sewer pipes, water lines and other utilities. But the company also gives...

When a piece of coal was sucked up and lodged in an industrial vacuum’s hose, a worker chased after it, sticking his...

You know about bulletin board material. It’s something brash an athlete says that gets quoted in the media, gets posted in the...

Federal Signal Opens Long Beach Solutions CenterFederal Signal Environmental Solutions Group has opened its fifth FS Solutions center. The Long Beach, Calif.,...

To drain cleaner Allen Lewerer, quality service includes helping to keep marriages happy. Lewerer, co-owner of Mr. Rooter of St. Croix County...

Space-conscious drain cleaners will appreciate the all-in-one design of the Intruder Elite family of video inspection systems from Vision Technology Design &...

Widening busy Ohio Route 170 to five lanes through the township of Calcutta involved moving utilities 15 feet beyond the path of...

The collapse of the Crandall Canyon Mine in Utah last August killed six miners, then three rescue workers. The intense pressure on...

Every so often, every business owner takes a breather from the daily grind. It’s only natural at such times to pause and...

Contractors are often called upon to locate leaks and sources of inflow in sanitary sewers, or to identify faults in mains, laterals,...

Talk about shifting gears. Allen Lewerer grew up in the western Wisconsin community where he still lives and works, but when he...

Kenny Litalien might call himself a drain cleaner, but he’s really a gumshoe. When customers have sewer-line mysteries, Litalien loves puzzling out...

Many business owners and managers feel their industry is changing rapidly, and they think it’s more difficult to do business today than...

Your success as a business owner comes down to whether you can pay your bills and still turn a profit. That may...