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Extended Duty
After working in the drain cleaning business for 17 years, Thomas Bowden knew what he liked and didn’t like in service trucks....
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Just One Chance
In the drain and pipe cleaning business, it’s all about first impressions, says Terry Kelloway. And in Kelloway’s view, the service vehicle...
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Strength Through Diversity
Kevin Brennan spent six years of his life helping to build a business with a partner. Then he left. It was a...
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It’s Their Ship
We often hear jokes about how “military intelligence” is an oxymoron. And we often hear complaints from business owners that their employees...
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Tough Customers
It happens to every business at one time or another. You’ve completed the service and sent bill after bill after bill. And...
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On the Phone, At Risk
We live in an age of multi-tasking. In the cleaning industry, business owners want their field personnel to be in close touch...
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Avoid the Kitchen Sink
In a way, an industry trade show is like a great restaurant buffet. Many dishes tempt you. Should you sample a whole...
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News From Around the Industry
AlturnaMats Acquires Mobile MattsAlturnaMats Inc. has acquired Mobile Matts of Green Bay, Wis. Phil Schounard will continue to head Mobile Matts and...
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Jetting Sand
This feature in Cleaner reports noteworthy conversations that take place in Cleaner Discussion, an e-mail based forum for industry professionals sponsored by...
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Always Innovation
At Pipe Wrench Plumbing in Knoxville, Tenn., owners Tom Cambron and Trent Eidemiller have two overriding principles. One is to provide service...
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Put It on Autopilot
If you’re like many small-business owners, you love what you do, but you may feel trapped in your work. You want the...
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Be It Resolved ...
With 2008 on our doorstep, it’s time for New Year’s resolutions. Here are 10 to help you manage your money better.1. Read...
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Object Lesson
Hydrogen sulfide fumes from a 12-foot-deep sewer line killed four workers on Nov. 1 at the Lakehead Blacktop Demolition Landfill in Superior,...
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A High-Return, Low-Risk Investment
When it comes to investing, everybody wants a sure thing. What business owners often forget is that the best place to invest...
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Clinics for Cleaners
Whether you service homes and small businesses, work in major industrial complexes, or clean and repair pipes for cities and utilities, you...
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A Lightweight, Portable Lateral Pipe Bursting System
It’s no picnic trying to manhandle a bulky pipe bursting machine into an excavation pit to replace a lateral. The HammerHead PortaBurst...
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Against Long Odds
An aging sanitary pump station and 4-inch force main convey wastewater five miles from the Rainbow Casino in the town of Port...
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Eye in the Sky
The arrival of consumer-affordable global positioning system (GPS) technology has started revolutions in everything from how we use maps (Google Earth) and...







