Editorial Articles

Matt Porretta was ready to give up CIPP lining. It was frustrating, time consuming and discouraging. Fortunately, he and his team found that the...

It can be a challenge to find the right pipeline inspection system for your operation. If you’re looking for a system with a wide...

The first Wednesday in May is designated National Skilled Trades Day — this year on May 4 — to serve as a day...

From its roots as a one-employee operation, PowerVac has morphed into a large company with different divisions serving multiple markets and employing...

The history of PipeView Services is a tale of too much or too little growth. Since 2015, owners of the Lehi, Utah, company...

Cable MachinesDuracable DM30The DM30 cable drain cleaning machine from Duracable can be used in a variety of situations. Suited for 2- to...

Felix Delgadillo is not a man in a rush. The owner of Drain Guys Chicago is perfectly content to grow his two-year-old drain...

Vacuum Truck Rentals welcomes new branch manager Vacuum Truck Rentals announced Chris Wilson as the new branch manager of its Merrillville, Indiana, location. He...

Inspection systems aren’t truly “portable” as long as you have to plug them in. In an effort to make a truly portable...

Problem / When it was discovered that the 60-inch-diameter stormwater drainage pipe under the South Haven Area Regional Airport’s main runway and taxiway...

Horizontal Directional Drilling 1 // Underground Tools 2K and 5K Series Horizontal Directional Drilling Swivels The 2K and 5K Series Horizontal Directional Drilling Swivels from Underground Tools have all component parts...

Operating a business from a shop in your backyard and a home office may be practical for very small businesses. However, as a wastewater...

Flexible-shaft machines — flexshaft machines for short — are highly useful tools for clearing and cleaning pipes. They allow plumbers and drain cleaners to...

As a sewer cleaning veteran with more than 15 years of experience, Matt Murphy has used a number of different brands of nozzles...

Milwaukee Tool has been supplying tools and equipment to the construction, plumbing and drain cleaning industries for nearly 100 years. Since its founding, Milwaukee has...

The two companies profiled in this month’s issue have two things in common that stuck out to me. One, both owners took advantage of...

Answering the door when opportunity knocks may be a cliché, but it aptly describes what spurred Michael Wilson to establish Pipelining Technologies,...

Aries names Wes Brown as new Canadian sales manager Aries Industries hired Wes Brown as Canada sales manager. Brown, based in Innisfil, Ontario, oversees...

Determining the appropriate conduit wall thickness can be a time-consuming and sometimes arduous task in preparing for a horizontal directional drilling job....