Editorial Articles

Sometimes it pays to specialize. We’ve featured plenty of contractors over the years who stick to one or two services. Becoming the go-to company...

When Dale Wilson isn’t cleaning drains, he’s pumping. Or repairing. Or inspecting drain and sewer lines to see what needs cleaning or...

Tommy Phillips got into plumbing because he grew up around it and enjoyed the trade. He got into septic tanks and cleaning drains and...

RIDGID hosts local high school students for career programRIDGID, a part of Emerson’s professional tools portfolio, hosted students from Elyria Catholic High...

1 // Super Products Mud Dog 700 vacuum excavatorSuper Products’ new Mud Dog 700 is a compact, versatile vacuum excavator that is ideal...

High-speed, pulsating water from ultra-high pressure hydroblasting is ideal for industrial cleaning, surface preparation and cutting applications. To provide a new, more...

Cleaning Nozzles 1 // Hammelmann RD MASTERJETThe RD MASTERJET nozzle from Hammelmann has HPS sealing technology and adjustable-speed rotation. It is designed for use with shotguns, robotic lance systems...

Sometimes thinking inside the box is exactly what you want to do when you spend the day on the road carrying a large number...

Plumbers like Clint Singletary understand that the path to better profitability is paved by increased productivity. Do jobs faster and you make more...

T&T Tools is a true family business, now employing third-generation employees as part of a strong team creating probes and other hand tools....

Good customer service is an important piece of any successful service-based company. It’s rare to see a profile of a drain cleaner pass my desk...

Capitalizing on their individual, diverse skills, brothers Paul and Eric Eaves have created a company culture that has propelled them on a...

When construction-industry veteran Rick Fender was thinking about what to name his new plumbing and utility company back in 2001, he set...

If you are a drain tech reading this, I think you’ll be surprised to find what your boss is really looking for to...

RIDGID hosts local high school students for career program RIDGID, a part of Emerson’s professional tools portfolio, hosted students from Elyria Catholic High...

Maybe you shared a faded futon as college roommates or a secondhand Chevy as brother and sister. Whatever the circumstances were that brought you...

Drain cleaners face the difficult challenge of fitting a full shops’ worth of tools, equipment and parts in a vehicle. Throw in a...

Tyler Loveday, a project manager at Wessuc, can sum up the benefit of investing in RECycler 315 vacuum trucks in just 10 words:...

Vermeer QuickFire HD connection system Vermeer’s QuickFire HD connection system for utility horizontal directional drills uses two heavy-duty roll pins to secure the...