Editorial Articles

Drain cleaning has seen leaps and bounds of technological advancements in cable machines, water jets, inspections cameras and now flexible-shaft equipment. The...

Failing culvert saved with trenchless point repairProblem / An Atlanta suburb was experiencing severe infiltration from a failing corrugated culvert, installed years before as...

CIPP Equipment and Materials 1 // HammerHead Trenchless Bluelight LED CIPP Lining SystemThe Bluelight LED CIPP Lining System from HammerHead Trenchless is an advanced light-curing system for the rehabilitation...

Like so many inventions, the Soil Surgeon was created out of the need to do a job more efficiently. In this case, the job...

Business advice from many sources can be useful, but who better to emulate than someone who’s been in your shoes? As I edited the...

A name like Pro Service Plumbing sets a high bar for customer expectations and service. But master plumber Chris Sbrocco meets that challenge...

At Pipe Masters, there’s a running joke that illustrates one reason for the company’s rapid growth over the past several years. “We always...

DuPont, RecoveryPRO and BELFOR partner to clean cruise shipDuPont Personal Protection, RecoveryPRO and BELFOR Group teamed up to conduct a deep cleaning aboard...

City uses mobile inspection software to stay organizedProblem / Tyler is the largest city in Northeast Texas and is quickly growing. However, as cities grow...

Inspection Cameras/Accessories 1 // Aries Industries Mobile Pathfinder SystemThe Mobile Pathfinder System from Aries Industries is a lightweight, portable system for accurately inspecting mainlines that are 6 inches or...

He gives me a project and tells me to do it my way. I only wish he meant it. My way doesn’t...

The last thing you want from a tool designed to fix problems is for it to create new ones. Unless you take the...

When faced with installing new pipelines in some of the rockiest topography around, trenchless pipe rehabilitation contractor Kurt Fossen knows the path of least...

Keeping aging manholes watertight is often a constant struggle for contractors. Those manholes play a key role in protecting assets below the...

1 // Prevent costly SSOs with Superior Smoke’s testing products For over 60 years, Superior Smoke’s testing technique continues to be used with great...

Envirosight was started in 2002 by President and CEO Rich Lindner. With experience gained at an industrial test and measurement company, Lindner knew products...

In my column a few months ago, I talked about using social media as a tool for sharing information and making connections in...

From the beginning, Mark Joski wanted his company to be a full-service business. He opened Joski Sewer Services in 2014 solely as a...

It’s rare to end up in the career you first became infatuated with at five years old. Matthew Sadler was introduced to sewer and...