Editorial Articles

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...

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...