Editorial Articles

Four and a half years ago, Joe and Danielle Lienhards had a sewage backup in a rental property. Rather than wait for...

In a calculated strategy implemented more than a decade ago, Progressive Pipeline Management (PPM) decided to invest in trenchless pipe lining technology...

Just like customers do before hiring a drain cleaner, I do a little background research on companies that I am considering for...

Lines clogged with grease offer a tough challenge for drain and grease trap cleaners like Justin Elge, a technician at Midland Pumping...

Lining one or two sewer laterals in a day would be considered great production by anyone’s standards in the trenchless pipe rehab...

High-performing employees are often the most valuable assets in a company. Customers, products, technology, inventory and many other assets come and go. A...

Working in confined spaces is difficult enough without dealing with the added burden of poor lighting. KH Industries solves that dilemma with...

General Pipe Cleaners JM-1000 Mini-JetGeneral Pipe Cleaners/General Wire Spring’s portable JM-1000 Mini-Jet has a new, high-performance stainless steel braid jet hose that...

Amazing Machinery announces expansion of productsAmazing Machinery announced it has expanded its selection of cable machines, cables and blades. They now offer...

Cable Machines 1 / Drain Rehab Solutions ZIP-ZIP REVOLUTIONThe ZIP-ZIP REVOLUTION from Drain Rehab Solutions is a flex shaft, high-speed drain cleaning machine...

A hole where toxic gas can lurk and a misstep means a painful fall is a dangerous workplace. To prevent injuries, companies...

Life as a business owner can be tough and lonely. It’s easy to lose track of your goals and squander potential, whether...

A decade ago, Charles “Chuck” Menkhaus, owner of CME Pipe Lining in Cincinnati, saw a change coming to the sewer services market....

Adopting a stakeholder model for his two businesses, A-1 Total Service Plumbing and A-1 Total Service Construction, has enabled Raymond Gray to...

When I was putting together articles for the January issue, I wasn’t sure if I should include the Safety First column on...

More than a decade ago, a work crew at A&A Construction and Utilities put a Pow-R Mole PD-33 pipe bursting system through...

Downtime on waterjetting jobs is a double whammy for drain cleaners. It decreases profit margins while also increasing the odds of customer...

When a workday will be spent in a manhole, the cardinal rule is always: Be safe. A manhole is vertical and confined...

No one enjoys conflict and confrontation. We all want to be liked and accepted, and very few of us enjoy hurting people’s...