Editorial Articles

Some contractors might feel a bit squeamish about spending $22,000 on a new piece of equipment. Paul Williams is not one of...

It’s a great irony that the discipline policy preferred by most companies is called “progressive.” The word progressive means “making favorable progress...

Are you looking for a way to foster a stronger sense of team spirit among your employees? Are you nearing retirement and...

Drain cleaners need products that are not only efficient, but also safe. The equipment also needs to be durable enough to stand...

Municipality replaces water main without closing major street Problem: A 2,690-foot run of 8- and 10-inch cast iron water main beneath Kingston, Ontario’s Princess...

The three partners who bought Ken-way Excavating were looking for a niche to fill and found their specialty in pipe bursting. Getting the...

Jessie Cannizzaro is an outlier in the plumbing world. First, she’s a woman in a heavily male-dominated trade. In addition, she’s technically...

People are what make this industry so special. Never is this more clear to me than each February in Indianapolis. I spent a...

When Gary Sprague first saw the Arctic Blaster more than a decade ago, he was intrigued by the premise behind it: Using...

CIPP technology is taking its next evolutionary step with the introduction of LED-cured liners. LED curing has many of the advantages found with...

It’s easy to make a list of personal protective equipment for your workers — less simple is determining where and when that...

Imagine on Monday that you discover that your meticulous, rule-following accountant and creative, eccentric marketing person have switched positions. How’s this likely...

Whether retirement is just around the corner or decades over the horizon, it’s never too soon to start planning ahead. The choices...

When it comes to municipal work, efficiency is the name of the game. Typically there is a set amount of funding available...