Editorial Articles

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...

When Lance Smith started his plumbing company in 2011, he never expected it to grow so much so quickly. A year after starting...

Seneca Waste Solutions is a complex, sprawling company. But the Des Moines-based business is built on a fairly simple business premise: Differentiate...

Putting this magazine together every month is a team effort. The planning, editing, writing and organizing fall to me, but luckily I have...

During his couple decades of drain cleaning work, Tommy Surcouf, owner of Pipe Wizard Plumbing in New Orleans, has seen it all,...

Directional drilling is a fast and efficient way to install underground pipe and conduit, but when a gas line is bored through...

“The worst customer service experience ever! The driver arrived an hour late for the appointment and was surly. Stay away!!!” ----- “They...

Not so long ago, workplace-based wellness programs were the hot new thing in holding down health care costs for employers. And while...