Editorial Articles

Many people have heard this story, which has become a legend in the training industry.A CEO and department head were having a...

Everyone you meet can teach you something. Everyone has a story and a lesson to share.I met Doyle Parsons at the 2017...

Doyle Parsons woke up one morning and knew it was time to make a change.That was 10 years ago. Parsons, a licensed...

Children often take inspiration for their career paths from their parents. In the Humbard family, it was just the opposite.Inspired by their...

It can be hard to know when it’s time to stop and rest. Workers are often pushing to get the job done...

From cleaning PVC to pipes with holes or sections missing, drain cleaning professionals often run into situations where typical chain tools or...

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Building state-of-the-art “clean rooms” for high-tech corporations in Silicon Valley is vastly different than unclogging drainlines for those same companies, but these...

Since then, the company — based in Prairieville, Louisiana, just southeast of Baton Rouge — has evolved into a roughly $10 million-a-year...

Safety isn’t sexy. No one gets excited about gas monitors. But no one likes pulling dead bodies out of a sewer either.Accidents...

Orchestrating a planned maintenance shutdown at a plant or factory involves a lot of moving parts as contractors move in and out...

Peter and Christine have been in business together for more than 10 years. They have experienced tremendous growth, but recently decided to...

There’s a paradox at the heart of insurance: You have to buy it, but you hope you’ll never need to use it.If...

Waterjetting can solve a lot of problems, but simply owning one doesn’t solve anything if you don’t know how to properly use...

The dangers on your job sites are constant, and staying safe requires more than a hard hat, gloves and glasses. As technology...

Fixed monitoring helps utility curb nonrevenue water lossProblem: The HaGihon – Jerusalem Region Water & Wastewater Utility has a water distribution network...

You’ve just finished a job using hydraulic equipment, whether that’s a hydraulic jack, shear, saw, drill, breaker or puller. Your preventative maintenance...