Editorial Articles

It’s estimated more than half of small businesses fail during their first year of operation. When Steve Nerheim established Steve’s Professional Sewer...

Today, the owner of New Jersey-based Pipe Works Services has 32 employees and a fleet of 21 vehicles. His focus is on...

I always wonder if you read this column and what you think of it.I’ve never lined a pipe, run a jetter or...

When a client approached Covanta Environmental Solutions in search of quicker turnaround times on cleaning petroleum-based debris in railroad tanker cars, the...

Even though I would like to believe my company, A Royal Flush, is the perfect company, we all know there is no...

The business is doing well and you’d like to show your employees some extra appreciation — and maybe encourage them in a...

Working at a hospital presents challenges. Working under a hospital presents more challenges.Ecotech Hydro Excavation crews learned that lesson when they took...

Vacuum excavation is the process of excavating and removing soil using high-powered vacuum suction, which transfers material to a debris tank. Water...

Most drain cleaners need to carry separate tools for lateral cleaning and inspection. The equipment takes up valuable space and switching back...

An aircraft-grade aluminum frame highlights the features of the new Aluminum WaterBlaster Series pressure washer from Simpson, an FNA Group brand. Along...

James Carney III has watched business ebb and flow at his rural Ohio Roto-Rooter franchise. Like most drain cleaners, he tries to...

Bob Oates can divide his four decades in drain cleaning into two distinct chapters. One covers his days as a competent but...

We all have distinct chapters in our lives — school, careers, relationships, different cities, different goals and dreams — with a table of contents...

Another year is winding up, and of course with that comes tax time.With the annual chore of filing your personal and business...

Any contractor who cleans restaurant grease traps and interceptors knows there’s rarely a convenient time for customers. While municipalities typically require regular...

Since mandatory retirement has long been abolished in most industries, we are living in a time in which multiple generations of employees...

In the past few months, there have been articles and news reports from various parts of the country about homeowners falling into...