Editorial Articles

The tools used for pipeline inspection, utility location and leak detection can take up a lot of room, and they aren’t easy...

The modular SR-SERIES multifunctional sewer rehabilitation system from ID-TEC (Innovation Development Technology) is available as a portable unit or vehicle-installed system.Both feature...

GROUP EFFORT: 5 Steps of Successful Team BuildingJust because you embrace the team approach doesn’t guarantee success — that’s just one part...

When I was a kid, the only person I could name who had a tattoo was Popeye the Sailor Man. Back then,...

The sewer and drain cleaning industry has grown up in many ways over the past couple decades, and the technology that supports...

Whether you’re starting up a brand-new business or you’ve been at it for years, you probably already have the skills of your...

In a saturated market filled with dozens of plumbing and drain cleaning companies, Larry Wieker knew the service trucks owned by his...

Practice makes perfect. That adage can be applied to the safety training philosophy of Irwin’s Safety. After all, the Calgary, Alberta-based safety...

With their ability to dig more safely and efficiently, hydroexcavators are a popular tool of the trade. Of course, they can only...

In his early 20s at the time, Timberlake followed up after taking on a Sunday emergency call and unplugging the sewer for...

Smiley, co-owner of Allied Plumbing & Pumps in Chelan, Washington, when he invested in a strategically located building and put up his...

Cutting system removes roots from clogged sewer lineProblem: A camera inspection revealed that backups at a residence in the Hidden Valley neighborhood...

Relining small pipelines can be an efficient solution for the rehabilitation of plumbing systems. However, opening the lateral connections on those pipelines...

The one-piece, cured-in-place manhole liner from Perma-Liner Industries is made to fit all manholes, including barrel sections, eccentric and concentric cones constructed...