Editorial Articles

Lugging 600 or more feet of 1-inch-diameter hose from a vacuum truck to a remote manhole used to be a tiring, time-consuming...

Heavy winter rains and a clogged cast-iron drainage system in a private 2-acre pond flooded a family’s pet cemetery in Lexington, S.C....

When 6-year-old Basim Mansour tagged along with his father during electrical repair calls in the 1970s, he had no idea that one...

Spartan Tool had a huge booth at the 2014 Pumper and Cleaner Environmental Expo International, with dozens of technicians and representatives ready...

Greg wasn’t happy at work. It wasn’t that he hated his job or anything like that. His co-workers were fine and he...

Cutting expenses might seem like a sign of trouble, but it doesn’t have to be. Even the most profitable business can benefit...

Some contractors strive to be the biggest. John Johnson would rather be the best.Johnson owns and operates Water Works Plumbing in Oklahoma...

Organize, Don’t Agonize: Top Tech PicksYou earn a profit on each drain cleaned and on every mile of pipe you inspect. Bottom line?...

Welcome to the June issue of Cleaner. The two businesses profiled in this month’s issue are very different, but they’ve succeeded by...

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The EU7000is (inverter and electric start) portable generator from Honda Power Equipment is designed for fuel efficiency, clean power output, quiet operation...

FLIR iPhone thermal imagerThe FLIR ONE thermal imager from FLIR Systems is designed to attach to an Apple iPhone 5, displaying a...

Industry loses a pioneerFrancis “David” Magill Jr., Avanti International CEO, lost his battle with cancer on Jan. 19. David was a dedicated...

Drain cleaners use a variety of tools to get clogged pipes flowing again. Here are several cable machines, jetters, hose and hose...

Excellent communication skills are critical in today’s business world. People are regularly asked to do more with fewer resources while also dealing...

It’s not an uncommon belief: If you put your employees on salary, you won’t have to pay overtime.Like a lot of seemingly...

When crews at Lakeside Painting Inc. head for an industrial plant to do tough paint-preparation cleaning, they go armed with bags of...

The next time you buy a dump truck or medium-duty flatbed or semi tractor-trailer, will you be sticking with tried and true...

Top Heavy: High-Load Crashes on the RiseUnfortunately, bridge strikes are not uncommon. For instance, one railroad overpass in North Carolina was hit...