The Power of Gratitude: How Recognition Boosts Retention and Culture

Back to the E-Newsletter Archive Recognizing the effort of employees and celebrating achievements builds loyalty and pride that no paycheck alone can buy.

10.28.2025

Residential and commercial drain and sewer cleaning, inspection, and rehabilitation news for industry leaders

5 Biggest Misconceptions About Drain Cleaning

Dave Dunbar from General Pipe Cleaners sets the record straight to improve performance on drain cleaning calls. Read more

Sponsored by: General Pipe Cleaners

Improving Bottom Cleaning in Sewer Pipes

An innovative skid re-design significantly improves the performance of high-powered Venturi nozzles, enabling them to more effectively break up and clear debris that settles along the bottom of large-diameter sewer lines. Read more

vLoc3-Cam Sonde Locator Makes Locating Easy

The new vLoc3-Cam Sonde locator brings advanced filtering and omnidirectional antenna technology to make sonde locating fast, easy and accurate. Read more

Sponsored by: Vivax-Metrotech Corp.

The Power of Gratitude: How Recognition Boosts Retention and Culture

Recognizing the effort of employees and celebrating achievements builds loyalty and pride that no paycheck alone can buy. Read more

Skid-Mount RCJ Jetters Offer Easy Transferability Between Vehicles

Cam Spray’s popular RCJ series of skid-mounted jetters comes in a 12 gpm, 3,000 psi cold-water model or an 8 gpm, 4,000 psi cold-water model, and includes a Honda iGX800 fuel-injected gasoline engine with oil alert and hour meter. Read more

Sponsored by: Cam Spray

Unveiling November: Dive Into Our Latest Issue!

The November issue of Cleaner is out, featuring IHN Company of Pewaukee, Wisconsin. The company began in 1989 as a solo operation with some shelf space in a home garage. But it didn’t take long for founder Jim Ihn to expand his plumbing business well beyond those confines. It now employs 15 people and has diversified into areas like radon mitigation, foundation repair and trenchless sewer repair. Watch preview

Sponsored by: HammerHead Trenchless

“Be brave — don’t be afraid to approach people. … Only once ever has someone told me that they were so happy where they worked that they had no interest in hearing about other opportunities.”

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