Business

One of the first things I learned about business came from a retired ITT Corp. specialist who took control of a company...

Most municipal wastewater utilities handle sanitary sewer overflows internally and have their own emergency response teams, but these services are...

Afew months ago this column discussed jetting safety and the tragic death of Chad Unverzagt, who was killed in a jetting...

Component camera system The VISTRAC II camera system from Amazing Machinery is equipped with the highest commercial-grade camera head and cable. The...

Clint Kershaw faces some unique operational challenges in his region. His Mr. Rooter franchise covers six counties along New York's ...

Coxreels moves to new manufacturing facility Coxreels moved to a new manufacturing facility in Tempe, Ariz. The location provides approximately 50 percent...

Peter and Tina McGrath, owners of Mr. Rooter Plumbing of Ottawa, Ontario, were named Franchisee of the Year by Mr. Rooter Corporation...

Many businesses are still feeling the hit from the recession, but Sleuth Plumbing Technologies in Sarasota, Fla., is charging forward. We featured...

Effective Aug. 24, 2012, Gamajet Tank Cleaning Systems has been acquired by Alfa Laval, and a new company, Alfa Laval Tank Equipment,...

Recently, a pump truck hauling septage flipped over in Southborough, Mass. The accident is under investigation, but speculators believe the driver swerved...

Hot-water jetter cuts cleaning time Problem Chocolate and grease clogged lines at the M&M Hershey’s factory in Las Vegas, Nev. Companies using cold-water jetters...

Valve replacement assemblies The new line of aftermarket suction/discharge valve replacement cartridge assemblies from Advanced Pressures Systems (APS) is for Jetstream 15,000 and...

Designed for indoor use on 2- to 4-inch pipes, the portable SJPE-1500 electric jetter from Shark Jetters and Pressure Washers, a division...

With a detailed business plan in hand, Roger Goertz and his wife Stacey purchased an existing Mr. Rooter franchise in Houston, Texas,...

The Model 740 hybrid fuel hydrojetter from Spartan Tool LLC is available with either a 40 hp, electric-start Kohler gasoline engine or...

Jetting, the use of a high-pressure water stream to clean pipes and vessels, is frequently a core service offered by drain cleaners,...

Rotary action eliminates grease Problem Grease clogs in the three major wet wells of Culver City, Calif., backed up the sanitary sewers. Officials needed...