Virginia contractor moves beyond plumbing and drain cleaning, adding hydroexcavation and other services to be a one-stop shop for his customers

California’s Sewer Line Video Inspection has eliminated one of the service offerings highlighted when the company was featured in Cleaner magazine in 2009. But that has been a positive for the company, rather than a negative.

When EcoClean was profiled in Cleaner magazine in 2008, it was focused on developing a niche using off-road vehicles to tackle remote cleaning and inspection jobs. Since then, the company has shifted course.

Here are some of the top tools that contractors featured in Cleaner magazine in 2017 relied on to keep their companies profitable

Red Lilly Plumbing was an old business given new life by a group of 20-somethings when it was featured in Cleaner magazine in 2008. See how the business is doing today.

Since gracing the cover of Cleaner magazine in 2008, Tennessee’s Pipe Wrench Plumbing has tripled in its number of staff and annual revenue

Colorado’s C&L Water Solutions has expanded considerably since last appearing in the pages of Cleaner magazine and is now preparing for a more controlled growth approach

Understanding how different curing processes use heat can help you consistently install a liner successfully no matter which method you go with

On your next rehab job, move beyond the ‘another pipe, another job’ mentality

Which pipe rehab method has more pros? An industry veteran with experience on both processes weighs in.

Protecting the pipe surface with a liner or coating can be an effective countermeasure for corrosion

The National Association of Sewer Service Companies prepares to bring in third party to do further research, cites concerns about ‘inconsistencies’ in Purdue University study

Here are some of the factors to consider when deciding between pipe bursting and CIPP lining