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There’s a problem in industries like ours, a problem that most contractors don’t even realize they have, and the result is costing...

Dustin Prevost started his company in 2008 around a highly specialized service — concrete removal using high-pressure waterblasting. Two years into...

Residential. Industrial. Commercial. R.I.C. Plumbing pretty much does it all, but it was underground work that really elevated the company. Rick Kuhns was...

In a business that’s generally pretty dirty, Hugh McLaughlin has a clean conscience —even after nearly 40 years’ of sewer and drain...

I wrote my column for this issue yesterday. This isn’t it. I was reading through it one more time this morning and I...

Imagine how much more productive your jet/vac truck could be if you didn’t need to leave the job site a half dozen...

Some jobs may seem too small to sweat over the idea of public safety. There are a hundred little things on a job...

Allocating marketing dollars can seem like an arduous and even dicey process to decide how much to spend annually and on what....

How much does it take to retire? Conventional wisdom once suggested if you could put aside a million dollars, you’d be set...

Water blaster preps historic building for refurbishing Problem: In Chicago, a historic structure stood ready to be refurbished into an up-and-coming Embassy Suites hotel....

In the world of municipal sewer cleaning, efficiency is important. Increasing efficiency without sacrificing performance or power, though, can often prove difficult....

CIPP liner curing is a complex process involving sensitive chemical reactions influenced by unpredictable environmental conditions. Although reliable when performed to spec,...

Specifically designed for recycled water applications, NozzTeq’s BL Swiper Red nozzle uses a carbide tube construction to clean sewers and stormwater pipes...

Do your office staff and field staff get along? If the answer is no, think about the daily stress that truth places...

Sewer inspection professionals often face hazardous work environments. Test your workplace safety knowledge now. Click here to take the quiz.

When Robert Christman took over a Roto-Rooter business in Bloomington, Indiana, in 2003, he set out to significantly expand the company’s commercial...