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Video inspection cameras are among the more valuable tools in a drain cleaner’s service truck. Inspection systems have come a long way...

Former GE Chairman and CEO Jack Welch once told Business Week that employee opinions about their workplace were leading indicators of actual...

A successful CCTV pipeline inspection program requires a state-of-the-art inspection vehicle, a qualified inspection operator, and a competent management team. Of course,...

A reduction in the capacity of its two intake pipes made it difficult for the Ohio American Water Co. in Ashtabula, Ohio,...

The SeeSnake microDrain inspection system from RIDGID lets technicians maneuver through small-diameter drain lines and tight turns, and even through toilet traps,...

Gardner Denver Marks 150th AnniversaryGardner Denver Inc., Quincy, Ill., marks 150 years of manufacturing this year. The fluid transfer technologies company was...

Rex Robison’s sewer-cleaning business was so good that it kept him out of college. But that was only the beginning. Seventeen years...

Pinhole leaks, failing joints, and tuberculation in the aqueous film-forming foam (AFFF) fire-suppression deluge system and distribution piping at Fort Drum Aircraft...

A 5-gallon bucket might be fine for lugging tip-ups to your favorite ice-fishing hole, but it’s no way to stow parts and...

In the Tri-State area where Iowa, Nebraska and South Dakota converge, mammoth meat packing plants dominate the landscape. And many drain-cleaning companies...

Summer is construction season, and sure, it’s frustrating. Roads you’re used to taking are down to a crawl in one lane. Detours...

Putting a waterjetter in the hands of a rookie operator is akin to asking a novice to route service vehicles: Productivity and...

Question:I am thinking about buying a water-jetter for residential use, and I am looking for recommendations. What psi? What gpm? What size...

The headlines have been filled with stories about the credit crunch. Consumer lending is tighter, and loans for business have become much...

When it comes to moving heavy sewer- and drain-cleaning equipment in and out of service trucks, technicians at Surfside Plumbing and Rooter...

There’s an episode in the movie, “The Shawshank Redemption,” in which the main character, Andy DuFresne, walks out of the warden’s office...

The Clean Water Act of the 1980s helped Braun Electric Inc. – Total Farm Systems of St. Nazianz, Wis., find a niche...

The relationship between a customer and a vendor is hard to describe. On the surface, it involves nothing more than an exchange...