Seeing a Pipe Wrench Plumbing service truck driving around Knoxville, Tenn., is the visual equivalent of getting hit with, well, a pipe...
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The New Telephone
Global Positioning Systems (GPS) technology was originally designed to help people identify or navigate to locations, defined by latitude and longitude, on...
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War Stories
Remember Aesop’s Fables, the stories with morals that our parents read to us when we were children? Through these and other tales,...
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Maiden Voyage
An 8-inch terra cotta sewer was failing in the Town of Newburgh, N.Y. The mainline ran beneath the middle of Neversink Drive...
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Drain/Sewer Cleaning Machine Moves on Four Wheels
It can be a chore getting access to drains and pipes in remote locations. The K-1500G sectional cable machine from RIDGID travels...
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Drain/Sewer Cleaning Machine Moves on Four Wheels
It can be a chore getting access to drains and pipes in remote locations. The K-1500G sectional cable machine from RIDGID travels...
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Marketing Makeover
Joe Simonetti knows it’s not enough just to sell the customer a good steak. The buyer has to hear it sizzle. Simonetti...
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Sweet Rewards
A 6-inch sanitary sewer and 4-inch production line drain at the Ghirardelli Chocolate Factory in San Leandro, Calif., were backing up. Plant...
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Signing on the Line
To sign or not to sign. That really is the question for many operators, wondering whether to work under a written contract...
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Optimum Cleaning
High-pressure water is a powerful tool in preparing surfaces for painting or finishing. But what determines the most efficient way to strip...
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Extended Duty
After working in the drain cleaning business for 17 years, Thomas Bowden knew what he liked and didn’t like in service trucks....
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Just One Chance
In the drain and pipe cleaning business, it’s all about first impressions, says Terry Kelloway. And in Kelloway’s view, the service vehicle...
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Strength Through Diversity
Kevin Brennan spent six years of his life helping to build a business with a partner. Then he left. It was a...
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It’s Their Ship
We often hear jokes about how “military intelligence” is an oxymoron. And we often hear complaints from business owners that their employees...
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Tough Customers
It happens to every business at one time or another. You’ve completed the service and sent bill after bill after bill. And...
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On the Phone, At Risk
We live in an age of multi-tasking. In the cleaning industry, business owners want their field personnel to be in close touch...
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Avoid the Kitchen Sink
In a way, an industry trade show is like a great restaurant buffet. Many dishes tempt you. Should you sample a whole...
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AlturnaMats Acquires Mobile MattsAlturnaMats Inc. has acquired Mobile Matts of Green Bay, Wis. Phil Schounard will continue to head Mobile Matts and...
