Nick Mangusing of Dependable Drain & Plumbing, featured in the August issue, finishes brushing and troweling on a Permaform manhole liner at a job site in Clinton, Iowa.
Over the course of a year and 12 issues of Cleaner magazine, a lot of words are dedicated to the work that contractors do to serve their customers. Of course, to best illustrate that work, it’s important that good photos accompany the stories. Here are some of the top photos of the past year.
Steve Nerheim, owner of Steve’s Professional Sewer & Drain Service, featured in the January issue, loads his 2007 Ford E250 van and checks supplies before heading out for the day from his home base in New Brighton, Minnesota.
Allen Hamm and Tom Spiegel of C&L Water Solutions in Littleton, Colorado, featured in the February issue, insert a fiberglass reinforced liner into a sewer pipe.
Shawn Kinney and Brad Steenhoek of Save Our Sewers, featured in the March issue, work on replacing a manhole in Ames, Iowa.
John Raring of Greenfield Services, featured in the April issue, excavates with a pressure washer and a Vactor truck at the Port of Tacoma in Washington.
Todd Mays and Carlos Vega of Therma, featured in the June issue, use an Envirosight RX130 crawler on a job in San Jose, California.
Jessie Wigley of Parsons Plumbing, Heating & Cooling in Ball, Louisiana, featured in the July issue, works under a house on a job.
A crew from Humbard Contracting, featured in the July issue, lowers a ProKASRO light train into a manhole during a lining job in Blackwell, Oklahoma.
James Tryon of Trenchless Pipe Repairs, featured in the August issue, feeds a liner through a roller to impregnate it with resin at a job in Seattle.
Robert Waddell, owner of NoRoots, featured in the September issue, jets the line at a customer's home in preparation for the installation of a pipe patch.
John Shuneman and Jason Bauer of Davids Hydro Vac, featured in the November issue, excavate to locate underground utilities in downtown Minneapolis.
Michael Snider and Dustin Robson of Chuck’s Septic Tank, Sewer & Drain Cleaning, featured in the November issue, use a 2005 Harben trailer jetter to work on a downspout drain for an elementary school in Columbus, Ohio.
