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Dalton Coveyou has not been in the drain cleaning business long, having founded his company Hotshots Drain Cleaning of Petoskey, Michigan, only...

It’s not every day you hear of woman-owned companies in the wastewater industry with a workforce comprised mostly of firemen. But PipeView Technologies...

The team is exhausted. They’re burned out, and I am too. I don’t know if we can recover. We’ve been working at...

Modern municipal standards require fast and accurate inspections in punishing laterals and small-diameter main lines. And modern municipalities — and the contractors...

These days, we’re all sort of culturally conditioned to believe we have to be all things to all people. And when you’re...

The new ROVVER X SAT II lateral launch inspection crawler from Envirosight finds gas line cross bores and illicit flows with speed...

How well do you know the APWA Uniform Color Code? Are you up to date on industry standard abbreviations? Excavation is dangerous work...

If you’ve been in the trades for any period of time, you’ve probably attended (or at least been invited to attend) a...

You might not believe EC Plumbing company is just two and a half years old based on the grit and confidence its...

Aries Industries announces new dealer in CanadaAries Industries announced it has strengthened its international market reach by adding Ontario-based JD Brule Equipment...

Whether they’re replacing a sewer main or planting a tree, excavators rely on a code of marks and indicators to avoid underground...

I have a friend who is quick to label brands or movements with a mysteriously strong, almost cult-like following. Examples include Apple,...

Hydra-Flex Reaper sewer jetting nozzleThe Reaper 1-inch sewer jetting nozzle from Hydra-Flex is designed for larger, 6- to 18-inch pipes. It cleans...

Equipment maintenance is never a trivial matter, but when it comes to directional drilling, it perhaps carries a bit of extra weight. That’s...

After I graduated college, I got an entry-level job at a manufacturing plant. I lifted and carried heavy things all day. Even...

For years, people calling Timothy A. Giard & Son Plumbing & Heating for septic pumping were referred to other local contractors. That...

The Greek philosopher Heraclitus once observed that the only thing that is constant is change. That’s particularly true in today’s business world,...

Business owners typically take a lot of pride in their independence, their autonomy and their ability to get things done — and...

For more than half a year, we’ve been living with the tension of this pandemic. It’s wearing on all of us. Living under...