Many owners of both small and large family businesses are reluctant to undertake succession planning and end up doing so as a...
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Don’t Become a Trench Collapse Statistic
Editor’s Note: This article is being republished with permission from the National Utility Contractors Association’s Utility Contractor magazine. For more information, visit www.nuca.com.
Buried alive. Alone....
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Times of Adversity Can Breed Opportunity for Drain Cleaners
For many of us, the coronavirus pandemic has caused a disruption.
The disruption is an economic challenge, but for every challenge, there is...
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6 Best Practices for Equipment Acquisition
Say you’ve kicked the tires on a few new machines and think you're ready to buy. Three equipment management experts share some...
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How to Effectively Influence Customers When Logic Fails
We’ve been doing quite a bit of reading on decision-making. It turns out that logic and facts aren’t always the best ways...
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Producing an Accurate Utility Locate in Any Soil Type
Soil type plays a big role in contractors’ ability to accurately locate underground utilities in advance of an excavation job.
For example, ground-penetrating...
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Place a Priority on Professionalism
Professionalism is key in this industry. That probably goes without saying, but it’s worth emphasizing as it’s easier said than done. While...
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Finding a Niche in Municipal Work
If you’ve stuck to serving residential customers for many years and never ventured into the world of municipal contracts, making the move...
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Vehicle Tracking System Produces Bountiful Benefits for Contractor
By simply investing in a GPS system, Rub-A-Dub Plumbing in Tyler, Texas, reduced fuel expenses, decreased driving-insurance costs, eliminated operational problems and...
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The Benefits of a Bold Branding Strategy
Producing quality service work is an important aspect of business success, no doubt, but it only gets you so far. No matter...
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The Ways Online Marketing Has Shifted and How You Should Respond
Google makes changes to its algorithm over 500 times a year. And every one of those changes can have an impact on...
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Adapting Drain Cleaning Operations to the Realities of a World Under Lockdown
In the past couple of months, drain cleaners and plumbers have had to adapt to new realities brought on by the COVID-19...
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The Joys and Benefits of Incorporating Charitable Actions Into Regular Business Operations
If there is one thing Josh Shelton has carried on since taking over Shelton Plumbing from his father, it’s being charitable and...
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Tap Introverts’ Potential to Improve Your Staff
A flashy, bright-red Ferrari Portofino will attract a lot of attention in a parking lot. A shiny new Honda Accord? Probably...



















