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Company Thrives With Hydrodemolition Niche
Dustin Prevost started his company in 2008 around a highly specialized service — concrete removal using high-pressure waterblasting.
Two years into...
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Fostering a Good Relationship Between Office and Field Staff
Do your office staff and field staff get along? If the answer is no, think about the daily stress that truth places...
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Attracting New Business: Contractors Share Tactics for Building a Customer Base
When Robert Christman took over a Roto-Rooter business in Bloomington, Indiana, in 2003, he set out to significantly expand the company’s commercial...
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Contractor Lists Her Must-Have Tools
Over the course of eight years running her own business and aided by advice from colleagues, Linda Hudek has developed an array...
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Louisiana Tech University Trenchless Technology Center Selected to Head CIPP Emissions Study
Louisiana Tech University’s Trenchless Technology Center has been awarded a research project by NASSCO to study air emissions from the steam-cured CIPP...
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Plumbing Contractor Fully Embraces Trenchless Technologies
When Midway Plumbing, based in Abilene, Texas, was featured in the October 2010 issue of Cleaner magazine, owner David Ratliff said the...
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The Many Ways to Pinpoint Water Leaks
There are a number of different technologies and tools that can aid a utility's water loss management, each with its advantages and limitations.
In...
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University Study Examines Safety Issues Surrounding CIPP Stormwater Culvert Repairs
Purdue University researchers have released another study looking at the CIPP process and potential safety concerns.
Last year, a research team examined issues...
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Recruiting Local Talent at Core of Company’s Growth Strategy
Only one employee of Kyle Baxter’s current 16-plus roster for his drain cleaning company grew up outside its rural Midwest headquarters of...
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Do You Have an Equipment Replacement Plan?
If you were in business 10 years ago, recall what that business looked like. What was your equipment situation? Did you have less...
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Should You Pay for Customer Leads?
When, if ever, should you pay for a customer lead?
There is certainly no shortage of lead-generating services out there — all ready,...
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In Photos: Cleaning Contractors Out on the Job Site
With the two profiles Cleaner magazine features each month, we capture the work that contractors do through both words and pictures.
When photographers...
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Hydroexcavation Company Finds a Green Way to Save Green
Barry Wood knew something had to change. New highway weight restrictions were going into effect in Ontario and his company’s hydroexcavation crews...


















