Young drain cleaners aspiring to make their mark in the industry just might find inspiration from the example set by John Rees...
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Connecticut Drain Cleaner Builds Thriving Business From Humble Beginnings
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Wisconsin Contractor Remains Growth-Minded After a Century of Service
The power of investing in machines and equipment that generate new revenue streams, boost efficiency, enhance customer service and open up new...
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Atypical Business Approach Bolsters Oregon Contractor’s Growth
Lovett Services is not a typical construction-services company.
From performance reviews for field workers and reading assignments for all employees to guerilla marketing...
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Envirobot’s Viper Unit Cleans and Inspects Sewer Lines Simultaneously
Cleaning and inspecting a clogged sewer line simultaneously may sound as improbable as an old clay-pipe lateral with no offsets.
But it’s an...
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Mid-Size Combination Sewer Truck Makes an Impact
For years, Gary Miksis — owner of California-based Miksis Services — had to periodically turn down work because his Vactor 2100 combination sewer trucks...
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Florida-Based Pipelining Technologies Pivots to Focus on Pipe Lining
Answering the door when opportunity knocks may be a cliché, but it aptly describes what spurred Michael Wilson to establish Pipelining Technologies,...
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Next Plumbing Operates by the Golden Rule
When George Garner launched Next Plumbing 10 years ago, he hoped the company wouldn’t be too successful. Business success, after all, would mean the...
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Relining Natural Gas Mains Is Not for the Faint of Heart
In a calculated strategy implemented more than a decade ago, Progressive Pipeline Management (PPM) decided to invest in trenchless pipe lining technology...
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John Akhoian Is Building an Empire of Millionaire Drain Cleaners
John Akhoian is a hero to his employees.
What else would you call a business owner who has made a commitment to enrich...
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Diversity Drives Growth for Pipe Lining Company
In a span of 10 years, PipeFlo Contracting doubled its workforce to 60 employees and increased its annual revenue to more than...
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This Jetter Has Never Failed Zurn Plumbing Service
For sheer durability and power, it’s tough to beat the track record established by the Harben 4014 E Series trailer-mounted water jetter...
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Less Filling, More Jetting
Imagine how much more productive your jet/vac truck could be if you didn’t need to leave the job site a half dozen...
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Addition by Subtraction
Rex King Jr. — majority owner of King’s Sanitary Service in Bristolville, Ohio — made a game-changing move in 2016 when he...
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Franchise Route Proves Successful for Upstate New York Drain Cleaner
When first profiled in Cleaner magazine in 2009, Kathy and Duncan St. Croix’s Syracuse, New York, firm was known as Drainman Jet-O-Rooter....
