Several years before he even got out of high school in 2007, Joe Watkins started setting himself up for a career. His...
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Product News - September 2024
Jetstream of Houston 3000 Series UNx bareshaft pump
Jetstream of Houston has increased the maximum power input for its 3000 Series UNx bareshaft...
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Spring Sprouts Trouble: Battling Roots in Drainage Systems
As spring arrives, so does the battle between roots and drains. This season signals a rise in calls for clogged drains infested...
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How Observation Catalogs Transform Sewer Inspection
Prior to the development of observation catalogs, sewer inspection professionals lacked a common way to discuss pipeline condition and defects. Decision-making data...
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Culy Contracting Gets More Work Done Faster with WinCan
Culy Contracting often works on large wastewater system projects that can take months, or even years, to complete.
Because the projects are so...
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AIMS Companies Overcome Workload Spikes with Sewermatics AI
When AIMS Companies set out in 2007 to build a turnkey operation providing municipal and industrial inspection and cleaning services, the company had...
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Boston-Area Contractor Invests in Software for Quality Deliverables
Kevin David spent nearly two decades working in the wastewater industry before deciding to venture out and start something of his own.
In...
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KCP Heavy Industries Brings Vac Truck Line to North American Market
KCP Heavy Industries is working on getting its vacuum trucks established in the North American market. So getting a decent amount of...
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A Beginner’s Guide to Sewer Pipes
Sewer systems allow communities around the world to manage wastewater and keep public areas clean, healthy and habitable. Sewer pipes, the conduits...
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Canadian Contractor Weathers Freezing Temperatures with Post-Coding
From November through April, much of Canada experiences freezing temperatures. During that time, lows frequently reach subzero temperatures. Uni-Jet Industrial Pipe Service Ltd....
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A Sewer System Design Tutorial for New Service Techs
As a service technician, having a thorough understanding of the different sewer system designs encountered in residential, commercial and industrial settings is...
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Second-Generation Owner Successfully Blends New Pursuits With Old Business Tenets
The Family Plumber in Los Alamitos, California, is, as they say, not your father’s plumbing store, not even if you’re Mike Prencavage...
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Plumbing Company Continues to Build Its Legacy through Training and Expansion
In the beginning, Tom Drexler Plumbing, Air & Electric was just Tom Drexler Plumbing. More to the point, it was just Tom Drexler.
Yet...
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Utility Crews Need Excavator to Pull Massive Root Infestation Out of Sewer
Resembling creatures in Stranger Things, a half-tonne tree root mass was recently removed from the sewers in Adelaide, Australia, preventing potential community...




















