Editorial Articles

Looking for money to open a plumbing business? A variety of lenders are out there — from your gray-haired grandma to a...

Whether retirement is just around the corner or decades over the horizon, it’s never too soon to start planning ahead. The choices you’ll...

In the daily management of construction equipment and job site priorities, busy contractors risk having preventive maintenance of vehicles and equipment fall...

Plumbers are often in the business of delivering bad — and expensive — news to homeowners. These conversations can be difficult for...

Unit provides solution for convenience store chain Problem: A mid-Atlantic convenience store chain had drainfield failure at close to all of its...

June 9-12 American Water Works Association (AWWA) Annual Conference & Exposition (ACE), Colorado Convention Center, Denver. Visit events.awwa.org ----- June 9-12 Safety...

While the sheer number of raw materials that make up plumbing systems continues to increase, the room plumbers need to store and...

Bob Baker admits he was a bit skeptical when his RIDGID customer rep suggested using a K-5208 sectional cable drain cleaning machine...

A few months back I wrote about vehicle wraps in this column, and at the end I asked for you to share...

After a thief stole equipment worth a couple thousand dollars from a Ford Econoline service van owned by Jeffrey’s Plumbing and Heating...

Being a plumbing technician can be stressful. You’re dealing with anxious situations such as water pouring through ceilings, gas leaks and pipes...

Building a company that prides itself on earning a customer’s loyalty for life and continuing to do so after two decades in...

It’s a great irony that the discipline policy preferred by most companies is called “progressive.” The word progressive means “making favorable progress...

Plumbers don’t just wake up one day and say, “Surprise! I’m open.” Before they hang up their shingle, they need to attend...

“Back in my day,” my dad would say, “you didn’t need all these silly certifications: You just did the work because that’s...

Mic system used to locate leak in high-traffic area Problem: A plumbing contractor in Calabasas, California, was dealing with a situation where a...