Editorial Articles

Being in the plumbing business means dealing with customers, employees and lots of other people. Unfortunately, dealing with people can create conflict....

Over the years, Exact Pipe Tools has developed a number of modern tools for pipe cutting. However, they haven’t been available in...

Compact, lightweight jetter saves contractor time, trouble and moneyProblem: Craig Casteen of Casteen Plumbing & Repair in North Carolina faced working in...

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Then Brham Trim established a plumbing company called Action Auger in 2001, his business strategy was simple: Be the lowest-priced plumber in...

Who can imagine life without computers, cellphones, CCTV and GPS tracking devices? It wasn’t long ago we put pencil to paper, and...

Nick Kastanes, a master plumber with 34 years of experience, has owned Sac Val Plumbing in Sacramento, California, since 1991. His fleet...

Terry Swney just might drive the most unusual — and coolest — service vehicle around. It’s a Frankentruck of sorts that marries...

Face it, you love your truck. It’s your baby, your favorite means of transportation. In many ways it’s your closest companion and...

With stockings hung by the chimney and the holiday season in full swing, Benji Grimes, operations manager for Drain Surgeons LLC, received...

If you’ve got a growing plumbing business, chances are you’re adding employees. Hiring other people to work for you can be a...

It’s one thing to talk about a new product or hand out brochures, but the opportunity to see a product in action...

Telematics system helps guarantee products are transported safely and on timeProblem: Tracking trucks and managing field ticketing processes proved to be a...

Rick Gage, vice president of sales at LMK Technologies, was named to the board of directors for the Midwest Society for Trenchless...