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TRENCH MYTHS AND DANGERS: 24-year-old describes how 3-foot, 9-inch excavation nearly took his lifeThere’s a common perception among plumbers that only deep...

In business, it’s important for companies to differentiate from competitors, especially in highly saturated markets. In Wichita Falls, Texas — a city...

Your dad may be a plumber. Maybe you’re third generation and your grandpa was a plumber, too. But I’d bet none of...

Let me tell you something about yourself. Some of you have been in the plumbing business for what seems forever and still...

When Zach Peterson started Exact Plumbing in 2006 with a pickup truck and a 12-foot Haulmark cargo trailer, another plumber predicted he’d...

Most contractors wouldn’t mind increasing their vehicle’s gas mileage, extending the life cycle of expensive tires, improving driving safety and receiving warnings...

The timing couldn’t have been worse when the Lighthouse Bed and Breakfast in Two Harbors, Minnesota, suffered a sewer backup last year...

It’s easy to copy a successful business model, but copying the model doesn’t necessarily mean copying the success. Today, more than ever,...

The massive volume of information provided by high-tech pipe inspection systems can be daunting to understand. Thankfully, there is a solution.RIDGID’s SeeSnake...

Pipe cutting system effective on aluminum pipingProblem: Cutting aluminum pipe material on site at the Blackhillock Substation in northern Scotland presented many...

A WORLD OF DIFFERENCE: LOW-WATER TOILET CHANGES QUALITY OF LIFE FOR FAMILIES IN HAITIThrough his association with Plumbers Without Borders, Fred Schilling...

Image is everything, even in the plumbing industry. Just ask Chris Roseland, the co-owner of Backlund Plumbing in Omaha, Nebraska, who watched...

When your business has a lot of vehicles on the road, it’s important to stay in the know on their whereabouts.Good fleet-tracking...

I recently found a promotional mailer from a local plumbing firm that I’d never heard of. It was very nicely done, but...

Workplace safety is too important for employers to overlook. With nearly 3 million nonfatal workplace injuries and illnesses reported each year by...