Editorial Articles

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...

When Mark Treglia decided to take off and form Straight Up Plumbing in 2014, he knew breaking into the competitive market in...

You’ve been using floor jacks and jack stands to work on your trucks and equipment. Tired of squeezing beneath vehicles, you’re thinking...

It wasn’t a leak. It wasn’t a backed-up sewer line. But the callers needed help. Fast.“They were panicked, and everyone was standing...

Advertising revenue for newspapers has been on the decline for years, while social media seems to have taken over the world. You’ve...

Failed septic system in shallow limiting zone repairedProblem: During a real estate transaction in Crawford County, Pennsylvania, a septic system over 30...

REACHING OUT: MINNESOTA PLUMBING COMPANY PAYS IT FORWARD – ONE BATHROOM AT A TIMEMeet the couple whose community outreach program has been...

Ricky Skeen has been remodeling bathrooms long enough that he’s done some twice.He opened Skeen Plumbing in 1983 with a focus on...