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Plumber Finds a Better Way
When Zach Peterson started Exact Plumbing in 2006 with a pickup truck and a 12-foot Haulmark cargo trailer, another plumber predicted he’d...
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Keep Your Employees Engaged
It’s easy to copy a successful business model, but copying the model doesn’t necessarily mean copying the success. Today, more than ever,...
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Florida Plumbers Embark on Mission to Nicaragua
Members of a Florida plumbing company are volunteering to build houses in Nicaragua as part of a four-week mission trip organized by...
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What Should Your Customer Service Representative Know?
What are the most important qualities your customer service representative (CSR) should possess? Is it a smile that radiates through the phone?...
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How Do You Ensure a New Employee is a Good Fit for Your Plumbing Company?
Many plumbing contractors may have already made the move toward outsourcing payroll services, employee benefits and/or workers’ compensation/risk management. How many, though,...
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OSHA Cites Alabama Plumbing Contractor for Ignoring Trench Safety Standards
Stephens Plumbing of Birmingham, Alabama, faces $43,800 in penalties for one willful and four serious safety violations after an inspector for the...
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Maximize Safety on Your Next Work Van
Safety is everywhere on job sites. Regulations are put in place by government agencies to minimize the risk of injuries, equipment has...
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For Job Corps Apprentice, the Journey Begins
Raha Kambale, 20, has learned how to work with customers, install pumps, toilets, sinks, showers and more as part of a Job...
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OSHA Fines Plumbing Contractor for Fatal Cave-In
Twenty-one-year-old Jacob Casher was still a “new guy” employed by a Beaver, Pennsylvania-based plumbing company when he left home for work in September...
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Plumber Industry News: Ditch Witch Presents Excellence Awards
Ditch Witch, a Charles Machine Works Company, presented Archie Sours of Ditch Witch Virginia with the 2015 Harold Chessnut Award and Kenny...
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Service Vans Serve Up Easy Access
For many plumbers, a service vehicle is essentially a tool of the trade that carries supplies and gets technicians from Point A...
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Plumber Industry News: Kinetico Co-Founder Passes Away
William C. Prior, 85, co-founder of Kinetico home water treatment systems, passed away Feb. 28. In addition to his work with Kinetico,...
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Lead Abatement: Treat Water or Replace Pipes?
It’s a tough question.Replace all the lead pipe in your drinking water system, including home service laterals, or add corrosion-control chemicals at...
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Let Customers Generate Work for You
If you own a plumbing company that generates service calls, you don't always have to wait for customers to call you. It’s...
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Minnesota Plumbing Company Reaches Out
Note: This is the third of a three-part series on T ‘N G Plumbing in Dexter, Minnesota, owners Todd and Gina Grundmeier...
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Minnesota Plumbing Company Helps Rebuild Lives
Note: This is the second of a three-part part series on T ‘N G Plumbing in Dexter, Minnesota, owners Todd and Gina...















