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How Do You Protect Your Assets From Theft?
Heavy equipment theft is not only a growing problem in the United States but a costly one. The National Equipment Register estimates...
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Tyco Mechanical Products Announces the Release of the GRINNELL App
Tyco Mechanical Products is pleased to announce the release of the GRINNELL App available for download from the Apple App Store. The...
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Kline’s Services Sale a Perfect Fit
Kline’s Services, the Pennsylvania wastewater management company, was sold to Wind River Environmental in a sale that was finalized last week.According to...
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5 Toughest Pipe Bursting Jobs
You shimmy into cramped trench boxes and maneuver heavy equipment into tight quarters, all in the name of pipe bursting. The no-dig...
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Keep Your Best Plumbers On Staff
The next time you conduct a job interview, keep in mind this startling – and sobering – statistic from a recent U.S....
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That Employee Handbook Won’t Write Itself
One of the foundations of effective management is clarity in communication — and that includes clarity in explaining the expectations you’ve set...
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6 Ways to Fix Your Lousy Marketing Plan
Some companies spend years developing their business — investing in equipment, systems, and people — and then expect the world to naturally...
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Are You Geared Up for a Busy Plumbing Year?
Many signs point to a brighter outlook for the U.S. economy this year. The unemployment rate continues to drop. A look back...
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Don't Hire Plumbers. Grow Your Own.
One of the biggest challenges faced by plumbing and drain cleaning contractors such as The Waterworks in Columbus, Ohio, is a lack...
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Delegating Duties the Secret to Success for Mertz Plumbing
Successful entrepreneurs often are driven, Type-A personalities who run a tight ship and want to be involved with every aspect of their...
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Game On: Bite Into These Goal-Setting Tricks
We’ve heard about the importance of setting goals all our lives. For some, the word conjures ugly thoughts of New Year’s resolutions...
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3 Foolproof Ways to Hire the Best Secretary
Finding reliable office workers can be daunting and time consuming. Slim pickings of qualified employees in the labor pool make it even...
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The Plumber Who Saved Washington
“See how they used to do this?” said my father a long time ago, pointing to an old framed invoice hanging in...
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Gold Star: 4 Ways to Jazz Up Your Employee Recognition Program
Leadership means inspiring and rallying people to endorse — and believe in — a common cause. As a third-generation business owner who worked as...
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Bookkeeping Bliss: 6 Top-Rated Accounting Apps for Plumbers
Today, even most plumbers who hire professional bookkeepers to keep track of their company’s finances still use some sort of computer or...
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Excavating Brood Racks Up the Milestones
Word-of-mouth was the most powerful tool Dean Flygare had going for him when he opened Flygare Excavating in 1992. Residents in his...












