Flooding frequently carried soil into the crawl space beneath the Palo Alto College natatorium in San Antonio, Texas. Seasonal swelling and shifting...
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Versatile Performer
Sewers don’t stop clogging just because it’s 40 degrees below zero with the wind chill factor during northern-Canada winters. Technicians at D&S...
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Business Builder
When Ben Govotski bought a 2007 GapVax HV-56 combination truck, he got a much bigger return on investment than he expected. Govotski,...
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Jet Power
Bob Smith used to be just a guy with a truck. Then he bought a used trailer-mounted waterjetter made by Harben and...
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Code Red
Sewage backing into the emergency room complex of the Villages Regional Hospital brought employees from the maintenance arm of CH2M Hill on...
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Holding Water
The municipal swimming pool in Tracy, Minn., was losing hundreds of gallons of water per day. When a local contractor televised the...
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Cutting Through
For technicians at Diamondback Plumbing Services Inc. in Phoenix, Ariz., using underpowered equipment to break up heavy grease clogs in restaurant drain...
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Creating the Culture
Advanced Vacuum Services (AVS) has an impressive list of equipment. Still business manager Donna Raver says that what sets the company apart...
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Angels of Mercy
Toilets backing up in the 40 private rooms in the east and west wings of Darcy Hall of Life Care, an assisted...
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Green Up
With apologies to Kermit the Frog, it’s not easy turning a company green. But at the B. Frank Joy Co. in Hyattsville,...
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Strength in Numbers
It’s said that timing is everything in business. And when the timing isn’t just right, all it takes is a little creativity...
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Penetrating Vision
A water and sewer utility in the southeastern United States faced the prospect of spending $42 million to replace a 4,800-foot 28-inch...
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Just Can’t Stop
Drain lines in a potato chip processing plant in Orlando, Fla., were running slowly or not at all. The facility, built in...
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Super-Size It
What do a McDonald’s value meal and the new fleet of combo vacuum trucks at McRae’s Environmental Services Ltd. have in common?...





