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Happy Employees, Big Dividends
A well-trained team can make the difference between business success and failure. Lovett Services in Portland, Ore., has built a loyal workforce...
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The Light Fantastic
During inspection of the Metropolitan Sewer District of Greater Cincinnati (Ohio) combined sewers, workers discovered two sections of 12-inch vitrified clay pipe...
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Business Explosion
When the chance came to expand and grow their 16-year-old company even in a tight economy, owners Steve and Brenda Lee of...
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Hip to High-Tech
“We’re known as the technology leaders in our area,” says Saltzman, owner of First Response Service in Sandwich, Ill., which does business...
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All About the Customers
Better customer service was Mike Hemenway’s primary goal when he bought a 2010 Isuzu NRR jetting truck equipped with a 4018 waterjetter...
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How To Put the Finishing Touches on Septic Installations
This is the last in our series on installation of septic and sewage tanks. From here, we will move on to pump...
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Bought Right
The technicians at Harmon Plumbing Services Inc. in Raleigh, N.C., don’t know the folks at the local parts warehouse nearly as well...
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The Business End
Contractor Duane Johnson recalls accompanying a city crew that was proud of its brand-new combination truck. They were trying without success to...
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Fruit of the Vine
In the middle of the grape-harvesting season at the Charles Krug Winery in St. Helena, Calif., workers washing 40,000-gallon fermenting tanks and...
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Placing the Tank
In the past two issues, we have reviewed definitions of sewage tanks and the design considerations for septic tanks. This month we...
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Game Day Decisions
Stormwater running down the hills of Boston College Chestnut Hill campus in Newton, Mass., surcharged the brick storm sewer, flooding the entrance...
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Forward Laterals
Pouring concrete and excavating building sites may seem like a far cry from lining sewer laterals, but for Musson Bros. Inc., the...
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In the Mud
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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Efficiency Under Pressure
Not many cleaning jobs can make crews at North American Industrial Services flinch. Headquartered in Ballston Spa, N.Y., and with 15 offices...
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Mighty Midget
When it comes to competing in a major market, few do it better than Jeff Cravens, owner of Morr-Is Tested, with offices...
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To Boldly Go…
Getting access to remote sewer interceptors that run along riverbanks in Maine used to be a real chore for workers at Ted...











