When Roger Milner was laid off from his job as a maintenance man at a church, he decided it was time to launch his own business.Before taking the job at the church in Chattanooga, Tenn., he had worked for a drain cleaning business for three years, and as a young man he had completed a pipefitter/sheet metal plumbing apprenticeship in his native South Africa.So launching a drain cleaning business seemed like a logical step. Although Milner had plenty of plumbing background, when he stepped out on his own he found he had much to learn about operating a business. At
Learning Curve: Plumbing Franchise Devotion Creates Thriving Business
Years after emigrating from South Africa, a Tennessee contractor finds keys to growth in a focus on customers and devotion to a franchise.
Aug 11, 2014
| by Pete Litterski |
Drain Cleaning
Franchise System
Customer Service
Employee
A Corp/Rooter-Man
General Pipe Cleaners, div. of General Wire Spring
Harben, Inc.
Hi-Vac Corporation
Pearpoint/SPX
Inspection Camera
Prototek
Radiodetection Corporation
RIDGID
Sewerin USA LLC
Training/Education
Vacuum Truck
Commercial Plumbing
Excavating Equipment
Jetter
Onsite Septic Systems



















