Management Philosophy Fuels Employee Longevity

You might call Tom McLaughlin a “longtimer” in the waste management industry. His involvement dates back 40 years, when the Jacksonville, Florida, native worked at the Jacksonville Beach Pollution Control Plant while still in college.Just a few years later, in 1978, he founded Certified Environmental Services in Jacksonville, which was then primarily a water and wastewater treatment plant operations company.It’s no surprise, then, that the man who has worked so long and hard at his passion could inspire his employees to remain with his company – now known as Metro-Rooter Plumbing Service, which provides plumbing contracting, lift station operations and