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As a teenager, I worked in the kitchen of a summer camp. I didn’t cook or care for the campers. I was...

As you can probably attest from personal experience, most people don’t have a lot of cash on hand these days. Rather than...

Bill Howe opened AM/PM Sewer and Drains in 1979 and focused heavily on affordable drain cleaning and minor plumbing in San Diego, California. The following...

Want to see a fight among plumbers? Start a rhetorical cage match that pits flat-rate billing against charging by the hour.Some...

Puncture-proof tires now make four popular, powerful Jet Set water jetters from General Pipe Cleaners even more rugged and reliable in the...

If you’ve ever taken a marketing class or attended a marketing seminar, the speakers always talk about branding. They say: “You have...

While clearing clogged drains often requires the use of heavy-duty snakes and augers, some stopped-up drains can be made free flowing again...

If you want to grow your plumbing business, you need to recruit and train a team. But you can’t just hire anyone....

With the big Greenbuild International Conference and Expo occurring in Los Angeles last week, I wanted to reflect on how water-saving plumbing...

BLANCO, a German manufacturer of finely made sinks and faucets, is again challenging designers, specifiers and homeowners this fall to design their...

Let’s assume your plumbing company has an excellent safety program. You’ve been trained and designated as the competent person on project excavation sites....

Often, people think of hiring a plumber only in reaction to emergencies. However, as we know, proper maintenance can prolong the life...

The presidential election is coming up and we’ve been bombarded with advertisements either praising or lambasting the candidates for many months. As politics...

The 551 Series of DISCAL air separators from Caleffi Hydronic Systems are designed to continuously remove air from hydronic heating and cooling...

Today, more and more households are having water-filtration systems installed in their homes. According to the Mintel Group, a global market research...

Asahi/America named Jon Alanis business development manager for industrial products in the western region. Based in Arizona, he will promote the company’s...

Ed Wodalski, longtime contributor and editor with COLE Publishing, passed away suddenly on Sept. 21. He was 64. "Ed was not only...

I’m not sure what qualifies one to be a futurist, but I’ve never been one to back down from a challenge. So...

Transition plans are in the works as Plumbing Manufacturers International (PMI) CEO/Executive Director Barbara C. Higgens announced plans to embark on the...