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Editorial
Auger Designed by Plumbers Takes Less Strain on Your Back
As a middle-aged licensed plumber who mostly cleans and inspects drains along with performing minor plumbing repairs, Ben Kohn — the owner...
Editorial
Plumbing Firm Develops Strong Relationship With Customers
Building a company that prides itself on earning a customer’s loyalty for life and continuing to do so after two decades in...
Editorial
Product From the UK Makes Joint Connections More Secure
It’s uncanny how flux seems to attract bits of debris. But that’s no longer an issue for plumber John Thompson, thanks to...
Editorial
California’s Pacific Drain & Plumbing Takes on Plumbing to Become a One-Stop Shop
Lane Post, Pacific Drain & Plumbing founder and president, had been working in conjunction with local plumbing contractors for years when he...
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Contractor Makes Workforce Development a Priority
National organization Plumbing Heating Cooling Contractors Association (PHCC) has been a part of Patrick Wallner’s life during much of the time he...
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Family’s Leadership Spearheads Plumbing Company’s Growth
Wallner Plumbing Heating and Air Conditioning of Redding, California, has been in business since 1938, but the milestone being celebrated this year...
Editorial
Family Foundation
When Al Wallner was offered the opportunity to purchase a plumbing shop where he had been employed for just one month in...
Editorial
Drain Cleaning Machine Brings Revenue Bump for Contractor
When a friend first told Raymond Gray, the owner of A-1 Total Service Plumbing in Los Angeles, about the TCM 5000 drain...
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Trailer Jetter Clears a Path For Entering New Market
When asked to name his company’s MVC – Most Valuable Contributor – in terms of profitability and productivity, Cary Hansen doesn’t hesitate:...
Editorial
Online App Improves Customer Ratings for California Plumbing Company
In the years BI (Before Internet), the biggest marketing decision Rick Clemmons had to make was what size ads to take out...
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Best of 2017: The Year in Photos
Over the course of a year and 12 issues of Plumber magazine, a lot of words are dedicated to the work that...
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California Plumbing Firm Provides Disaster Relief to Hurricane Harvey Victims
Brent Watkins was born and raised in Baytown, Texas, a suburb just outside of Houston. So when Hurricane Harvey hit the area...
Editorial
Plumbing Contractor Personally Meets With Customers to Build Relationships
Using social media and a strong focus on customer relations, American Drain Works & Plumbing Company has seen its clientele base in...



















