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Over the past few years, the term “hybrid” has worked its way into our everyday conversation. In the most literal sense, hybrid...

Although the process may differ, contractors agree that annual performance reviews can be the biggest key to unlocking an employee’s potential.Since purchasing...

In less than a decade, Brad and Amanda Sims have turned their central Michigan plumbing and drain cleaning business from a one-truck...

When you greet a child by asking what he or she did in school that day, often the response is, “Nothing.” Sometimes...

One thing I've recently noticed after all my years in the plumbing business is the wide variety of fixtures now available. Not...

Whether you are required to hold them or not, safety meetings are critical to protecting your workers and your company from the...

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

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

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

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

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

Recently, I came across an online article that featured contractors’ experiences with various types of cross-linked polyethylene, or PEX, connection systems —...

The 2 a.m. call came in from the manager of a large hotel, who reported sewage from a broken 6-inch main had...

How long will a typical jetter hose last? Answering that is like trying to estimate the length of a string.“A hose is...