Word-of-mouth was the most powerful tool Dean Flygare had going for him when he opened Flygare Excavating in 1992. Residents in his...
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Franchisee Ditches Corporate Chaos for This Well-Known Brand
When Bob Gallup purchased the Greater Indianapolis and Central Indiana Mr. Rooter territory, his business background helped him understand the importance of...
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3 Tools Every Plumbing Service Van Needs
Service vans come in a variety of shapes and sizes. But whether it’s a cab-over design or a standard van, the key...
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This Drain Cleaner Puts You in the Driver's Seat
Learn how employee input on equipment purchases and job development helps this team build a reputable portfolio and increase calls from contractors...
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Full-Service Contractor Gives You a Lesson in Grouting
A crew worker show you how the Logiball 2001L Lateral Test and Seal Injection Packer works, and demonstrates how this pipe cleaning company uses Avanti...
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Drain Cleaner Spends Money to Make Money
Four years after establishing his company in the Northern California suburb of Rancho Cordova, Bill Heinselman was stunned when he was offered...
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Dammed Lateral Causes Headaches for Plumber
For more than 25 years, blockages and backups were a way of life for the owners of a two-story pier-and-beam house in...
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High Standards: Drain Cleaner Kicks Subcontractors to the Curb
When municipalities began to more seriously address the condition of their pipeline systems in the 1990s, opportunities grew for companies like C-More...
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Wireless Interface Streamlines Pipeline Inspections
Do away with USB sticks, SD cards and DVDs — for good! Frank D’Andrea of Ratech Electronics demonstrates the Wi-Fi video streaming...
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Work Smarter, Not Hard: Handy Sidekick Keeps Crews Fresh During Long, Hot Days
Lugging 600 or more feet of 1-inch-diameter hose from a vacuum truck to a remote manhole used to be a tiring, time-consuming...
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iPad Becomes Integral Part of This Real-World Inpsection Camera
Spartan Tool had a huge booth at the 2014 Pumper and Cleaner Environmental Expo International (now called WWETT), with dozens of technicians...
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Risking It All: One-Truck Plumber Steps Up His Promotional Game
When 6-year-old Basim Mansour tagged along with his father during electrical repair calls in the 1970s, he had no idea that one...
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Money Machines: Lateral Inspection Camera Makes Huge Impact
The Gen2 mainline and lateral-launch video-inspection camera owned by Eco Infrastructure Solutions Inc. in Lebanon, Ind., is dwarfed by the much larger...
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Case Studies: Cutters Chew Through Root-Clogged Lines
Root cutter, camera assist in cleaning root-clogged lateralProblem: Ventura County, Calif., contractor From Sinks To Sewers was inspecting a lateral and found...



















