Frozen pipelines are a big problem during long winters in the five-county area that Snowbridge Inc. services around Breckenridge, Colo. Luckily, company...
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Not a Simple Choice
Working with sewage requires waterproof gloves for obvious reasons, but that may not be enough. The National Institute for Occupational Safety and...
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Shooting Star
Adeteriorated 700-foot-length of 8-inch steel water main feeding the private water treatment plant for the south side of Yosemite (Calif.)...
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Business Blueprint: Plumbing Entrepreneur Proves the Value of Corporate Structure
With a detailed business plan in hand, Roger Goertz and his wife Stacey purchased an existing Mr. Rooter franchise in Houston, Texas,...
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Just One Call
They wanted to be a one-stop-shop for problems with underground utility lines: to find it, fix it, and leave the client in...
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Tight Spots, Tough Duty
Did you ever try to park a service truck in a congested urban area while towing a trailer-mounted jetter? If so, you’ll...
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Where the Air Gets Thin
As the son of a plumber who had worked for his father as a youngster, Bob Rasnick decided in 1993 to open...
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Ever Independent
From the time he was 10 years old, Kyle Baxter worked with his grandfather cleaning sewer pipes, often using an old pumper...
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Redneck Success
Charlie Hall may call his sewer and drain-cleaning operation a “redneck enterprise,” but there is no smirking about the way he has...
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Strength in Numbers
It’s said that timing is everything in business. And when the timing isn’t just right, all it takes is a little creativity...









