When Terry and Nancy Fiedler, of Mason, Michigan, bought their first septic company in 1990, they figured it would blend well with their existing landscaping business and provide stable income through difficult economic times. Shunk/Fiedler, and later addition R & L Septic Service, has provided the stability they expected — albeit with a few challenges along the way, including adapting to changes in Michigan’s septage disposal rules.“I wanted a companion business, something I could do in the winter,” Terry says. He hit on the idea of being a pumper when his own septic system failed, and he called Jerry Shunk.
