Werab Enterprises Wants Every Piece of Equipment to Work Like a Swiss Army Knife

An entrepreneurial Ohio pumper believes the expensive tools of the trade should be versatile enough to help out with multiple services for his customers.

Jun 04, 2018 | by Dee Goerge |

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Werab Enterprises Wants Every Piece of Equipment to Work Like a Swiss Army Knife — Running in a Fred’s Septic Service rig, built out by Marengo Fabricated Steel and using a Fruitland pump, Chad Werab cleans a residential septic tank. (Photos by Amy Voight)

Chad Werab’s excavating and truck-related businesses kept him plenty busy before he purchased Fred’s Septic Service in 2008. Adding the pumping service was a practical option at the time to improve efficiency for other services he provides. Now it’s blossomed into an integral part of the Werab Enterprises’ menu of services to customers in northeastern Ohio. The variety also provides opportunities for him to make the most of his fleet of trucks and equipment. “We try to make everything versatile so if one business is slow, we have the other businesses’ revenue, and we can stay busy,” Werab says. MECHANIC TO ENTREPRENEUR At

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