Douglas Hurrelbrink has learned many lessons about running a pumping company over the last 10 years since Pumper first featured his company, Austin’s Pumping Service in Strafford, Missouri. He discovered that portable sanitation was too labor-intensive for his operation, that diversification into areas like grease trap service made a lot of sense, and that he had to take a closer look at pricing his services for profit.
Since that first profile story in 2014, Hurrelbrink streamlined the scope of Austin’s, added services including real estate inspections, and integrated more closely with Action Rooter Sewer and Drain LLC, a plumbing company owned
