Editorial Articles

Last fall, political campaigns were in full swing. The television and radio airwaves overflowed with political ads. I picked up the paper,...

It’s always heartening to hear from Pumper readers who go through the magazine cover-to-cover, scanning every page for advice from featured contractors,...

Owner Paul McClain purchased this white 2012 Peterbilt 348 with a 4,000-gallon aluminum tank and 400-cfm liquid-cooled Masport pump from Satellite Industries....

MISSOURINew association board members named Paul Ganey, Michael Bowers, and Rick Helms were elected to the Missouri Smallflows Organization board of directors at...

Readers tell me they read Pumper cover-to-cover and the pages get dog-eared from all their employees taking turns paging through the magazine....

The new Jurop RV Series rotary vane vacuum pumps offer contractors better sustained performance through more efficient, dual-fan cooling technology, along with...

Water Cannon jetter, hot pressure washersJetters and hot water pressure washers from Water Cannon are available with flow rates of 8 gpm...

Luxury restroom trailerThe Royal Limited Series of portable restroom trailers from Ameri-Can Engineering feature private floor-to-ceiling toilet suites with stile-and-rail doors,...

In the beginning, pumping outhouses and installing homemade septic tanks supported Morris DeJonghe’s family in the village of Britton, Mich. Begun in...

A former septic tank installer and a former state inspector in Louisiana are under indictment in federal court in a bribery case....

As the concept and use of decentralized wastewater treatment has advanced, systems are increasingly installed in areas where additional pre-treatment beyond the...

After your truck, the telephone is probably your most valuable business tool. It connects you to customers and employees, but it can...

If one of the following scenarios describes something that has gone on with your business in the past year, you need to...

SSPMA elects officers, directorsThe Sump and Sewage Pump Manufacturers Association (SSPMA) elected Mark Huntebrinker (Zoeller Co.) president, Jeff Hawks (Champion Pump) vice...

This feature in Pumper reports noteworthy conversations that take place at the Pumper Discussion Forum, an online forum for industry professionals found...

Readers tell me they read Pumper cover-to-cover and the pages get dog-eared from all their employees taking turns paging through the magazine....

One attention-grabbing portable sanitation product that debuted at the 2013 Pumper & Cleaner Environmental Expo may have seemed out-of-place. But while the...

The 43 employees at Legacy Sanitation aren’t all related – it just seems that way. “Everyone here is a family member, a...

Most business professionals know that follow-up is important, but few are masters of it. Sure, they may leave one or two voicemails...