Editorial Articles

The contractor profiles this month remind me about the importance of family in keeping many pumping businesses chugging along. These contractors exemplify...

Schier Introduces Skiff Skimmer Oil/Water Separator The Skiff Skimmer oil/water separator from Schier Products is designed to help clean up the Gulf...

Federal Signal Names VP, GM for Vactor, Guzzler Federal Signal Environmental Solutions Group has appointed Sam Miceli as vice president and general...

Question:Do you need the same amount of vertical separation between the bottom of a seepage trench and seasonal high water table for...

The Ohio State Senate, after more than a year of arguments over the plan’s potential cost to homeowners, unanimously approved a bill...

Readers of Pumper barely would have recognized the Gaylord Opryland Hotel after the rains and floods that hit Nashville on the weekend...

Entrepreneur Lorraine Wardy had already retired once when she entered the portable sanitation business. After running a surf shop for five years,...

It’s hard to imagine a more abrupt career change than the sharp U-turn former NASCAR driver Bobby Hillin Jr. took about 10...

If you want to see the Swiss Army knife of industrial cleaning, look no further than Redi Services in Lyman, Wyo. The...

The Eliminator package from Fruitland Tool & Mfg. makes installation of the company’s vacuum pumps easier, thanks to a carbon-steel bracket assembly...

You might think that in this tough economy, benefits packages aren’t all that important. After all, lots of folks are looking for...

Question:We only pump septic tanks at this point. Where is the biggest bang for your buck when it comes to advertising? I...

As fall approaches, the National Association of Wastewater Transporters Inc. revs up its training schedule. East Coast associations often request our programs...

Folks who own or run a business can sometimes neglect their personal finances. It pays to sit down from time to time...

Writer Says Ventilation Eases DeteriorationI have enjoyed reading Pumper for several years. The story in the May 2010 issue, “Looking for Concrete...

Good business leaders often say they’ve learned more from their failures than their successes. These leaders have the confidence to know they...

Are you a septic service contractor who visits the Pumper & Cleaner Environmental Expo International every year and finds yourself gravitating toward...

Cary Zeschke’s best advertising tools are yellow — but they’re not the local phone books in Bloomington, Ill. The owner of Zeschke...

Bord na Mona Offers Puraflo Treatment System The Puraflo peat fiber biofilter wastewater treatment system from Bord na Mona is designed for...