Editorial Articles

How does toilet humor help a pumper charge more for a professional environmental service? That question came to mind recently when I...

Sim/Tech Filter Develops TruCore Sludge Sampler The TruCore sludge sampler from Sim/Tech Filter Inc. enables samples to be taken quickly and without...

Thompson Tank Names Stanley Service Manager Thompson Tank Inc. has named Harlee S. Stanley Parts and Service Manager. Stanley brings 25 years...

Question:We are thinking of doing service contracts. Have any of you done this? Any input will be great.Answers:I do the service...

I’ve said this before, but it bears repeating: The best thing that has happened to pumpers in a long time was the...

In an economy like this, one of the biggest crunches business owners face is the cash crunch. Customers have begun to be...

For the first time, women attending the 2010 Pumper & Cleaner Environmental Expo International at the Kentucky Exposition Center in Louisville will...

A track of seminars presented by the Hunter Partnership Alliance highlights the education lineup at the 2010 Pumper & Cleaner Environmental Expo...

You have a promising young employee. He or she punches in, works hard all day, giving you a good effort. That’s right...

Every so often, a pumping customer will look over Glenn Larson’s newest septic/commercial pumping service rig, and thoughtfully ask the question, “Isn’t...

The Cornfield 500 started out a decade ago with some buddies getting together for what Pennsylvania pumper Blair Miller calls a “junk...

Water Cannon Introduces Foam Jet Injector The high-pressure foam jet injector kit from Water Cannon shoots dense foam more than 20 feet....

Bord na Mona Names Peat Business Development Director Bord na Mona Environmental Products U.S. Inc. has named Raymond Peat director of business...

For pumpers who clean grease traps in restaurants and other businesses where hoses are either not allowed or an unwanted nuisance, the...

Question:There are several laundry machine lint filters on the market. What are the benefits as you see them? If the septic tank...

The Lycoming Sanitary Committee in Montoursville, Pa., closed early last November due to $230,000 debt and insufficient reimbursable funds. The committee had...

How do pumpers dispose of grease trap waste when municipal wastewater treatment plants accept fewer gallons — if they accept them at...

What’s in a name? Plenty, in the case of Stanley Environmental Solutions Inc., a company that’s repositioned itself for growth and boosted...

Serious illness can have a devastating impact on a family — but it can also strengthen relationships, bring family members closer, both...