Editorial Articles

Cape Cod Biochemical Launches New Bacteria ProductCape Cod Biochemical created a new product, Jump Start, designed to accelerate bacterial growth immediately after...

Franklin Electric NCX series explosion-proof pumps The new NCX Series of explosion-proof submersible nonclog pumps from FPS, a brand of Franklin Electric, are certified...

Ameri-Can Engineering’s Bird passes away Ronald C. “Ron” Bird, founder of Ameri-Can Engineering Co., passed away Aug. 30, 2021. He was 89. Bird...

Southern Comfort Portables, Carriere, Mississippi Shannon and Zack Atkisson added a Radar Blue 2015 Kenworth T880 built out by Amthor International with a...

The U.S. Supreme Court ruled in favor of an Amish community and against Filmore County, Minnesota, which had ordered the Amish to...

Name and title or job description: Chris Gulley, president and chief executive officer Business name and location: Gulley Septic Services and Gulley Construction, Stevenson, Alabama Services...

Following a column about sequential distribution a few months ago, I have received some comments and questions about installation and operation of...

Maybe you shared a faded futon as college roommates or a secondhand Chevy as brother and sister. Whatever the circumstances were that...

Program connects restroom users directly and privately with operators Problem: A Texas PRO got a contract to providing portable restrooms for a golf event. There...

Business Software AllyPro software AllyPro is business management software designed to reduce the cost of operations and simplify processes. It allows review of critical business...

PRO appreciates value of his service truck Problem: Chase Johnson, owner of Executive Sanitation in Kensington, Minnesota, suffered a major business loss in 2020...

Decals/Magnets/Labels Allied Graphics decals Decals from Allied Graphics are designed to stand up to tough environments. Their adhesive is designed exclusively for the portable restroom industry...

The high level of distress many small-business owners and managers experience during a crisis is unsettling, but normal. When displaced from work...

As pumpers, you often encounter do-it-yourselfer homeowners looking for ways to shave a few dollars off of the invoice. I imagine many...

Trading profit-and-loss statements for pumping septic tanks may sound like an odd bit of career calculus. But nearly three years after making...

Polite Notice: When it’s your turn, if you are talking on your cellphone, we will help the next customer. If you make a...

It’s a story I’m hearing a lot lately from pumpers. Well, I’ve been hearing it for years, frankly, but it’s becoming all...

On any given day, between 800 and 900 employees at Thompson Industrial Services fan out from 22 strategically located facilities, along with...

Denyse Pontius named president of Century Chemical Century Chemical announced that longtime employee Denyse Pontius was named president and majority owner of the 95-year-old...