Gerry Desmond recalls exactly where he left a shipment of decals designated for portable restrooms the night of a fire that ravaged...
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Grease Composting Approval Requires Patience, Major Investment
In 2010, Jason Gibson began thinking there may be a business opportunity in grease. He was already operating a successful portable sanitation...
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Explore your options with Oxford Plastics TempFence
Oxford Plastics has collaborated with leading fence contractors to manufacture solution-based products for the temporary fence industry. The BigFoot Fence Weights offers an...
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Rules and Regs: OSHA Requires Crane Operator Certification for Concrete Tank Delivery
Beginning Nov. 17, anyone operating a crane delivering concrete septic tanks to a job site must be certified to do so under...
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Industry News: February 2017
Clear Computing merged with 1bg.com
Effective January 2017, Clear Computing merged with 1bg.com, a Colorado-based service software development firm, to form ServiceCore. Current...
Editorial
Pumpers: Open Your Mind to Moneymaking Opportunities
Life changed considerably for Tim and Theresa Lawson and their plumbing business when they purchased 75 portable restrooms from a friend going...
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Oxford Plastics OxBlock temporary fence stands
OxBlock temporary fence stands from Oxford Plastics are made of a tough thermoplastic compound and provide shock resistance and durability. End holes...
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Providing Service for High-Profile Events — You Take the Good With the Bad
Have you ever wondered what it’s like to provide portable restroom service for a large, high-profile event like last week’s U.S. presidential...
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Product News: January 2017
COXREELS offers new options for V-100 Series reel
The V-100 Series reel from COXREELS features improved O-ring sealing designed for greater vacuum consistency...
Editorial
Offer New Service Specialties to Keep Customers Calling
Carter’s Septic Tank Service Ltd. has been operating out of Second North River, New Brunswick, Canada, since 1960. Always looking for new...
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Childhood Truck Rides Lead to a Career in Wastewater
As a child, Sara Coleman remembers hopping on the vacuum truck to go along on septic service calls. The time spent with...
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Developing the Next Generation of Pumpers
Matt and Erica Herink aren’t sure if their three children will eventually go into the family’s septic business. But that doesn’t mean...
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Refresh and Repair Your Portable Restroom Inventory
As temperatures cool each fall, Chris Dundon begins an ambitious project: reconditioning his company’s 500 portable restrooms.Dundon, owner of Dundon Plumbing and...
Editorial
Quality Control Means Doing All the Work Ourselves
The owners of A-1 Septic Tank Cleaning know what they want. Mike and Patti Mutchler have been operating the company to ensure...
Editorial
And the Winner Is … Doorbust’n Portables & Septic Service
Public recognition for a job well done is a rare and elusive thing in the pumping industry. Sure, you might get a...
Editorial
Grease Trap Service and Disposal
Grease digester helps keep restaurant drainline clearProblem: The owner of a Menasha, Wisconsin, restaurant saw his system backing up into the three-compartment...
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Don’t Take Returning Customers for Granted
Anyone who has ever worked in sales knows how hard it is to get a customer. After you convert a new customer,...




















