Kevin Scoles has relied on the phrase “we’re the cleanest in a dirty business” for a long time. In fact, when other operators ask why his company is the cleanest, he retorts kindly, “Why do you get so dirty?”
Scoles runs Scoles Septic Service in Bolton, Ontario, a company started in 1971 by his parents. They service the greater Toronto area, focusing specifically on the septic work niche and resisting the urge to expand to other services. “That’s all I really have time for,” he says.
Since Toronto is serviced by sewers, Scoles works mainly in rural areas around the
