As a septic services or plumbing business owner, your fleet of vehicles is the lifeblood of your operations. These vehicles ensure that your...
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Matching the Correct Pump to the Onsite Application
A recent residential onsite project my company worked on was going to have to pump the wastewater 250 feet horizontally and up...
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Sharpening Your Employees' Skills
Ben Smith, owner of Marvel Sewer and Drain in the Minneapolis area, has made sure to put an emphasis on developing his...
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Don’t Flush Away Business Opportunities By Failing to Follow Up
When you’re running a pumping business, you’re probably knee-deep (hopefully not literally) in pipes, wrenches, and a thousand other things demanding your...
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Customer Service and Reliability Make Imperial Industries the Go-To for Storage Solutions
For over 40 years, Imperial Industries has helped waste-processing companies by designing and outfitting them with proper waste storage solutions. So when...
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Why You Should Keep Your Septic Tanks Shallow
Recently I was at a continuing education seminar and one of the speakers was a tank manufacturer. His presentation was about how...
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Respect Your Hand and Power Tools
Humans are unique in that we can develop tools to help us do our jobs easier, faster and safer. Manufacturers have been...
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Use Many Investigative Tools When Working on Tricky Soil Profiles
One key part of any site evaluation for location of a soil treatment area is the description of the soil profile. As...
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Texas Pumper Customizes Vacuum Trucks for Maximum Productivity
When a business is hampered by scarce labor, efficiency takes on an even greater importance. That’s why Ray Purcell — co-owner of...
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Taking a Deep Dive Into Financial Planning
It’s time for some real talk about the business side of septic services. You're great at installing and maintaining onsite systems, but...
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How to Manage a Customer Data Breach
It’s virtually impossible to run a small business in 2024 without maintaining a volume of sensitive customer data. Most notably, home service...
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Installing Onsite Systems with Maintenance in Mind
One of the best ways a person can increase the longevity of their onsite system is by proper maintenance. How a system...
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What to Expect When OSHA Shows Up
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s mission is to “assure safe and healthful working conditions for working men and women by setting...
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Secrets for Recruiting and Retaining Top Talent at Every Level
According to U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics data from April 2024, the number of job openings in the construction industry dipped nearly 7% over...





















