In the skilled trades industry, where the focus is often on technical skills and physical endurance, soft skills are sometimes overlooked. However,...
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Survey Reveals Dangerous Practices During Safe Digging Month
In observance of National Safe Digging Month in April, Common Ground Alliance has announced results from a recent national survey which found 26.9 million...
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Troubleshooting: When the Pump Is Pumping, But the Level Is Not Going Down
When making a service call for a high water alarm activated at a customer’s house, we arrive to find the pump pumping,...
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How to Minimize Distractions and Prevent Workplace Hazards
There are many things that can distract us at work and in life in general. Family circumstances, financial struggles and medical issues...
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Be a Flow Fighter and Preserve a Septic System
Homeowners and septic service professionals alike are always asking us what can be done to help onsite systems operate better and last longer?...
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How to Balance the Ups and Downs of Seasonal Revenue With Diversification
When Dwight Woelkers and his brother Dennis bought Royden Clemens Excavating in 2000, they supplemented the excavation work with septic pumping and...
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How to Make Yourself a Top Job Candidate or Employer as Wages Increase
The average wages for construction workers increased by 5.9% to $34.96 as of November 2023, according to Associated General Contractors. Increasing wages could be...
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Why Sewer Gas Odor Increases After Replacing a Septic System
You replace a failed or failing system and then you get the call: “I have bad sewer gas odors and did not...
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Navigating the Legal Pitfalls of Workers’ Comp
To run a successful operation, employers must safeguard their greatest asset – their employees.
The unpredictability of accidents and injuries in the workplace...
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Is 2024 a Defining Year for Home Service Businesses?
A new year, 2024, is here and business owners in the home service sector are bracing for a year that promises both...
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Pumping Pro Shares Strategies to Face the Myriad Challenges of Winter
For pumping and onsite contractors in many parts of the country, winter brings new challenges. There’s less work, but the jobs can...
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Don’t Be An Impediment to Employee Advancement
If you want your business to outlast you, you’ll need to put a succession plan in place.
But for any succession plan to...
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How to Prepare for Training New Employees
So you finally hired a new employee. Do you have a training plan in place?
Training is such a critical element that if...
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Clever Videos Can Jumpstart Your Marketing Message
Short-form videos have taken the digital marketing world by storm in recent years. Platforms like TikTok, Instagram and YouTube have paved the...




















