Always Innovation

Cover Story

From pipe bursting, to trenchless water line repair, to new ways of dispatching and invoicing, Pipe Wrench Plumbing gains an edge with technology.

A High-Return, Low-Risk Investment

From The Editor

If you’re seeking maximum return on your dollar, you can hardly do better than to invest heavily in attendance at a major industry trade show.

Object Lesson

Safety First

Four fatalities in Superior, Wis., underscore the importance of confined-space safety.

Be It Resolved ...

Money Manager

Here are 10 ideas for the new year that can increase your odds of achieving personal and financial success in 2008 and beyond.

Put It on Autopilot

Better Business

Business systems can help owners break away from day-to-day demands, focus more on growth, and gain more personal freedom.

Jetting Sand

Overheard Online

In removing heavy debris from a mainline, is the problem with the nozzle or technique? Or is the jetter itself not up to the job?

Overtaking Competitors

Profile

Pipe bursting helps a growing contractor in Delaware gain an edge and expand its services into profitable commercial and county contracts.

Hitting the Target

Special Feature

New systems and tools help contractors enhance efficiency in a full range of horizontal directional drilling applications.

Just Ducky!

Money Machines

Trucks bearing a bright-yellow trademark character help a Northern Wisconsin contractor stand out from competitors.

Pull or Punch?

Tech Perspective

Static and pneumatic pipe bursting each have benefits for specific applications. Savvy pipe repair contractors take time to learn the difference.

Eye in the Sky

Reader Pipelines

Contractors weigh the merits of using global positioning systems to improve fleet monitoring and enhance technician productivity.

Against Long Odds

Tough Job

A force main replacement project for a Wisconsin casino includes 20,000 feet of static pipe bursting and 4,000 feed of HDD.

A Lightweight, Portable Lateral Pipe Bursting System

Product Spotlight

It’s no picnic trying to manhandle a bulky pipe bursting machine into an excavation pit to replace a lateral.

Clinics for Cleaners

WWETT Preview

The education program at the 2008 Pumper & Cleaner Expo provides ample learning opportunities for contractors serving accounts of all types.