Safety Features Protect Workers and Increase Productivity

Safety Features Protect Workers and Increase Productivity

Bad news often means good business for those in the liquid waste industry. Tornados, oils spills, and other disasters generally require a quick response—first from safety and rescue workers, but next in line are portable restroom operators, sewage pump trucks, and others who help support cleanup efforts or, as in the [...]

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Landscaping a Tank for Easier Inspections and More Revenue

Landscaping a Tank for Easier Inspections and More Revenue

For the last few years, I have been suggesting to contractors and homeowners they should voluntarily start doing annual inspections and only pumping when necessary; there are several reasons for this suggestion.  The first is purely environmental.  There are fuel costs, air pollution from diesel engines, pollution to rivers, the potential for [...]

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Top Innovations from Industry Leaders

Top Innovations from Industry Leaders

Innovation can be dramatic and technologically advanced, or it can be much simpler and more down to earth. In an industry that sees to some of our most basic human needs, judgments regarding “simple” and “dramatic” are in the eye of the beholder—and occasionally the distinction is not so…well…distinct. Take solar [...]

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The Oil Spill and Our Future

The Oil Spill and Our Future

By Jim vonMeier
Right now, the spotlight is on the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico.  Obviously, no one wanted this to happen in the first place, and no one wants it to continue, but people will give different reasons why it needs to be stopped.  Some are worried that [...]

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Coxreels New Wand Holder for our 1125 Series Reels

Coxreels New Wand Holder for our 1125 Series Reels

Coxreels® announces the addition of a wand holder for the industry preferred 1125 Series hand crank and motorized reels. This accessory is constructed of strong, lightweight aluminum, with a black powder coating finish for superior corrosion resistance. The wand holder is 24” long with a 1.6” diameter, making this accessory the [...]

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Reelcraft Introduces New Twin Hydraulic Mobile Base Hose Reel

Reelcraft Introduces New Twin Hydraulic Mobile Base Hose Reel

To accommodate longer lengths of twin hydraulic hose, Reelcraft has adapted a dual fluid path and incorporated it into our mobile base 9000 Series heavy duty hose reels. The 9000 Series offers the greatest amount of stability and strength due to its heavy gauge base design. Reels may be floor, ceiling [...]

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Kentucky Onsite Wastewater Association

Kentucky Onsite Wastewater Association

An unusual three-acre lot near Frankfort, Kentucky, offers a perfect setting for real-life training. There, on the grounds of the Bluegrass Community and Technical College, are displays that generally aren’t part of the usual school grounds – several septic tanks, a lagoon system, alarm system displays, lateral leach lines, and advanced [...]

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Thompson Pump Obtains ISO 9001:2008 Quality Certification

Thompson Pump & Manufacturing Co., Inc., a full-service manufacturer and provider of pumps, pumping equipment and engineering expertise, has achieved ISO 9001:2008 quality recertification for their Port Orange manufacturing facility. This certification represents the highest standard attainable for quality management systems and manufacturing capabilities.
The new certification represents an enhancement to [...]

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Being Organized Can Save Your Business Money

Being Organized Can Save Your Business Money

The Wall Street Journal published a study indicating that the average U.S. executive loses six weeks per year, or one hour per day, retrieving information from messy desks and files. This statistic can apply to any disorganized person. In today’s highly competitive environment, those who learn how to organize their time, [...]

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Waterjet, Industrial and Municipal Cleaning Expo Geared To Contractors, Municipalities and Industrial Plants

The 2010 WJTA-IMCA Expo, the inaugural meeting of the WaterJet Technology Association and the Industrial & Municipal Cleaning Association, will be held August 17-19, 2010, at the George R. Brown Convention Center in Houston, Texas. The WJTA-IMCA Expo is dedicated to high pressure waterjet technology and related industries.
“We [...]

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Profile: WRS Environmental Services Visualizes a Strong Future

Profile: WRS Environmental Services Visualizes a Strong Future

Despite what American businessman Bert Lance famously advised in 1977—“If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it”—sometimes a complete overhaul is the best next step for a company that’s doing well but could be doing great.
In the case of WRS Environmental Services, the vision CEO Michael Rodgers had for his [...]

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5 Simple Steps to the Best Customer Service

5 Simple Steps to the Best Customer Service

Delivering excellent customer service is the basis upon which companies should exist. They know that they must deliver good customer skills and many believe that they do. However, 80% of companies believe that they do deliver good customer service. The problem is that only 8% of their customers agree with them. [...]

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Alabama Onsite Wastewater Association

Alabama Onsite Wastewater Association

Down in the beautiful state of Alabama, the summers are long and hot, hospitality is part of the culture, and the cities and small towns are chock full of history. Unfortunately for some of Alabama’s residents, “historic” would also be the best way to describe their household sanitation and waste treatment. [...]

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Colorful Components and Convenience Items Spur Growth in Hose, Nozzle and Reel Industry

Colorful Components and Convenience Items Spur Growth in Hose, Nozzle and Reel Industry

Liquid waste haulers can be a practical group; and considering what they do all day, moving waste from place to place, that should be no surprise to anyone.  Their equipment has to be durable and easy to handle. Those two requirements have been especially important over the past eighteen months as [...]

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