Archive | March, 2010
Planes, Trains and Automobiles?

Planes, Trains and Automobiles?

Not exactly—portable restrooms, sinks and trailers are more like it! In these times, when diversification and expansion within your company framework is so important, it might be time to take a hard look at these areas. If by some chance you have gotten to where you are in the portable sanitation business and you don’t [...]

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The Pumper & Cleaner Expo 2010 – 30th Anniversary Show!

The Pumper & Cleaner Expo 2010 – 30th Anniversary Show!

Over 12,000 people from 4,000 companies attended this year’s Expo, rated as one of the top trade shows by Tradeshow Week Magazine. It’s also one of the fastest growing, offering an incredible 500 exhibits and over 75 free seminars covering all aspects of the industry. Gideon Smith, publisher of American Liquid Waste, enjoyed the hectic [...]

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The Myth (And True Cost to Homeowners) Of Sewage Treatment Facilities

The Myth (And True Cost to Homeowners) Of Sewage Treatment Facilities

Fueled by the internet and personal computers, America experienced one of the highest economic growth periods in history from 1990 to 2005, and with that growth came development.  Farmland, fields and forests were being purchased around the country at record rates in order to build new homes and businesses.  Of course, most of these areas [...]

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Profile: Golden Rule Sewer Service & Golden Rule Sanitation

Profile: Golden Rule Sewer Service & Golden Rule Sanitation

When Golden Rule Sewer Service measures its success, it needn’t look any further than its own name and the principle that’s guided the company from Day One: Do unto others as you would have them do unto you. “Whether you break even or make money, you always have to do it right,” states Jon Hayes, [...]

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Factoring in Cash Flow

Factoring in Cash Flow

In this economy, where credit is tight and requirements to obtain it are even tighter, there is an option available to provide a much-needed cash infusion and to reduce the risk of unpaid invoices: factoring. Factoring is a financial tool that can provide immediate cash flow to any size business. Susan Palmer, a certified public [...]

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Fancy Amenities Bring Comfort, Elegance—Yes, Elegance—to Portable Restrooms

Fancy Amenities Bring Comfort, Elegance—Yes, Elegance—to Portable Restrooms

Consider the lowly portable restroom—that serviceable, practical workhorse of construction sites and soccer fields around the country. For decades, the simple portable restroom has been relegated to back corners of parks, dusty edges of parking lots and other out-of-the-way settings; it is a necessary but rarely glamorous element of basic sanitation. Manufacturers and others who [...]

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