The number of weeks onsite system installers are booked ahead during the busy season is one indicator of how well the real...
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Bio-Microbics Holds Bi-Annual Distributor Sales Conference
Bio-Microbics hosted another successful Distributor Sales Conference at its headquarters in Shawnee, Kan., earlier this month. Besides the multitude of U.S. states...
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Troubleshooting: What To Do About Odor Complaints
A common call from homeowners involves complaints about odors either inside or outside the house. Odor can be a vexing problem and...
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How To Take Your Onsite Septic Business From Mediocre to Marvelous
Excellent customer service is the key to operating any type of business. We all know that to be truly successful, we must...
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And how’s this for job security?
A report out of Michigan published on the mlive.com website this week contains good news and bad news for septic system installers.
First...
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Train the New Generation of Employees Through Mentoring
In April, the Oregon Waste Water Association held its annual conference and as the conference chair I had several opportunities to address...
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Septic System Education Grows Business
Two decades ago when I was new to the septic pumping and portable restroom business, I knew I wanted to grow the...
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Are your customers listening?
After you install a new onsite system and you’re explaining its limitations to the homeowners, do you ever wonder how well they’re...
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7 Tips for Startup Business Owners
As the owner of a 25-year-old business, I’ve learned the ins and outs of growing a company from the bottom up. Here...
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When's the last time you ran into an outhouse on the job?
I remember as a young boy using the outhouse on my grandmother’s farm. She had indoor plumbing by that time, but the...
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Troubleshooting: Excessive Corrosion Around the Outlet Baffle
Suppose you arrive at the site, open the septic tank and find that the outlet baffle in the concrete tank is severely...
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It’s not Big Brother, It’s about septic system maintenance
Homeowners with septic systems in a Montana county fear the local health department is asking too many personal questions about how they...
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New Tank Alert AB DUO alarm monitors two levels
SJE-Rhombus, an industry provider of quality control solutions for water and wastewater applications, introduces the Tank Alert AB DUO alarm system designed...
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KOBELCO Construction Machinery USA opens new North American headquarters in Houston
KOBELCO Construction Machinery USA is pleased to announce the opening of their new North American headquarters in Houston, Texas. Following the termination...
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Spring Training: Team Sanitation
Spring has sprung! For most in the onsite septic industry, warmer weather creates an increased demand for services as sporting events, BBQs,...
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Evidence of a crumbling onsite system infrastructure in Indiana
A number jumped out at me while reading a report this morning about a proposed septic system disclosure rule for real estate...
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Ohio congressman tours ADS pipe manufacturing plant
Rep. Robert E. Latta toured the Advanced Drainage Systems (ADS) manufacturing plant in Findlay, Ohio, to gain a better understanding of what...
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GPS Insight upgrades to Google Maps
GPS Insight, a technology provider of GPS fleet tracking software, has upgraded its dashboard mapping and browser-based mapping to Google Maps. This...
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Vermeer introduces new pedestrian trencher for rental industry
Vermeer has introduced a new model into its popular pedestrian trencher product line. The RTX250 is a rubber-tracked, steerable pedestrian trencher that...















