Hux is the president of the Hampton Roads chapter of PHCC of Virginia and a member of the state board.

New sizes of the machine line allow operators to meet the challenges of large-pipe fusion in tight spaces.

The redesigned bars bring more options to accommodate the needs of people of all sizes in various types of commercial restroom applications.

Data routinely captured by Lee Company techs has helped the service contractor better serve its customers and deal with the industry’s labor shortage.

The Green New Deal phrase is credited to New York Times columnist Thomas Friedman. In 2007, he wrote an article introducing the idea: “The New Deal was not built on a magic bullet but on a broad range of programs and industrial projects to revitalize America. Ditto for an energy New Deal.

Word of mouth is a powerful force when customers are looking to hire a plumbing company or purchase software or services.

Ride-alongs are humbling. Just because you tell your techs to do something doesn’t mean it’s happening. Or even understood. Talking ain’t training. I’ve experienced that brutal reality many times myself.

Plumbing and drain cleaning are steeped in tradition. In many ways the craft follows the same principles it did decades, and contracting businesses are often handed down from one generation to another.

Thank the modern times, engineers and innovators for in-place, pipe-lining technologies.