A squabbling trio of brothers bought a septic service and portable sanitation company in the early 1990s from its retiring founder and tried to hobble along with two poorly maintained vacuum trucks. It was just a matter of time before something had to change.
Finally, one of the brothers, Phil Shimer, took over and found two better-suited partners — Jon Jouvenaux and Dave Davis. Having the right team in place changed everything. The new trio proved to be a winning combination with all the required talent.“I was a mechanic,” Jouvenaux says. “Dave was in outside sales for a lumber company so
