Editorial Articles

Growing a business the old-fashioned way — one new customer at a time — is becoming more difficult in light of the...

THE TEAMJaime Garcia is the founder of Safiro Portable Toilets in San Diego. In addition to his duties as the company’s owner,...

Greetings from the Pumper & Cleaner Expo show floor, where I’ve put my feet up to rest for a few minutes after...

While writing this column for PRO each month is a challenge, nothing compares to the trials I face in one of my...

There was no shortage of innovative portable sanitation technology at the 29th annual Pumper & Cleaner Environmental Expo International, Feb. 25-28, in...

QUESTION: I’m in the market for a new truck. I’ve attended the Pumper & Cleaner Expo and it seems like everybody makes...

The really big purchases — vehicles, heavy equipment, restrooms, expensive tools — happen sporadically for every PRO, but purchasing consumable supplies is...

The population of Pampa, Texas, is only 18,000, but that makes it the second-largest town in the Texas Panhandle. This sparsely populated...

The National Safety Council has not only called on motorists to stop using cell phones and messaging devices while driving — it...

Ken Taylor has come full circle from traveling the entertainment circuit as a road band’s sound technician to selling electronic systems so...

The inauguration of President Barack Obama was a watershed moment for the portable sanitation industry. With the historic event promising millions of...

Remember the day last summer when your portable sanitation company came dangerously close to running out of toilet paper? Or maybe that...

Ritam Announces Expo Vacation Giveaway Winners Hope and Kevin Anthony of Discount Portable Toilets of North Carolina were winners of the 2008...

THE TEAMA Royal Flush Inc. has its headquarters in Bridgeport, Conn. All administrative and sales functions for the company’s five branches are...

It’s said that in the face of great adversity, you find out who your real friends are. When Jeff Bellino’s portable sanitation...

Recently on one of the COLE Publishing online discussion forums, the topic of conversation centered on what to do when customers refused...

Screentech Re-Designs Web Site The re-designed Screentech Imaging Inc. Web site, www.screentech.com, features an improved online store.United Site Services Acquires Nickel Ridge...

QUESTION: I know I’m not the only one who’s going to the Pumper & Cleaner Expo for the first time. And I...

Pumping out the waste tank of a portable restroom might be considered, in the minds of most non-PROs, the worst part of...