Online ExclusivesDrain Cleaner Creates His Own Destiny Drain Cleaner Creates His Own Destiny Slow and steady wins the race — and a new market — for a Kentucky contractor. Check out his story. By Marian Bond July 14, 2014 Filed Under Drain Cleaning Pipeline Inspection Customer Service Small Business Kentucky Plumbing Sign Me Up! Join your colleagues who already get great content delivered right to their inbox. Sign up Digital! If you don't want to bring your iPad into the bathroom, we can send you a magazine subscription for free! Subscribe to Print! Drain Line Services Owner Steve Dabney jumped into the drain cleaning industry in 2006 with no field experience, but dedicated himself to learning everything he could. He bought his company two years later and has found a valuable niche serving large commercial facilities in his service area around Louisville, Ky. (Photography by Shaun Ring) During the economic woes of 2008, right when he bought Drain Line Services in Louisville, Ky., Steve Dabney says he held on by the skin of his teeth. “I was in something fairly new to me as the economy was crashing,” he says. “I was looking at potential markets and how they... Please login or register to view Dig Different articles. It's free, fast and easy! Popular Stories April 18, 2024 7 Steps to Improve Safety and Worker Reliability April 17, 2024 Safety Tips to Prevent Slip-and-Fall Injuries April 11, 2024 Learning More About CIPP Styrene Emissions April 10, 2024 6 Soft Skills All Skilled Trades Workers Should Master April 09, 2024 Learn How to Understand What Your Business’ Data Metrics Are Telling You April 04, 2024 Product News: Cat Pumps, John Deere, FleetWatcher and More Discussion Comments on this site are submitted by users and are not endorsed by nor do they reflect the views or opinions of COLE Publishing, Inc. Comments are moderated before being posted. Please enable JavaScript to view the comments.