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Home » Nadia Askar: Tools and Tech, June 2018 eBook Intro
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Nadia Askar: Tools and Tech, June 2018 eBook Intro

Nadia Askar
August 15, 2018
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With my recent promotion to managing editor of RJ 2.0, I have realized the importance of having the proper tools to do your job. As I was purchasing and updating my supplies, I thought about how something essential to my job may be useless to someone else’s. I don’t need a tape measure — something a plumber is never too far away from — but I bring my tablet with me everywhere I go.

With that being said, I asked a number of our readers to name a few tools that are a plumber’s best friend and should never be far from reach. Listed are a few responses: Cordless drill, cordless sawzall, level, pressure gauge, four-in-one screwdriver, tubing cutter, pipe wrench/channel wrench, tape measure, flashlight, high-volume pump and a sewer camera.

I also asked what they look for in a tool and noticed one similarity in a plumber’s list and mine. Technology. From tools to tablets, technology has made a big impact on many businesses. But how can we determine the difference between what tools we need and what would just be “nice to have?”

A need is something your business must have for survival — good tools, reliable vehicles, etc. Something such as a tablet for your techs would be nice to have, but may not be crucial.

One thing you could always use more of is advice. This eBook has plenty of that: you will find advice for picking the right drain-cleaning tool for the job, as well as learn how to build a reputation as the company that “gets it.”

The advice doesn’t stop here. Check out our RJ 2.0 June print issue, our website (www.ReevesJournal.com) and our twice-monthly Western Plumbing News eNewsletter.

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Nadia Askar is the managing editor of both Plumbing & Mechanical and Reeves Journal. Originally hired as associate editor for all four magazines within BNP Media’s Plumbing Group — Plumbing & Mechanical, Supply House Times, PM Engineer, and Reeves Journal — her position morphed more into primarily working on PM while assisting the other three brands as needed. Askar will continue in certain key parts of her role with PM while leading the direction of Reeves Journal’s new RJ 2.0 quarterly print and eBook products, as well as the implementation of its overall digital strategy. Askar joined BNP Media’s Plumbing Group in November 2013.

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