“When I climb on a machine, it should run,” says Sam, 46. Sam’s four-phase reconstruction plan involved modernizing the fleet, evaluating how they did business, building a new shop, and updating recordkeeping methods. When the economy collapsed in 2008, New Milford Septic rolled on, unaffected and prosperous. To compensate for intense competition shrinking their customer base, Sam streamlined the company until he found its perfect operating size. “We still had 12 employees comprising five septic pumping crews and two full-time installation crews from when work peaked in the 1980s.” “The business model hadn’t changed since my wife’s grandfather opened the doors in 1940,” says Sam. In the mid-1990s, as his father-in-law slowly retired from his company, New Milford Septic Services, Sam and his wife, Heather, progressively assumed more responsibilities. Later, after he left law enforcement for the onsite industry, it helped him eliminate unnecessary complexities and overcome his greatest professional challenges. As a police officer in New Milford, Connecticut, Sam’s ability to reduce complicated situations to their lowest common denominators often defused volatile situations. Striving to achieve simplicity governs George Sam’s life. Get Septic Tanks articles, news and videos right in your inbox! Sign up now.
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