My name is Stephen Mercer, President and Owner of Empipe Solutions. I have spent over 20 years working in the sewer maintenance and pipe rehabilitation industry, getting my start with  one of the industry leaders. While there I personally tackled every job possible; from the bottom of maintenance holes, to equipment operator, to Project Superintendent on multi-million dollar contracts. At each stage, I learned what it takes to do the job right.

I also learned that my biggest challenge was finding sub-contractors who could deliver a quality job, and do so within the quote and schedule that they originally promised. I became so frustrated with unexpected cost over-runs and delays that I took the job into my own hands. Literally. In 2007 I went out, bought a truck, and serviced the jobs myself that no one else seemed capable of doing (at least, not up to my standards).