David Sparling started working for his father’s plumbing company in 1979. By the time Sparling took over the small family business, known as Sparling Plumbing, he decided he needed to start fresh. So he folded Sparling Plumbing and founded Safari Plumbing in 2006.

U.S. Navy Veteran Brian Beltz got his start in the trades during his service as an interior communications electrician stationed on the destroyer, the USS John Hancock.

After returning from Vietnam, Paul A. Campione Jr., a Purple Heart and Bronze Star recipient, came home to his wife and worked many odd jobs until he got into the plumbing industry.

“Don’t call the average Joe, call NixCo.”

When Brooklyn, New York, native Yuda Best turned 28, he moved to Miami and opened his own plumbing business. Now, two years later, Oasis Plumbing going strong.

Maloney Plumbing was founded by William “Duke” Maloney and his wife, Mary Maloney, in May 1964 after the couple gave up farming in Idaho to move to Phoenix.

The competition requires outstanding performance on written examinations and in hands-on tests of vehicle diagnosis and repair skills.

Nine of the 14 vehicles are wrapped with the rest to be completed this spring.

These bright orange trucks are a staple for the company and have been a large part of its success.

Rhino-Rack’s lightweight Aluminum Folding Ladder is an ideal accessory to access those hard-to-reach items on top of a vehicle.