
The team at CME Pipe Lining includes, from left, Josh Dickson, Craig Trammell, Derrick Klotter, owner Chuck Menkhaus, Lindsey Jones, Charlie Knapp, Mike Patterson, Justin Beighle, and Jake Ward.
When Charles “Chuck” Menkhaus first started in the pipe lining industry years back, an audience of 40 old-school plumbers nearly laughed him out of a conference room while he spoke about the potential of CIPP technology. Today, his company does CIPP work for 38 of those plumbers solving issues for residential clients.
Menkhaus owns CME Pipe Lining in Cincinnati and is a longtime veteran of the trenchless industry. He’s seen CIPP evolve over several decades. Once...