In November 2023, the White House announced its new Get the Lead Out initiative, designed to accelerate lead service line replacement in communities across the USA. In a press release, the administration said:
Old, deteriorating service lines can become a real problem - especially those made with lead. With nationwide initiatives to identify and replace lead service lines due to public health concerns, more and more [...]
If you’re looking for the perfect tool to clean pipe surfaces during repairs or maintenance, look no further than the New Concept Tools Pipe Cleaner/Descaler.
Lead in drinking water is a serious public health issue that’s been in the news in the United States over the last couple decades. Probably the best-known example of lead-contaminated water’s ill effects is [...]
Marking and maintaining fire hydrants is an important job. Having the right hydrant markers can mean the difference between easily spotted, fully functional hydrants - and an unfortunate meeting of a hydrant [...]
Waterworks utility crews frequently need to access, clean, and work on service valve and curb boxes in the field. This requires multiple tools including cleaners, valve keys and wrenches to work with different [...]
Trenchless service line replacement is an innovation that enables waterworks utilities to get more done - working faster, smarter, and with less property disruption. New Concept Tools is the premier [...]
With fall's crisp air nipping at our noses, it's time to start wrapping up all of those summer paving and improvement projects. But if these projects have left your service boxes further underground than [...]
When you're in the waterworks industry, it's important that you have high-quality tools to get the job done. Unfortunately, though you'd think something as simple as a gate valve wrench would be simple, this [...]
When water absolutely must be left on or shut off for one reason or another, it’s imperative that the valve remains in that position, but what can you do to make sure it remains so? Whether it’s a government [...]
New Concept Tools was started by Harry Prescott in 1978 in a small workshop located in the rural town of South Barre, Massachusetts. Today, New Concept Tools are being designed and built by people with decades of experience in various utility fields.
