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Take the NDS Pro Drainage Course Learn about stormwater management, drainage installation, and solving common problems to help your customers.

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Expand Your Business

Expand Your Business

Finding new ways to generate revenue helps your business prosper, giving you another avenue to increase profits and add more leads to your pipeline. A drainage job can add thousands of dollars per project.

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Recurring Revenue

Recurring Revenue

Drainage systems require regular maintenance. Offering drainage maintenance to a contract for inspection and cleaning keeps customers happy while being a potential source of future revenue.

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Low Startup Costs

Low Startup Costs

If you already provide irrigation or hardscaping, you have the tools necessary to install drainage and add more profitability to your projects. You also likely have the leads to get started because almost every homeowner can benefit from stormwater management.

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Built-In Support

Built-In Support

Beyond having the most comprehensive line of water management products, NDS also offers valuable resources, design tools and access to our experts.

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Diversify Your Services

Diversify Your Services

A broader array of services will help set you apart from your competition while also mitigating the risks that come with the ups and downs of being a contractor.

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Comprehensive Support for Contractors

We’re here to support you in every way possible. Check out our Contractor Solutions Guide to see all the ways we support contractors with drainage management and installation.

 

Download: NDS Contractor Solutions, Resources & Product Overview Brochure

We want you to benefit from our knowledge and expertise. That is why we not only provide products to meet your needs, we make sure they perform, are easy to use, and we offer the most comprehensive set of online tools, design, sales and marketing support to help you succeed with your projects and your customers.

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NDS Pro Drainage Course

Our stormwater management and drainage installation course for contractors takes less than a day to complete.

Drainage Fundamentals
Explore the roots of landscape drainage including: rainfall and weather patterns; surface types and runoff; subsurface groundwater; soils and soil properties; landform; slope; and more.
Common Problems & Solutions
Learn how to identify, evaluate and solve the most common landscape drainage problems with a comprehensive NDS solution.
Basic System Design
Learn effective methods of calculating peak-flow runoff and detention volume to design a fully functioning drainage system including runoff capture, filtration, conveyance, detention, infiltration and overflow.
NDS Resources
Discover the many tools and resources available for you to understand the nature of drainage issues, effective solutions and how to grow your drainage service with NDS’ help.

Drainage Course Benefits

After completing the course, contractors receive:

FIND-A-PRO Listing
Your business will be listed on our
FIND-A-PRO directory as a drainage solutions provider.
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Approved Coursework
The NDS Pro Drainage Course gives you four CEU (continuing education unit) credits toward recertification from the National Association of Landscape Professionals.
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Drainage Resources & Support
Access our tools and guides as well as our team of civil engineers and drainage experts.
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No questions are too big or small. Find out how NDS solutions experts can help you solve your water management problems. Call 800-726-1994 or contact us by clicking below.

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