2013 News
Lanes Group’s ‘no dig’ sewer rehabilitation expertise has played a part in paving the way for the construction of the new £1.4 billion Queensferry Crossing. Its drainage engineers have been commissioned to renew storm drains along the approach roads to the new bridge that will link Edinburgh with Fife across the Firth of Forth. They…
Lanes Group is sponsoring four intrepid women who are cycling across Tanzania in Africa to raise money for cancer care. One of the women is Jacky Godfrey, whose husband, Ian, died from cancer in 2010. Jacky and her sister, Christine Humberstone, plus two close friends, Philippa McDowell and Shirley Foster, have now joined a charity…
Lanes drainage engineers based in Leeds showed their pollution expertise when they were called to a factory where a by-product of the production process had leaked into a nearby stream. The factory managers discovered the leak when they were told about the water in the stream changing colour because of contamination. Geoff Davis, Area Development…
Lanes engineers have been praised for quickly getting to the root of a drain blockage at a college involving a build up of cooking fat – because the real culprit was a tree. The team from Lanes Group’s regional depot in Bristol was called in to investigate a waste water drain blockage at a higher…
A team from Lanes and NMCNomenca took a ‘risk versus cost’ approach to bring a Severn Trent Water (STW) sewer rehabilitation scheme in six weeks ahead of schedule. At the same time, they reduced disruption for the water company’s residential and business customers, and optimised the client’s budget. Advanced techniques, such as pipe re-rounding, patch…
Lanes Group engineers responded to an emergency alert from a sweet manufacturer after a blocked drain caused a stink just hours before a royal visit. Directors and staff at The Candy Makers were preparing in minute detail for a tour of their factory by the Princess Royal, when their plans looked like they were going…
Lanes Group has struck gold in a hat trick of safety awards for its work on the London Underground. The Lanes Rail Division has been given a Gold Award by London Underground (LU), in recognition of its continuous improvement in safety culture. Two Lanes site supervisors, Rob Wesley and Paul Bettis, received individual awards for…
Proving that Lanes Group is the company that lends a hand, our engineers in Bristol have used their powerful jetting technology to remove a glove that could have caused a drain blockage. The task reflects the benefits of keeping pipes clear of even small items to avoid major works needed when unblocking drains or sewers…
