2014 News
The safe management of risks is of paramount concern for Lanes utility engineers – and that applies to bulls too! Drainage engineers from Lanes’ Utilities Division, based at Stafford, had to share a field with a herd of curious cattle, including a bull, which turned out to be a big softy. The team was surveying…
Lanes Group members of staff are celebrating a great team effort today after completing the Reading Half Marathon in aid of Cancer Research UK. The seven colleagues from the Lanes Utilities Division, were joined by runners from Thames Water and sub-contractors CB Ltd, making up a team of nine that completed the 13.1 mile course…
Lanes Group engineers have been praised for their ingenuity and meticulous planning after successfully removing a large storage tank that had contained more than 29 tonnes of animal fat. The tank, which weighed 10 tonnes, had stood idle for more than 15 years at pig and poultry feed makers ABN in Northallerton, North Yorkshire. The…
Care providers are becoming increasingly aware that they must tackle the hidden risks to their businesses that can be lurking out of site underground, says drainage experts Lanes Group. Often, in the past, maintenance of drainage and sewer systems has been treated as an afterthought, but there are signs this is changing, says the UK’s…
Lanes Group is helping to identify and resolve widespread potential flood problems in a town in Greater Manchester. Bolton Council has called in Lanes to carry out CCTV drainage surveys of culverts, followed by cleaning works, as part of the strategic management of flood risks in the town. The council, as Lead Local Flood Authority…
Lanes Group has been named as a finalist in the prestigious Construction News Specialist Awards 2014. The company’s What Good Looks Like initiative has been shortlisted in the Health and Safety Excellence category. What Good Looks Like uses cartoon-style professional drawings to show operational teams precisely the standards and behaviours across a range of workplace…
As part of the continuous initiative on improving safety behaviours, London Underground has called in one of the UK’s hardest-hitting health and safety experts to encourage their staff and contractors to ‘take 5’ to prevent accidents. London Underground’s asset performance stations premises delivery manager and her team arranged for Jason Anker, who was paralysed from…
