2017 News
Lanes Group Director Andy Brierley has won a national award that recognises people who have made an outstanding contribution to the water utility industry. He was presented with the Future Water Association People Award for 2016 at an annual award lunch held in Leamington Spa, Warwickshire, on Thursday 23 February. The award recognises individuals who…
Lanes Utilities Director Andy Brierley is convinced of the power of video to train his 1,200 staff – after a presentation given by 12-year-old Libertie Hansford. Libertie offered to come in to Lanes Utilities’ Customer Solutions Centre in Slough, Berkshire, to explain how You Tube could be used for online training courses. Andy was so…
Transport for London has re-awarded contracts to Lanes Group to maintain structure and drainage assets associated with the Jubilee, Northern and Piccadilly underground lines. The awards, made under Lot 3 of TfL’s asset maintenance procurement process, means Lanes Group has retained all contracts currently held. Under TfL’s new procurement regime, designed to streamline its maintenance…
Blocked drains in hospitals are a major cause for concern, and entire wards can be closed if drainage issues get out of hand. Wards are shut more frequently than you might imagine, and here at Lanes we recently submitted a Freedom of Information request to 122 NHS England hospital trusts to see just how much…
Wastewater engineers from Lanes Group have completed their 1,000,000th drainage maintenance job for Thames Water. The company has totted up the total in little over four and a half years, as it has worked with Thames Water to keep its 68,000-mile network of drains and sewers across London and the Thames Valley flowing freely. The…
Two Lanes Group drainage engineers gave first aid to a motorist they found next to his overturned car on the M5 motorway in Devon. They used bandages from their first aid kit to staunch the flow of blood from a head wound of the man as he lay beside the smoking wreckage of his car….
When landlords set up a new home to rent, they are faced with a choice. Cut corners – installing clapped-out appliances and skimping on drainage – or instead, renovate comprehensively. While the former approach can be attractive due to the possible initial savings, it’s completely flawed, given the negative repercussions that, further down the line,…
Every year, thousands of drains are blocked by fats and oils being poured down them. It’s a problem that plagues both homes and businesses, but it’s the restaurant and catering industry that falls victim most often. This is when companies like Lanes for Drains are called, and drainage engineers across the country spend time undoing…
