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Road Safety Week 2023: Tool Box Talks and AI Driver Tracking

20/11/2023

The 19th of November marks the start of Road Safety Week, the yearly campaign from Brake advocating for safer roads and more mindful driving. At Lanes, we are committed to the safety and welfare of our employees, subcontractors, and the public, and have a large and diverse fleet to consider when we think about our…

Lanes backs sports participation in football sponsorship deal

09/11/2023

National drainage and wastewater specialist Lanes Group plc is delighted to support participation in sport by sponsoring a team at a community football club close to its Aberdeen depot. The company has agreed a kit sponsorship deal with the Westdyke Community Club 2007s team. The association goes beyond financial support as Lanes Aberdeen Area Development…

Poppy Waterfall grows garlands to remember the fallen

09/11/2023

A dramatic Remembrance Day poppy display created from thousands of plastic bottles thanks to the dedication of village of volunteers has grown in size this year with help from Lanes Group plc. The Poppy Waterfall, first displayed in Stoneclough, Radcliffe, Greater Manchester, in 2020, was the idea of former soldier David De Souza, supported by…

5 Years of Fatberg Fighting: Unblocktober 2023

03/10/2023

As September comes to an end, we welcome the start of Unblocktober and this year marks the 5th anniversary of this fatberg fighting campaign. For the month of Unblocktober, we’re encouraging you to get involved and help to improve the health of drains and sewers around the country and keep watercourses and seas clear from…

LEGO designer’s appeal: back me again on fatberg model

21/08/2023

The designer at the centre of a campaign to persuade LEGO to make a new model featuring drainage engineers tackling a fatberg has told Lanes Group plc the Whitechapel fatberg was the main inspiration for his idea. Wastewater operatives from Lanes, working for water company Thames Water, carried out most of the work to clear…