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Andrew Smith, a transport manager at Lanes Group plc, has been shortlisted for a Thames Water Spotlight on Excellence Award for his innovative use of one of the world’s most sophisticated vehicle tracking platforms. He uses features in the Samsara software so cleverly to drive up Lanes’ road safety record that his work is being…
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…
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…
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…
Innovative use of one of the world’s most sophisticated vehicle tracking platforms is building drainage and wastewater specialist Lanes Group plc a global reputation for road safety. Lanes, the UK’s largest independent drainage contractor, has now installed the Samsara digital system in all 3,000 of its vehicles, from articulated lorries to company cars. Samsara has…
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…
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…
Preparing digital drainage reports, visiting high-tech equipment suppliers and even doing his health and safety training – Ellis Firth has achieved a lot in his week of work experience in the Lanes Group plc national CCTV survey processing centre. Then again, he joined the team at the Lanes depot and headquarters site in Eccles, Greater…