Charity News
The journey may not have been as picturesque, but Lanes Utilities colleagues rode the entire length of the River Thames to raise money for good causes. They have taken part in the Lanes Cycle Challenge, which is seeing teams from depots and service hubs across the UK cycle the distance along famous geographical landmarks for…
Just over a year after Janine Mills nearly died at work she has taken part in a fundraising cycle organised by Lanes Group plc on behalf of the charity seeking a cure for the illness that nearly killed her. Health and Safety Administrator Janine, aged 50, collapsed in an office at drainage specialist Lanes Group’s…
Bike riding teams of colleagues at the Leeds HQ of the UK’s largest independent drainage specialist have cycled the length of the River Aire and far, far beyond for charity. Teams from Lanes operational centres across the UK and in Ireland are cycling the length of local geographical features without moving an inch for the…
The Birmingham City Mission drainage survey, cleaning, and repair team, headed by Amey Site Supervisor Mark Bissell (in the orange jacket) and, to his right facing, Dean Evans, Mark Davies, and Connor Murphy, from Lanes Group, and Andy Morton, from Birmingham City Mission. Drainage engineers from Lanes Group plc have joined other contractors in helping…
Big-hearted colleagues working for Lanes Group plc have braved gale-force winds and buzzing clipper blades to raise over £25,000 for Macmillan Cancer Support. Teams and individuals working at depots and offices across the UK for the UK’s largest independent drainage specialist, and sister company UKDN Waterflow (LG) Ltd, contributed to the fund-raising effort. Macmillan Cancer…
A team of have-a-go-hikers from Lanes Group plc will be challenging their fitness and head for heights by climbing one of England’s highest mountains in aid of charity. The colleagues who all work at the Lanes HQ and operational depot at Eccles, Greater Manchester, will climb Skiddaw, just north of Keswick, in Cumbria, in aid…
CCTV drainage engineer Mick Bradley realised a life-long ambition and raised hundreds of pounds for a local cancer charity when he reached the highest point in the UK. Mick, who works at the Lanes Group Eastleigh depot, near Southampton, took up the challenge to walk to the top of Ben Nevis in Scotland in aid…
Teams and individuals working for Lanes Group across the UK have raised over £6,500 for Macmillan Cancer Support. The money has been collected over 12 months for Macmillan which was selected by staff as the Lanes company charity for the year. In total, the amount raised by staff fundraising activities was £6,575.26. Thanks to a…
