Domestic News
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…
Small can be useful when it comes to mini jet vac tankers A new mini jet vac tanker based at the Lanes Newcastle depot is proving that size matters when it comes to jetting clean pipes in places where space is at a premium. For small-to-medium diameter pipes, the JHL CityFlex jetting and vacuumation tanker…
Wayne celebrates 25 years at one depot – thanks to job variety! Wayne Clemens is celebrating 25 years working at the same drainage depot, and says he has stayed put because he has never had a dull moment. He is the Regional Manager of Lanes Group’s Plymouth Depot, where he is responsible for managing 15…
An astonishing 3,000 people, including hundreds of children, are getting enhanced protection from sudden cardiac arrest after Lanes Group donated a heart defibrillator to a Berkshire school. The drainage and asset maintenance specialist has donated the life-saving device to St Mary’s CE Primary School in Slough, Berkshire, which is located next to a Sure Start…
400 tonnes of silt and debris, including large tree branches, removed from just one culvert in Derby Culvert clean is designed to reduce the risk of highway flooding this winter Major culvert clearance is part of Highway England’s new asset-led approach to maintenance and delivery Lanes used powerful Superflex wet-dry vacuumation capability to remove 25…
