Drain Inspection News
Drainage engineers have cleaned highway interceptors on the A30 in Cornwall as part of a planned maintenance programme designed to reduce the risk of flooding during heavy rain. The teams based at Lanes Group plc’s depot in Plymouth, Devon, have been carrying out the work on the trunk road near Launceston on behalf of Ringway,…
Drainage engineers from Lanes Group plc have carried out cleaning and surveying of surface drains serving a new armoured fighting vehicle test facility in South Wales. They were called in to ensure the drainage system at the facility was in optimum condition with no blockages before it was handed over following its installation. The test…
Drainage engineers from Lanes Group plc have been carrying out detailed drainage surveys around the Port of Dover as part of the flagship Dover Western Docks Revival (DWDR) development. Hundreds of meters of surface water drainage pipes running into the current Western Docks required surveying prior to construction teams commencing with the utilities phase of…
Lanes Group plc is working with a leading ground care specialist to support a growing number of sports clubs and leisure centres that need expert advice about drainage of their playing surfaces. Sports facilities managers are increasingly concerned that outdoor pitches are feeling the strain because of changing weather patterns, higher usage rates, and the…
Transport for London has instructed Lanes Rail to carry out the reactive and planned premises maintenance for the underground section of the new Elizabeth Line through central London. Lanes Rail, part of Lanes Group plc, will be responsible for maintenance at six new stations along the central section of the route: Paddington, Farringdon, Bond Street,…
Lanes Group plc has won a contract to map and maintain highway drainage assets on behalf of Wigan Council. The work involves cleaning, CCTV surveying, and digitally mapping highway drainage assets across the metropolitan borough, in Greater Manchester. Lanes Group Development Director Richard Leigh said: “We are delighted to be working for Wigan Council on…
Cambridgeshire Constabulary has selected Lanes Group plc to maintain the drainage systems at all its police stations. The force has awarded Lanes a contract to carry out planned and reactive maintenance for the next three years. The contract, offered by competitive tender, covers all drain and sewer blockage and repair work at 18 station buildings…
Lanes completes drainage checks at major new biomedical institute Drainage engineers at Lanes Group have carried out the final CCTV drainage surveys at the Francis Crick Institute – destined to be one of the world’s most important biomedical research centres. The Crick, named after Francis Crick, a scientist who, along with James Watson, discovered the…
