Drain Unblockage News
Blocked drains in hospitals are a major cause for concern, and entire wards can be closed if drainage issues get out of hand. Wards are shut more frequently than you might imagine, and here at Lanes we recently submitted a Freedom of Information request to 122 NHS England hospital trusts to see just how much…
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…
The UK’s leading independent drainage specialist has welcomed a positive step from wet wipe makers on tightening labelling of their products. But Lanes Group plc points out that water industry experts want more to be done to protect the environment and prevent sewer blockages. Michelle Ringland, Lanes Group’s Head of Marketing, said: “The decision by…
Lanes Group has cured flood problems that had caused damage worth thousands of pounds at a builder’s merchant yard. Drainage engineers from the Lanes Bristol depot were called in to investigate persistent flooding at the premises run by a national building supplies chain. Lanes Bristol Operations Manager Andy Edwards said: “The flooding was affected the…
A Lanes Group engineer working for Thames Water has helped firefighters search for a pet dog after his owner saw him scamper down a disused drain pipe while chasing a fox. John Dale, who works for the Lanes Utilities Division on its wastewater network maintenance contract for Thames Water, was responding to an urgent request…
Lanes Utilities drainage engineers have recovered a hot rod car that took the wrong turn and caused a major go slow in a sewer. The toy car had not been burning rubber but blocking the 150mmm diameter drain underneath a house in Tottenham, North London. But with a lot of persistence and ingenuity, Drain Blockage…
Lanes engineers find all sorts of things holding up water when they go to unblock drains – so what about a muscle-bound beefcake? Okay, so this particular strongman was no more than six inches tall and appeared to be stuck in a show-off pose, but he was perfect for blocking a drain. Lanes Utilities blockage…
Lanes engineers have discovered what is believed to be a record number of drain rods blocking a sewer. They pulled 55 of the rods from a foul water pipe leading from a restaurant in a town just outside London. No wonder the Lanes team was responding to an urgent call about a badly blocked drain!…
