Drainage maintenance News
Christmas revellers and food businesses are being urged not to feed the fatbergs after Lanes Group sewer cleaning teams removed two giant waste monsters from beneath the streets of London. The Lanes teams, working for Thames Water, sliced a 30-tonne fatberg from a sewer beneath Borough Market in Southwark, South London, and a 63-tonne fatberg…
The world of make believe has helped wastewater managers boost their communication confidence during the launch of a pay and careers programme unique to the water industry. Drainage and water utility specialist Lanes Group plc has used a professional actor to carry out innovative role-play training for line managers who play a vital role in…
A North East water company is throwing its weight behind the world’s first sewer blockage awareness month, Unblocktober, and is urging customers to not use toilets as a bin. Unblocktober, launched by the Lanes Group, is all about making small changes to people’s daily habits and only flushing the 3Ps – pee, paper and poo…
Climate change caused by global warming is contributing to facilities and property managers recognising the value of preventative drainage maintenance to prevent highly damaging flooding. The Lanes drainage team in Newcastle upon Tyne is among Lanes depots across the UK that are receiving more enquiries about planned and preventative maintenance (PPM) work on drainage systems….
Drainage engineers from Lanes Group plc have completed a major sewer cleansing and surveying programme in Cardiff to enhance protection against flash flooding. Cardiff City Council commissioned a specialist team from the Lanes Cardiff depot to carry out the work over a three-month period in Pontcanna to the west of the city centre. Two jet…
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,…
Specialist drainage services delivered by Lanes Group plc have been deployed to support a major flood protection scheme in Leeds. CCTV drainage surveys carried out by a team from the Lanes Leeds depot along a flood-risk river identified surface water pipes that needed to be fitted with flood valves. Leeds City Council, in partnership with…
The UK’s largest independent drainage and utility specialist, Lanes Group plc, has invested over £1million in new pipe lining technology. The purchase of three new dual-core ultraviolet light cured-in-place-pipe (CIPP) lining systems significantly adds to the company’s sewer rehabilitation capability. Two of the UV systems will line pipes with diameters from 150mm to 1600mm. The…
