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Five Years of Unblocktober: A 2023 Recap

01/12/2023

2023 marked the fifth anniversary of our flagship public awareness campaign, Unblocktober. This initiative, built to spread awareness and cultivate a cultural shift in the nation’s attitudes towards drain and sewer misuse, has a powerful impact each year and will continue to do so moving forward. In honour of half a decade of Fatberg fighting,…

Road Safety Week 2023: Tool Box Talks and AI Driver Tracking

20/11/2023

The 19th of November marks the start of Road Safety Week, the yearly campaign from Brake advocating for safer roads and more mindful driving. At Lanes, we are committed to the safety and welfare of our employees, subcontractors, and the public, and have a large and diverse fleet to consider when we think about our…

Eco-friendly water jetting backs super-thin tank technology at new hospital car park

10/11/2023

Sustainable drain cleaning technology deployed by Lanes Group plc has supported the installation of a ground-breaking ‘super-thin’ source control stormwater attenuation system that has saved the NHS considerable costs during the construction of a new hospital car park. The innovative system, developed and manufactured in the UK, has also contributed to the NHS’s net zero…

Lanes backs sports participation in football sponsorship deal

09/11/2023

National drainage and wastewater specialist Lanes Group plc is delighted to support participation in sport by sponsoring a team at a community football club close to its Aberdeen depot. The company has agreed a kit sponsorship deal with the Westdyke Community Club 2007s team. The association goes beyond financial support as Lanes Aberdeen Area Development…

5 Years of Fatberg Fighting: Unblocktober 2023

03/10/2023

As September comes to an end, we welcome the start of Unblocktober and this year marks the 5th anniversary of this fatberg fighting campaign. For the month of Unblocktober, we’re encouraging you to get involved and help to improve the health of drains and sewers around the country and keep watercourses and seas clear from…

Lanes Group named as a finalist in the Highways Awards

15/09/2023

National drainage and wastewater specialist Lanes Group plc has been named as a finalist in the prestigious Highways Awards 2023. The company has been recognised in a joint submission with supplier WinCan for its innovative use of highways drainage inspection systems. Lanes has been shortlisted in the Product of the Year category in the awards…

LEGO designer’s appeal: back me again on fatberg model

21/08/2023

The designer at the centre of a campaign to persuade LEGO to make a new model featuring drainage engineers tackling a fatberg has told Lanes Group plc the Whitechapel fatberg was the main inspiration for his idea. Wastewater operatives from Lanes, working for water company Thames Water, carried out most of the work to clear…