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A drone survey carried out by Lanes Group plc is helping a major manufacturer investigate the drainage system on one of its sites in readiness for future development. The unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) survey provided a highly detailed digital map of the factory site near Peterborough, which engineers can use to plot drainage assets with…
One of London’s most popular hidden destinations is to be turned into a street food arcade thanks, in part, to drainage investigation work carried out by Lanes Group plc. The Liverpool Street Arcade, created as London Underground trains switched from steam to electricity, is to become the BoxHall City, with a collection of food, drink…
Drainage engineers from Lanes Rail charged with cleaning a sump on London’s newest railway line had to descend a shaft equivalent to the height of an eight-storey building. The sump in Silvertown, East London, next to London City Airport, was 25 metres deep, making it the deepest wastewater asset of its kind along the 73-mile…
Lanes Rail has passed its latest ISO quality and environmental audits with no non-conformities – the third year in the row it has achieved perfect audit outcomes. The achievement confirms Lanes Rail, a division of Lanes Group plc, holds certification for both ISO 9001 for quality and ISO 14001 for environmental management. Daniel Ward, Health,…
Volatile weather generated by climate change is likely to put more strain on rail drainage systems than ever before. Innovative thinking and technical excellence from Lanes Group plc is delivering solutions. Whether it is solving challenging flash flooding problems at a London rail terminus, maintaining stations on the UK’s newest railway line, or carrying out…
Transport for London auditors have praised Lanes Group’s Rail Division for a new digital workflow system that is helping keep teams safe during the COVID-19 pandemic. They have described the system as representing “good practice” while giving Lanes Rail a risk-to-service score of zero, the lowest possible risk profile, following an intensive five-day audit. Lanes…
A more responsive way to manage asset maintenance introduced by Lanes Group plc is reducing faults in public and staff toilets on the London Underground – improving the quality of service for rail customers. The new Smart Maintenance approach is also greatly reducing the number of hours taken to carry out essential repairs and improving…
Lanes Rail has completed more than 30,000 repairs and introduced multiple innovations to improve efficiency, safety, and cost control in the first year of a major new maintenance contract for London Underground. The five-year 1 FM contract, which went live in June 2017, covers all building maintenance work along underground lines, and at depots, train…
