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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…
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,…
Engineers at Lanes Group plc have completed a sensitive project to install a new drainage pipe beneath one of London’s largest cemeteries. They carried out investigations and planned the installation of the 50-metre-long concrete pipe beneath Hither Green Cemetery in Lewisham, south London. The 50-metre-long concrete pipe was needed to connect track drains along the…
Drainage engineers from Lanes Group plc have carried out a CCTV drainage survey across the site of a decommissioned nuclear power station. The surveys were needed, as part of a planned maintenance programme, to confirm the condition of the surface water drainage system at the former Bradwell power station, in Essex. A two-person drainage survey…
A field manager working for Lanes Group plc has initiated the opening of the first ever military memorial at a Thames Water sewage treatment works and possibly at such a facility anywhere in the UK. What might be the smallest garden of remembrance in Britain has been created next to the Lanes depot based at…
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 specialist wet well team from Lanes Group plc has supported pump engineers in repairing a sewer pumping station serving one of London’s largest shopping centre. They used their high volume vacuumation and jetting technology to clear debris from the pumping station at Westfield London in White City to allow the repair to be made….
After trying to catch a rat whilst out for a walk, Olive, a Bedlington terrier, chased a rodent into a waste outlet pipe. After not being able to retrieve Olive, the owner contacted Thames Water for some assistance. Engineers James Lewis and Jack Gale, who are most accustom to unblocking fatbergs, didn’t think they would…
