London News
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 contracts manager Hus Ibrahim celebrates his 50th birthday today, but says: “I don’t feel 50, I don’t look like I’m 50 and I don’t think like I’m 50.” He also said: “I’ll get that Matt Todd!” That was when he was told it was Lanes Rail Division Commercial Director Matthew Todd who had suggested…
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!…
Lanes for Drains is providing specialist drainage support for international parking company Q-Park as part of its multi-million pound upgrade of central London’s most important car parks. The work has involved surveying and cleaning drainage systems in some of the largest, deepest and most complex underground car parks in the country. Q-Park, one of three leading parking providers in…
Lanes for Drains’ new Area Development Manager in London, Jason Carré, is looking forward to building strong relationships with drainage service customers. Jason is based at the Lanes Group London depot, where he will help grow the company’s already strong reputation for drain unblocking, drainage repairs and drain relining services in London and Essex. He…
Lanes for Drains has proved that the innovative application of drainage expertise and technology means it need not be a bridge too far when it comes to installing 21st Century communications systems. Engineers from the company, the UK’s largest independent drainage specialists, laid fibre optic cables underneath a 60 metre long bridge. QinetiQ, the company that…
The Lanes Group has developed a simple yet highly innovative safety device that has the potential to transform working at height across the rail industry – significantly improving safety, productivity and staff satisfaction. The new rail safety strop is attached to the rail, acting as a restraint point, to stop staff working at height from entering unsafe areas and…
Doing it across a site with 33 buildings, over 200 shops, bars and restaurants in 4 retail malls; a conference centre; 2 railway stations; an underground station; car parks; 20 acres of landscaped spaces; and a working population of more than 93,000 people, takes all that — and a bit more besides. That’s why Canary…
