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Image courtesy: J Minh-Duy Poirrier Creative Commons Durham University has awarded Lanes Group plc a contract to provide it with a comprehensive range of drainage services. Under the 18-month contract, Lanes is sole provider of all specialist drainage services needed by the university, one of the most prestigious centres of academic learning in the world….
Facilities managers at one of the largest mental health hospitals in the North East of England says drainage maintenance carried out by Lanes Group plc is vital to support the delivery of the best care. Lanes carries out planned and preventative maintenance (PPM) carried out on the drainage system at the 210-bed St George’s Park…
Durham Country Council has awarded a seven-year contract to Lanes Group plc to prove specialist drainage services. Lanes, the UK’s largest independent drainage specialist, has been selected by competitive tender to join the local authority’s operated plant framework. It is now one of a number of suppliers that county council’s officers can select, based on…
Drainage engineers at Lanes Group have beaten the tides to look deep into the sewer system of one of the UK’s most picturesque heritage lighthouses. The team from Lanes’ Newcastle depot was commissioned to clean and survey the drains and sewers underneath the 119-year-old St Mary’s Lighthouse in Whitley Bay, Tyne and Wear. The…
The National Trust has called in Lanes drainage engineers to investigate drainage along one of the most popular walks in the North East of England to help keep its visitors’ feet dry. The Long Walk at Gibside, nine miles south east of Newcastle upon Tyne, attracts more than 250,000 visitors a year, to enjoy a…
Small can be useful when it comes to mini jet vac tankers A new mini jet vac tanker based at the Lanes Newcastle depot is proving that size matters when it comes to jetting clean pipes in places where space is at a premium. For small-to-medium diameter pipes, the JHL CityFlex jetting and vacuumation tanker…
Lanes Group has won a contract to deliver specialist drainage services for the joint venture constructing the New Wear Bridge in Sunderland. Drainage teams based at the Lanes depot in Newcastle have begun carrying out drainage work for the £117.6 million project which is expected to give the region a major regeneration boost. The New…
Lanes Group drainage engineers have cleaned a seal enclosure at an aquarium while being watched by those who have had a vested interest in the quality of their work – the seals themselves. The seals remained in their Seal Cove home at the Blue Reef Aquarium in Tynemouth, Tyne and Wear, while the team based…
