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Zoom in to effective warehouse drainage maintenance

23/03/2017

A planned and preventative maintenance (PPM) programme backed by clear asset condition data is essential to ensure large area drainage systems like those on logistics parks remain in good working order. Monitoring the condition of pipes over time is a key step, something most commonly done by commissioning CCTV drainage surveys. A range of specialist…

Lanes wins double recognition in Construction News Awards

15/03/2017

Lanes Group has been named as a finalist in two categories in the prestigious Construction News Awards 2017. The company has been shortlisted for the Specialist Contractor Award, while its utilities division has been shortlisted for the Health and Safety Excellence Award. Lanes Group, the UK’s largest independent drainage specialist, could point to rapid growth…

Lanes Rail wins second drainage contract with Transport for London

02/03/2017

Lanes Rail has won a contract to deliver drainage maintenance services on four of Transport for London’s sub-surface and deep level Underground lines. It has been awarded the entire Lot 2 drainage contract for Sub-Surface Lines (SSL) and BCV Lines. Previously, Lanes had shared the contract with Skanska. The contract covers drainage maintenance work on…

TfL re-awards asset maintenance contracts to Lanes Group

14/02/2017

Transport for London has re-awarded contracts to Lanes Group to maintain structure and drainage assets associated with the Jubilee, Northern and Piccadilly underground lines. The awards, made under Lot 3 of TfL’s asset maintenance procurement process, means Lanes Group has retained all contracts currently held. Under TfL’s new procurement regime, designed to streamline its maintenance…

Teams praised for keeping tube stations open during flash floods

26/07/2016

  Senior London Underground managers have praised Lanes Group drainage teams for helping to keep open dozens of the capital’s biggest tube stations during torrential thunderstorms. In a few hours, central London was inundated with 100mm of rain, the amount usually expected to fall in a whole month, causing major flash flooding. Over 12 hours,…

Lanes Group ready to show its ‘military’ muscle at Rail Live

07/06/2016

Lanes Group plc is planning its attendance at Rail Live 2016 with military precision – to showcase the future of rail track drainage support. The company is taking the world’s most capable off-road jet vac tanker to the event on 22 and 23 June. The JHL 8×8 jet vac tanker has been designed for military…

Lanes Group highly commended in Light Rail Awards

08/10/2015

Lanes Group’s Rail Division has been highly commended by judges in the Light Rail Awards for its work to develop an unmanned aerial vehicle survey service for rail operators. The announcement was made at an award ceremony at the Honourable Artillery Company in the City of London on Tuesday 7 October. Lanes Rail Division was…