Sewer Rehabilitation News
A drain repair carried out by Lanes Group plc has helped protect a masonic hall in Sunderland recognised as one of the most important heritage sites in the UK. Phoenix Hall has been assessed as being in the top 2.5% of Grade I Listed buildings, making it equal, in historical importance, with Windsor Castle, Blenheim…
Drainage engineers from Lanes Group plc have completed the excavation and replacement of a cast iron wastewater pipe during the refurbishment of a row of shops. A second drain was rehabilitated by installing local structural repairs (LSRs), also known as patch liners, beneath the five shops in the centre of King’s Lynn in Norfolk. The…
A multi-disciplinary team of drainage engineers from Lanes Group plc has completed the lining of a drainage pipe nearly one kilometre long on behalf of a contractor working for Scottish Water. The challenging project involved installing five separate liners, one of them 200 metres long, in a surface water pipe across farmland near Kelso in…
Drainage and wastewater contractor Lanes Group plc has appointed clean water expert Paul Henderson to lead strategic sales for its sewer rehabilitation and lining operations. Paul is the new Business Development Manager for the Lanes Sewer Rehabilitation and Lining Division. A key previous role was Business Development Director for one of the UK’s leading clean…
Cured in place pipe lining has come a long way since the days Simon Bull and his colleagues called the local ice wholesaler to stop their liner becoming the world’s largest and strongest flattened drinking straw. He is Lanes Group plc’s lining manager, responsible for directing teams that implement some of the UK’s most challenging…
Sewer pipes. Not top of your list for things to think about we’re guessing. Nevertheless, it may be worth your while in the long run to consider their age and condition. Because sewers don’t last for ever. In fact, anything over 30 years old, and they could already be in a state of disrepair. That’s…
Lanes Group is in the running for a 2015 British Construction Industry Award after completing a sewer rehabilitation project two months early and 20 per cent under budget. The scheme to repair a Severn Trent Water drainage asset will be judged in the BCIA Civil Engineering Project of the Year (up to £10m) category. Since 2011, Lanes Group…
Lanes Group has completed a three week programme of drainage maintenance at the Shetland Islands’ main power station. The work at Lerwick Power Station, run by Scottish Southern Energy (SSE), included a comprehensive CCTV drainage survey of the site, drainage jetting and pipe patch lining. A team of eight drainage engineers from Lanes Group’s Aberdeen depot travelled by…
