Utilities News
Wastewater engineers from Lanes Group plc are supporting Thames Water in the removal of a ‘concreteberg’ as heavy as a blue whale plugging three London sewers. The giant mass of solidified cement and ballast, thought to be at least 100 metres long and weighing 105 tonnes, has been discovered at the junction of Gosling Street…
Wastewater engineers working for Lanes Group plc have become the first employees in the world to experience team training using virtual reality in a 360-degree video theatre. The company’s staff can now use virtual reality (VR) to train together in an immersive digital world where they can test their skills in a safe yet challenging…
A go-anywhere jet vac tanker designed for use by the military and United Nations relief teams is proving its worth helping keep sewers running smoothly across central and southern England. The JHL recycling jet vac tanker is being used by Lanes Group plc to access remote sewers and culverts across the most difficult terrain on…
Lanes Group plc has passed five rigorous audits to retain national accreditation for transport fleet management and safe driving standards. The drainage specialist has achieved, through re-auditing, the Bronze accreditation for its UK transport fleet under the Fleet Operator Recognition Scheme (FORS). FORS is used by companies operating across the UK to benchmark standards in…
Civil and structural engineers at Lanes Group plc are helping clients move from an old world of inadequate asset information to a new one of precision knowledge that pays dividends in cost control and programme efficiency. Deployment of new digital technologies to support asset surveying is transforming the type, amount and quality of data that…
The children of wastewater professionals are getting the chance to urge their parents and colleagues to ‘Get Home Safe’ in a powerful new safety campaign for 2019. Parents are being asked to take snaps of their children playing at doing their jobs in the initiative being launched by Lanes Utilities, part of Lanes Group plc….
Drainage and utilities specialist Lanes Group plc is offering industry-leading technology that supports faster and more effective cleaning of wastewater treatment systems and greatly reduces landfill costs. It is investing in the CDEnviro D:MAX, a trailer-mounted material separation system, that can remove a variety of materials, including rag, plastic and grit, from large volumes of…
Teams of volunteers from Lanes Utilities have shown their wild sides to support environmental conservation. They have taken part in two Wild Work Days in support of the London Wild Life Trust. Lanes Utilities, part of Lanes Group plc, is the wastewater network services maintenance partner for Thames Water. It is responsible for surveying, unblocking,…
