Utilities News
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 Utilities has demonstrated its dedication to business systems excellence by passing two rigorous external audits with flying colours. It has passed renewal audits for OHSAS 18001 and BSI 22301 Business Continuity Plan standards. In both cases, the audit reports reflected high standards set in maintaining the required management systems. Lanes Utilities, part of Lanes…
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…
If there is one part of a new build project where it is often true to say, ‘Once it is done, there is no going back,’ it’s the drainage system. It’s one of the first elements of the construction programme, along with the foundations. Much of the work done subsequently sits on top of it,…
Charlotte Prom is a woman working in a traditionally male-dominated industry. But she says her biggest challenge has been being an American working in Britain. Speaking on International Women’s Day (March 8 2017), she said her experience show the cultural curve ball may come from surprising directions, but it can still be hit out of…
Lanes Utilities and Thames Water have acquired a 360° igloo projection theatre that will transform training by allowing teams to instantly see and hear what it is like to be inside a sewer. The igloo delivers wraparound sound and vision, so wastewater engineers can be immersed in any scenario, no matter how potentially hazardous, without…
A new Customer Solutions Centre, which defines a radical new way for Lanes Group and Thames Water to work together to enhance customer service, has been shortlisted for a Water Industry Achievement Award. The Customer Solutions Centre (CSC) is a finalist in the Partnership Initiative category of the national awards. The CSC, in Slough, Berkshire,…
Lanes Group Director Andy Brierley has won a national award that recognises people who have made an outstanding contribution to the water utility industry. He was presented with the Future Water Association People Award for 2016 at an annual award lunch held in Leamington Spa, Warwickshire, on Thursday 23 February. The award recognises individuals who…