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Drainage engineers from Lanes Group plc have used new pipe cleaning technology to solve persistent drain blockage problems at a nuclear power station. They used two machines – a new Picote mini cleaner and an electro-mechanical cutter – to clear drains in one of the two reactor halls at Heysham power station in Lancashire. Their…
Severn Trent wastewater engineers made the most unusual catch of the day by rescuing two fish from a sewer. Brothers Martin and Chas Jeffries realised ‘fins’ weren’t right when the fish appeared on their CCTV survey camera. But they didn’t get into a flap – instead they managed to pull the fish to a manhole…
Drainage and water utility specialist Lanes Group plc has completed a major sewer rehabilitation programme along one of the busiest main roads into Exeter in Devon. The work involved installation of multiple local structural repairs and one 167-metre full liner in highway drains along the A30 Honiton Road on the eastern outskirts of the city….
Drainage and water utilities specialist Lanes Group plc is carrying out a six-month programme of gully cleaning along main roads in North East Scotland. The cleaning work is an essential part of a planned and preventative maintenance programme (PPM) to prevent localised flooding which can make roads less safe. Lanes has been commissioned to carry…
A CCTV drainage survey team from Lanes Group plc has carried out surveys of internal and below-ground pipework at what will be one of the most unconventional and visually striking hotels in London. The Lanes London depot was commissioned by Willmott Dixon Interiors to survey the drainage system at the site of the new nhow…
Drainage and water utilities specialist Lanes Group plc has grown its service capability with continued investment in a modern tanker fleet. In five years, the company has built a fleet of 60 tankers to support contracts with three water companies and a growing number of commercial customers. Roland Leslie, General Manager of the Lanes Tankering…
Christmas revellers and food businesses are being urged not to feed the fatbergs after Lanes Group sewer cleaning teams removed two giant waste monsters from beneath the streets of London. The Lanes teams, working for Thames Water, sliced a 30-tonne fatberg from a sewer beneath Borough Market in Southwark, South London, and a 63-tonne fatberg…
Move aside, Charles Dickens! There’s a new version of “A Christmas Carol” in town this year – turning the classic festive tale into a story about the importance of clean drains. Entitled “The Drains of Christmas Future”, the two-minute animation provides a fun and timely twist on an iconic narrative, warning viewers of exactly what…
