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What’s pink and goes sideways – Lanes salesman Ian Clapham!

30/03/2022

One of Lanes Group plc’s longest-serving sales managers has swapped directing jet vac tankers to customer worksites for guiding a rally car at hair-raising speeds around the forests of Wales. Ian Clapham, Area Development Manager for the North West region, is reviving his career as an amateur rallying navigator, giving his driver directions as they…

Tiny memorial gives wastewater veterans a moment of peace

30/03/2022

A field manager working for Lanes Group plc has initiated the opening of the first ever military memorial at a Thames Water sewage treatment works and possibly at such a facility anywhere in the UK. What might be the smallest garden of remembrance in Britain has been created next to the Lanes depot based at…

Duct surveys prepare Hinkley Point C for National Grid link-up

23/03/2022

Buried ducts that will hold the high voltage cables connecting the new Hinkley Point C nuclear power station to the National Grid have been surveyed and cleared of water by drainage engineers from Lanes Group plc. A team from the Lanes Bristol depot has carried out the CCTV survey and cleaning project so the 12…

Turning 2022 pink – Lanes marks 30 years of service

25/02/2022

Lanes Group plc is gearing up to mark its 30th anniversary with a programme of activities throughout 2022 to celebrate its teams’ achievements and raise money for its charities. The company, famous for its bright pink branding, began as a one depot drainage company in Leeds, West Yorkshire, in April 1992, employing 15 people with…

Pipe lining prepares site for new Tesla showroom

17/02/2022

Remote access pipe lining delivered by Lanes Group plc has been selected as a sustainable way to refurbish drains beneath a showroom for the world’s most well-known electric cars. Drainage engineers from the Lanes West London depot have carried out the ‘no dig’ lining work to rehabilitate drains at the site of the new Tesla…

Obituary Notice – David Nutton

28/01/2022

Statement from Wayne Earnshaw, Lanes Group plc’s Managing Director: It is with great sadness that I confirm the passing of David Nutton, Lanes Group plc’s Finance Director, on Monday 17th January. His service of 27 years was testament to his skill, drive and dedication to Lanes, contributing significantly to the growth and success of the…

Drainage survey team supports NHS emergency care boost

20/01/2022

CCTV drainage surveys have been carried out by Lanes Group plc as part of enabling works for a £26m scheme to transform NHS emergency care in North Derbyshire. Drainage engineers from the Lanes Sheffield depot have completed the surveys at Chesterfield Royal Hospital where work is due to start on building a new urgent and…