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Drainage engineers from Lanes Group plc have cleaned and surveyed nearly a mile of highway drainage pipework serving a major road viaduct. Jet vac tanker and CCTV survey teams from the Lanes St Neots depot carried out the work on the A10 Kingsmead Viaduct near Ware, in Hertfordshire. In a two-week programme, they cleaned the…
National drainage and wastewater utility specialist Lanes Group plc has repurposed technology used for showing prices on supermarket shelves to create the water industry’s first digital permit board. The new boards are being lined up to display information about worksites in a way that complies with local authority regulations and saves the disposal of thousands…
A food retail institution in the North West is reaping the rewards of a diligent approach to drainage maintenance delivered by Lanes Group plc. Booths, which operates 27 supermarkets, has seen reactive call-outs drop off sharply as Lanes drainage engineers keep drains and surface water gulleys running smoothly. Benefits have included reduced risk of service…
A drone survey carried out by Lanes Group plc is helping a major manufacturer investigate the drainage system on one of its sites in readiness for future development. The unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) survey provided a highly detailed digital map of the factory site near Peterborough, which engineers can use to plot drainage assets with…
Drainage engineers from Lanes Group plc are responding to calls for help across England and Wales as businesses are threatened by flooding caused by Storm Henk. Lanes teams are extremely busy as flooding continue to cause major problems, with call-outs particularly high in Nottinghamshire, Derbyshire, Staffordshire, the West Midlands, Gloucestershire, Avon, and South Wales. Lanes…
Drainage and wastewater specialist Lanes Group plc has carried out a programme of works to support a multi-million-pound project aiming to double the number of train services on a Welsh railway line. The Lanes Cardiff depot was commissioned by contractor AmcoGiffen to provide rail drainage services for the upgrade of the 19-mile-long Ebbw Vale Line…
A Sheffield junior football team has won backing from Lanes Group plc with a two-year sponsorship deal. Tinsley Juniors Under 13 Steel players are sporting the Lanes logo on their shirts for the next two seasons. The team is coached by Tony Bramhall, the Regional Manager of the Lanes Sheffield depot, which is located in…
2023 marked the fifth anniversary of our flagship public awareness campaign, Unblocktober. This initiative, built to spread awareness and cultivate a cultural shift in the nation’s attitudes towards drain and sewer misuse, has a powerful impact each year and will continue to do so moving forward. In honour of half a decade of Fatberg fighting,…