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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,…
A Lanes Group London Rail contractor has been praised for calmly resolving two emergencies at the same time. Locks and security technician James Hunt had been responding, late at night, to a call out to a maintenance task at Wimbledon Park Station in West London. When he arrived, he found the fire alarm was going…
Andrew Smith, a transport manager at Lanes Group plc, has been shortlisted for a Thames Water Spotlight on Excellence Award for his innovative use of one of the world’s most sophisticated vehicle tracking platforms. He uses features in the Samsara software so cleverly to drive up Lanes’ road safety record that his work is being…
The 19th of November marks the start of Road Safety Week, the yearly campaign from Brake advocating for safer roads and more mindful driving. At Lanes, we are committed to the safety and welfare of our employees, subcontractors, and the public, and have a large and diverse fleet to consider when we think about our…
Sustainable drain cleaning technology deployed by Lanes Group plc has supported the installation of a ground-breaking ‘super-thin’ source control stormwater attenuation system that has saved the NHS considerable costs during the construction of a new hospital car park. The innovative system, developed and manufactured in the UK, has also contributed to the NHS’s net zero…
National drainage and wastewater specialist Lanes Group plc is delighted to support participation in sport by sponsoring a team at a community football club close to its Aberdeen depot. The company has agreed a kit sponsorship deal with the Westdyke Community Club 2007s team. The association goes beyond financial support as Lanes Aberdeen Area Development…
A dramatic Remembrance Day poppy display created from thousands of plastic bottles thanks to the dedication of village of volunteers has grown in size this year with help from Lanes Group plc. The Poppy Waterfall, first displayed in Stoneclough, Radcliffe, Greater Manchester, in 2020, was the idea of former soldier David De Souza, supported by…
Drainage engineers from Lanes Group plc have supported railway upgrade work by carrying out a CCTV drainage survey after the installation of signaling equipment. The survey was needed to check the condition of a track drainage pipe after engineers working for Amey on behalf of South Western Railways had installed a new signal post. Drainage…
