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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…
A specialist team from Lanes Group plc has used ultra high pressure water jetting to clear concrete from a sewer beneath terraced houses preventing the need for the homes to be partially demolished to reinstate the pipe. It has trialed the use of the powerful system after the foundation concrete proved too tough for conventional…
Drainage engineers from Lanes Group plc have used their highway drain surveying expertise to support a scheme to improve bus travel, cycling and walking in the UK’s most densely populated city. They have carried out CCTV drainage surveys along two stretches of road in Portsmouth, Hampshire, for contractor Griffiths Engineering and Construction, which is making…
University learns vital lessons from full site drainage survey A university has been given “valuable insights” after commissioning Lanes Group plc to carry out a full site survey of the drainage system serving its campus. A team from the Lanes Manchester depot carried out the survey over two weeks, providing the University of Bolton with…
Innovative use of one of the world’s most sophisticated vehicle tracking platforms is building drainage and wastewater specialist Lanes Group plc a global reputation for road safety. Lanes, the UK’s largest independent drainage contractor, has now installed the Samsara digital system in all 3,000 of its vehicles, from articulated lorries to company cars. Samsara has…
Drainage engineers from Lanes Group plc have used their advanced suction technology to assist the UK’s busiest adventure golf centre in keeping its dramatic water features flowing smoothly. With giant dinosaurs looking on – not real ones, thankfully – they removed 4 tonnes of silt from a sump in the pond at the Dino Falls…
As September comes to an end, we welcome the start of Unblocktober and this year marks the 5th anniversary of this fatberg fighting campaign. For the month of Unblocktober, we’re encouraging you to get involved and help to improve the health of drains and sewers around the country and keep watercourses and seas clear from…
