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ISO 14001 success flows from Lanes drainage expertise

06/07/2017

Lanes Group’s drainage engineers are carrying out CCTV surveys and remedial pipe repairs that are helping other businesses achieve internationally-recognised standards for environmental protection. The Lanes depot in Preston, Lancashire, is one of the 22 operational centres which are called in to help ensure organisations meet the rigorous ISO 14001 standard. Frank Hamlin, Area Development…

New drainage services closer to home in East Anglia

06/07/2017

Ready to roll – the new Lanes Swaffham team, from the left:  Ashley Manning, CCTV operator; Trevor Allum, Area Development Manager; Michelle Nichols, Administrator; Kristopher Doolan, Jetting and Vacuumation Engineer; Tom Grove, Regional Manager; Dean O’Leary, Blockage Engineer. Lanes Group plc has opened a new depot in East Anglia, bringing its drainage services closer to…

Case study – Smart motorways receive drain lining revamp

05/07/2017

Lanes Group is implementing the first project to extensively line highway drainage pipes as part of a Smart Motorway project. It has been commissioned by the Carillion Kier Joint Venture, working for Highways England, to install ultraviolet (UV) liners during the M6 Junction 16-19 Smart Motorway scheme between Crewe and Knutsford, in Cheshire. The Smart…

Lanes completes drainage checks at giant distribution centre

04/07/2017

A team of drainage engineers from Lanes Group has carried out a pre-handover drainage survey at a £100 million distribution centre being built for one of the UK’s fastest-growing home and leisure retailers. The Lanes Bristol depot was commissioned to carry out the pipe cleaning and CCTV drainage survey programme at The Range’s 1.2 million…

Drainage refurbishment programme completed on health site

30/06/2017

Drainage teams from Lanes Group have completed a major drain cleaning and refurbishment programme as part of an upgrade of an NHS mental health and training centre. A full-site CCTV drainage survey was followed by extensive drainage rehabilitation work at Clifton House, in York, North Yorkshire. The site has two secure mental health units and…