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Highway chiefs in North Yorkshire County Council has commissioned Lanes Group to use its water jetting technology and expertise to help keep their roads open and flood-free. The Lanes depot in Middlesbrough has been working for highway construction and maintenance company Ringway, who operate the roads on behalf of North Yorkshire County Council, to clear…
Charlotte Prom is a woman working in a traditionally male-dominated industry. But she says her biggest challenge has been being an American working in Britain. Speaking on International Women’s Day (March 8 2017), she said her experience show the cultural curve ball may come from surprising directions, but it can still be hit out of…
Lanes Utilities and Thames Water have acquired a 360° igloo projection theatre that will transform training by allowing teams to instantly see and hear what it is like to be inside a sewer. The igloo delivers wraparound sound and vision, so wastewater engineers can be immersed in any scenario, no matter how potentially hazardous, without…
A new Customer Solutions Centre, which defines a radical new way for Lanes Group and Thames Water to work together to enhance customer service, has been shortlisted for a Water Industry Achievement Award. The Customer Solutions Centre (CSC) is a finalist in the Partnership Initiative category of the national awards. The CSC, in Slough, Berkshire,…
Lanes Rail has won a contract to deliver drainage maintenance services on four of Transport for London’s sub-surface and deep level Underground lines. It has been awarded the entire Lot 2 drainage contract for Sub-Surface Lines (SSL) and BCV Lines. Previously, Lanes had shared the contract with Skanska. The contract covers drainage maintenance work on…
Lanes Group Director Andy Brierley has won a national award that recognises people who have made an outstanding contribution to the water utility industry. He was presented with the Future Water Association People Award for 2016 at an annual award lunch held in Leamington Spa, Warwickshire, on Thursday 23 February. The award recognises individuals who…
Lanes Utilities Director Andy Brierley is convinced of the power of video to train his 1,200 staff – after a presentation given by 12-year-old Libertie Hansford. Libertie offered to come in to Lanes Utilities’ Customer Solutions Centre in Slough, Berkshire, to explain how You Tube could be used for online training courses. Andy was so…
Transport for London has re-awarded contracts to Lanes Group to maintain structure and drainage assets associated with the Jubilee, Northern and Piccadilly underground lines. The awards, made under Lot 3 of TfL’s asset maintenance procurement process, means Lanes Group has retained all contracts currently held. Under TfL’s new procurement regime, designed to streamline its maintenance…
