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The most detailed predictions yet about how future floods could affect local areas across the UK point to the urgent need for businesses to optimise their site drainage systems, says Lanes Group plc. Scientists have created a future flood map that has identified flood hotspots likely to emerge as climate change accelerates, making weather more…
As its name suggests, microplastic is very small – often invisible to the human eye. However, looking through a microscope, you will see the small plastic particles in the form of shards, and find that they come in a variety of shapes, colours and sizes, though still very small. This variety in appearance is due…
Undoubtedly, you have seen countless headlines stating the sheer quantity of plastic that is entering our environment – around 400 million tonnes per year. While it is often discussed that this is bad for wildlife, you might not be aware that it poses a significant threat to human health, too. In the following guide, the…
One of the UK’s leading drainage and wastewater specialists is promising to transform the rehabilitation of vertical drainage stacks in high-rise buildings with a revolutionary LED pipe lining system. Lanes Group plc has proven it can significantly speed up the previously difficult process of lining both rainwater and foul stack pipes, with less disruption, using…
Drainage and wastewater specialist Lanes Group has become a member of Aberdeen and Grampian Chamber of Commerce. The team at the Lanes Aberdeen depot is looking forward to taking an active role in working with the Chamber and its members throughout 2023. Mark Morrice, Area Development Manager at Lanes Aberdeen, said: “We work with hundreds…
Volatile weather generated by climate change is likely to put more strain on rail drainage systems than ever before. Innovative thinking and technical excellence from Lanes Group plc is delivering solutions. Whether it is solving challenging flash flooding problems at a London rail terminus, maintaining stations on the UK’s newest railway line, or carrying out…
Drainage engineers from Lanes Group plc have carried out a CCTV drainage survey across the site of a decommissioned nuclear power station. The surveys were needed, as part of a planned maintenance programme, to confirm the condition of the surface water drainage system at the former Bradwell power station, in Essex. A two-person drainage survey…
Specialist drainage services developed by Lanes Group plc will have a role to play in managing the future risks posed by surface water flooding, detailed in a new report by the National Infrastructure Commission. The commission predicts 620,000 properties – an increase of 71% – could be located in areas across England with high risks…
