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Saving and recycling is all the rage now – but we can still learn from our forebears, as Lanes for Drains discovered when asked to empty a hidden chamber at a Grade 2 Listed country house. Engineers based at the Lanes for Drains Chester depot were called in to pump out and inspect the large underground chamber…
Lanes for Drains is providing specialist drainage support for international parking company Q-Park as part of its multi-million pound upgrade of central London’s most important car parks. The work has involved surveying and cleaning drainage systems in some of the largest, deepest and most complex underground car parks in the country. Q-Park, one of three leading parking providers in…
Lanes for Drains got to the bottom of persistent flooding at one of the UK’s largest cement works – and saved the company tens of thousands of pounds it expected to have to spend to cure the problem. Lanes engineers based in Sheffield were called in to investigate the flooding of a railway track on…
Lanes for Drains engineers in South Wales have tested drainage technology to its limits to help the Royal National Lifeboat Institution empty a septic tank on the seashore below a cliff. The maritime search and rescue charity called the Lanes for Drains Cardiff Depot to find a way to clean out the tank at its…
Lanes for Drains engineers have helped ensure fire fighting teams at London Gatwick Airport are at optimum readiness by renewing pipes that supply them with water. Given the priority placed on safety at the UK’s airports, great care is taken to make sure critical facilities are regularly checked and kept in good repair. The work…
Kim Ulmer and her family say they have their local Lanes for Drains depot to thank for saving their Christmas. The family lives close to the Lanes for Drains St Neots depot, in Eaton Socon, which provides drain blockage and drain repair services across the East Anglia region. A week before Christmas, the water in…
Lanes for Drains engineers have turned super sleuths to help progress a motorway construction project vital to major plans to regenerate a large part of Portsmouth. Innovative survey work was needed to allow Lanes’ client, Colas, to finalise plans for a new motorway junction required as part of a £130m regeneration scheme for Tipner promoted…
Lanes for Drains’ newest depot – the hub for one of the largest wastewater network service operations in the UK – has achieved a globally-recognised standard for protecting the environment. The ‘super’ depot in Slough, Berkshire, has proved that it complies with the rigorous requirements of ISO 14001 which sets standards for energy use, waste…