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Health and safety across the depot network operated by drainage specialist Lanes Group plc is being “transformed” by a new digital phone app. Directors, managers, and supervisors can use the SHE app 24 hours a day to access health and safety information, record inspection data, and report events. Benefits have included increased health and safety…
In the pink with a green car, Regional Manager Stevie Fairbairn, left, hands over the BMW i3 to Operations Supervisor Andy McCormack. Lanes Group plc has taken delivery of its first electric car to support its strategy of delivering sustainable utility wastewater and drainage services. It now has a BMW i3 to support its front-line…
Lanes Group Operations Director Alan Wallis has completed IOSH Directing Safely training, reflecting the company’s commitment to embedding health and safety in strategic decision-making. He attended and passed the course as part of Lanes Group’s occupational health and safety strategy which requires teams and individuals at all levels in the organisation to have appropriate training…
A planned and preventative maintenance (PPM) programme backed by clear asset condition data is essential to ensure large area drainage systems like those on logistics parks remain in good working order. Monitoring the condition of pipes over time is a key step, something most commonly done by commissioning CCTV drainage surveys. A range of specialist…
Many logistics sites are continuous operations, remaining open and operational around the clock. This presents headaches when planning maintenance work. When it comes to drainage systems, with pipes running under aprons that give access to loading bays, this is of particular concern. Ideally, pipe repairs should be carried out remotely, while not digging and replacing…
Lanes Group has been named as a finalist in two categories in the prestigious Construction News Awards 2017. The company has been shortlisted for the Specialist Contractor Award, while its utilities division has been shortlisted for the Health and Safety Excellence Award. Lanes Group, the UK’s largest independent drainage specialist, could point to rapid growth…
If there is one part of a new build project where it is often true to say, ‘Once it is done, there is no going back,’ it’s the drainage system. It’s one of the first elements of the construction programme, along with the foundations. Much of the work done subsequently sits on top of it,…
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,…
