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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…
Drainage engineers at Lanes Group faced significant access challenges when called in to clean a basement drainage system at an iconic skyscraper. Wastewater service pipes beneath the Grade II-listed CIS Tower in Manchester, the tallest office block outside London, were becoming blocked. A team from the Lanes depot in Eccles, Greater Manchester, was commissioned by…
Health and education providers in Lancashire are drawing on Lanes Group’s large site drainage maintenance expertise to keep their pipes flowing. The drainage specialist’s Preston depot is working closely with a growing number of NHS and higher education services providers to ensure their drainage systems are in good working order. Ensuring surface water and foul…
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,…
