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Lanes Rail Division has won a contract from London Underground to refurbish a bridge over the Piccadilly Line in West London – the second commission of its kind in less than 12 months. Work is due to begin in the next month on cleaning, repairing and repainting the pedestrian bridge in Rayners Lane, South Harrow….
Lanes Group’s Rail Division has transformed a “unique” but ugly drainage pump house at end of the Northern Line in South London. Work on the building close to Morden Station, in South Wimbledon, included cladding the external walls in plastic panels and waterproofing the roof, significantly improving what had become a local eyesore. London Underground…
Lanes Groups Rail Division has won a contract as one of 24 specialist suppliers who will carry out work worth £330m to upgrade 70 London Underground stations, making them fit for the next decade. Lanes was selected as part of a new approach by Transport for London to major infrastructure projects to ensure all work…
Lanes Group has proved its growing Civils Maintenance capability with the completion of a complex project to refurbish a footbridge on the London Underground. The work to strip, repaint and repair the bridge on the Northern Line near Finchley Central has been part of a five year improvement programme by Tube Lines. Lanes Rail Division…
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…
The Lanes Group has developed a simple yet highly innovative safety device that has the potential to transform working at height across the rail industry – significantly improving safety, productivity and staff satisfaction. The new rail safety strop is attached to the rail, acting as a restraint point, to stop staff working at height from entering unsafe areas and…
Lanes for Drains has been named as a finalist for the prestigious Construction News Health and Safety Award 2012. Health and Safety is one of the most competitive categories in the Construction News Awards, considered by many to be the highest accolades in the industry. Lanes for Drains had to put together a 1,000 word…
A project to reline a sewer running alongside a river in Bolton meant a concerted planning effort for no-dig specialist Lanes for Drains. Despite many obstacles, the sewer reline works were completed within the 7-day strict timeframe, to the delight of all parties involved. There were a number of third parties to consult during the…
