Lanes Drainage Services UK

Lanes Drainage Services UK: nationwide drainage and wastewater work

Lanes Drainage Services UK is the commercial and domestic services arm of Lanes Group. The business traces its origins to 1992, when Lanes for Drains started in Leeds as a drain cleaning and repair specialist with five employees. The current drainage operation reports more than 2,000 staff across 20 operational depots, while the group's wider presentation cites over 30 depots, 4,500 staff and 34 years of experience. The company describes itself as a leading UK drainage and wastewater utility specialist and states that it maintains a 24/7, 365-day response.

Drain services for reactive and planned work

The drain side of the business covers both reactive call-outs and preventative maintenance. The published service list includes drain cleaning, drain unblocking, drain jetting, drain relining, drain jet vacuumation, interceptor work and water service pipe repairs. Survey work is handled through CCTV surveying and drain and manhole inspections.

Sewer rehabilitation and waste emptying

For sewers, Lanes lists off-road jet vacuumation, desilting and jet vacuumation, inspection, repairs, and relining, renovation and rehabilitation. Culvert cleaning and inspection also appear among its capabilities. A separate waste emptying line covers septic tank and cesspit tankering, alongside industrial cleaning and tankering.

Surveying, engineering and environmental response

The company provides professional services and engineering and consultancy support. Its surveying and inspection offer includes CCTV surveying, drain and manhole inspections, highway gully cleaning and surveying, and home buyers drain surveys. On the environmental side it lists flooding and pollution control, and it also works in the rail sector.

Sectors served

Lanes states specialist experience across almost all major UK industries. The sectors named in its material are nuclear and power, public services, utilities, transport, defence, retail, manufacturing and production, hospitality, construction and facilities management. Within public services it cites schools, higher education, healthcare and housing; within utilities, wastewater and clean water; and within transport, highways, rail, distribution and logistics. Food and beverage is also named under hospitality.

Depot network and specialist divisions

The operational model is built around a depot network intended to deliver specialist drainage services at a local level. The company also refers to specialist divisions that complement and support its core services, and to utility hubs within its locations structure.

Health, safety and scale

Lanes presents health and safety as a company-wide priority running from the board to every depot and department, and states that it regularly exceeds mandatory standards. As an example of that investment, it cites a £200,000 programme of vehicle camera systems fitted to 100 HGVs operating the Thames Water contract, with motion sensors to alert drivers to cyclists and pedestrians. The group reports a turnover in excess of £300 million.