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same highly-accurate performance test results all-year-round.


“As such, it was important for us to commission Lanes to carry out the drainage survey and cleansing of all underground pipework. Its drainage survey reports provided the evidence we needed to show the client the drainage system across the test site was fit for purpose.”


A jet vac tanker and a CCTV drainage survey team from the Lanes Cardiff depot were deployed to carry out the work. The drainage system included standard surface water pipes and a network of filter pipes, which collect water from surrounding ground.


ARMOURED VEHICLE TEST SITE GETS DRAINAGE


ALL CLEAR Drainage engineers from Lanes Group plc have carried out cleaning and surveying of surface drains serving a new armoured fighting vehicle test facility in South Wales.


They were called in to ensure the drainage system at the facility was in optimum condition with no blockages before it was handed over following its installation.


The test track has been built at the General Dynamics armoured fighting


ANOTHER YEAR OF WASHROOM


JUDGING COMPLETED The Loo of the Year Awards inspection team have now completed the inspection of thousands of 2018 Loo of the Year Awards entrants washrooms throughout the UK.


They have travelled thousands of miles by road, sea and air have visited towns/cities from Wick in Scotland to The Islands of Scilly and Londonderry in Northern Ireland to Lowestoft in East Anglia. Early analysis of entry grading indicates some exceptional washrooms will be competing for the large range of awards available.


All inspections have been completed against the Loo of the Year Awards


criteria which are the benchmark for washrooms in the UK: are the entrant’s washrooms fit for purpose from the user’s perspective? Are the washrooms clean? Do they provide all the facilities that users require? Do they meet Building Regulations Doc M and Equality Act dimensions and the needs of users that require accessible toilets or Changing Places facilities? Do they provide adequate


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vehicle assembly, integration, and testing facility at Merthyr Tydfil in Mid Glamorgan.


General Dynamics UK has been awarded contracts worth £3.9bn to deliver and service 589 AJAX armoured fighting vehicles for the British Army until 2024.


The test track, built by Griffiths Civil Engineering and Construction, allows the military vehicles to be fully tested before they are handed over to the Army.


Griffiths Site Agent Chris Williams said: “The surface water drainage system makes sure the track delivers the


Kyle Burgess, Area Development Manager for Lanes in South Wales, said: “We were delighted have supported Griffiths on this project, which is delivering significant benefits for the Welsh economy.


“As well as CCTV drainage surveys, we can carry out a range of other surveys, including topographical surveys and GPS mapping. We’re highly experienced at delivering drainage services on industrial process and factory sites, where the ability to work flexibly and safely so as not to disrupt production is often vital.”


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facilities for babies and children? Are they attractive – light, inviting and have the WOW factor. How would your client’s washrooms compare?


Judging for the range of National and UK/Ireland awards and trophies will be completed during October and the results will be announced at the 31st annual Loo of the Year Awards day time Event on Friday 7th December at the elegant St Johns Hotel Solihull.


The event includes excellent hospitality, a washroom supplier’s exhibition, top class entertainment by comedian Hal Cruttenden and unrivalled networking opportunities among leading cleaning and FM service providers and their key customers.


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