UKDN Waterflow (LG) Ltd is delighted to be one of the main sponsors of the I Love Claims home and commercial networking lunch. Hundreds of insurance industry professionals and experts are due to attend the event at Grand Connaught Rooms, in Covent Garden, London, on 20 May 2016. The guest speaker will be Will Greenwood […]
A Checklist for Spring Cleaning your Drainage System
Posted on May 3, 2016, by Gill PinnerWe recently conducted a UK-wide survey to find out more about the nation’s spring cleaning habits. The research provided lots of interesting insight, including the most common excuses offered by those who avoid spring cleaning at all costs, and the most popular and unpopular household chores. One thing we found particularly alarming was that cleaning […]
“I can’t be bothered to spring clean” – our spring cleaning statistics show women need more support from apathetic men at home
Posted on April 4, 2016, by Gill PinnerMen may need to step up and help the women of the UK make this year’s spring clean the best yet, after revealing new spring cleaning statistics showed British males aren’t pulling their weight at home. According to our nationwide spring cleaning survey, 73% of the UK engages in a spring clean every year, with the […]
Drainage team steps up supermarket protection after devastating flood
Posted on March 30, 2016, by Gill PinnerA team of drainage engineers from UKDN Waterflow has boosted the flood resilience of a large supermarket after it was left three feet under water when a river burst its banks. The store in the north of England, part of a national chain, was inundated during Storm Desmond in December. Water from the river flooded […]
Animals found in drains and sewers around the world
Posted on March 11, 2016, by Gill PinnerAt UKDN Waterflow (LG), we’ve seen more than our fair share of strange things in the sewers and drains in which we work. Sadly, from time to time our teams have encountered animals who have made the sewer system their temporary home or have simply become stuck, meaning a rescue operation is required. But there […]
Teamwork to clean blocked drain lines at University arts campus
Posted on February 25, 2016, by Gill PinnerExcellent teamwork by drainage engineers from UKDN Waterflow (LG) and Lanes Group has been praised for ensuring a badly blocked drain was cleared at a campus of University of the Arts London. They left the foul drain free-flowing following the planned maintenance work to clear the pipe at the university’s Camberwell College site in south […]
Drainage engineers call in air support to protect against dive bombing
Posted on January 22, 2016, by Gill PinnerDrainage engineers from UKDN Waterflow (LG) had to call for urgent air cover after facing an unusual health and safety hazard – being dive bombed by seagulls. The team had been working on the roof of a five-storey retail building in the centre of Birmingham when they came under sustained assault from the sky. The […]
Lanes Group plc acquires two drainage companies
Posted on January 12, 2016, by Gill PinnerLanes Group plc today announced that it has acquired the Arlo Group, the owners of AQS Environmental Solutions, one of the largest providers of drainage, industrial and waste management services in Ireland. The deal has been unanimously agreed by the Boards of Directors of both companies for an undisclosed sum, and is the second major […]
Complex claims management success for UKDN Waterflow
Posted on October 1, 2015, by Gill PinnerAfter a treatment plant had been installed incorrectly, UKDN Waterflow was contacted by loss adjusters, Cunningham Lindsey, on behalf of Zurich Insurance, to put right the problems. The team found that the wrong type of bio plant had been installed, the outfall was not working correctly and the surface water gullies were not correctly connected. […]
Minimising disruption for Symphony Housing
Posted on October 1, 2015, by Gill PinnerFollowing a report from an independent drainage contractor, we were called in to validate the works required at one of Symphony Housing’s developments in Salford. Upon closer inspection, the team found that the problems were unfortunately more widespread than first reported, with all three blocks of flats suffering from major drainage issues, including damage due […]