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Tuesday, January 22nd, 2019
Fatberg Causes New Year Disruption in Staffordshire Town Two years ago, London’s 130-ton fatberg hit the headlines. But similar manifestations are emerging elsewhere across the country. Residents of the Staffordshire town of Cannock had their new year celebrations disrupted in the most unpleasant way imaginable when a fatberg led to chaos, flooding gallons of raw […]
Friday, December 7th, 2018
Make Sure Your Driveway Drains Properly and Meets Planning Rules Putting in off-street parking makes life more convenient and add to the value of your home. But make sure you think about drainage from the outset. Towns and cities the length and breadth of the UK have street after street of homes that were built […]
Wednesday, November 21st, 2018
Be Clear About What Lies Beneath Before You Do Anything Else Failing to take drainage into proper account is one of the most common and costly mistakes when planning and constructing an extension. Home improvement has never been more popular, and across the towns and cities of the UK, it is impossible to go down […]
Tuesday, October 16th, 2018
More Work Needed Months After £1 Billion Renovation Water leaks at the redeveloped London Bridge Station mean the area is once again swarming with workmen, only weeks after the project was completed. At the end of May, the new-look London Bridge Station was formally opened by the Duke of Cambridge, following a five-year project that […]
Tuesday, September 18th, 2018
It’s Time to Batten Down the Hatches and Prepare for Winter We have enjoyed one of the best summers on record. But now it’s time to ask yourself whether your home is prepared for the months ahead. The kids are firmly back in the school routine, the evenings are getting shorter, and you are waking […]
Thursday, August 16th, 2018
Despite One of the Driest Summers Ever, Flooding is Still a Problem The summer of 2018 will go down in history as one of the hottest – yet flood risk is ever present across the nation’s cities People have been harking back to the endless sun and the baked yellow grass of 1976, as temperatures […]
Tuesday, July 10th, 2018
Floods brought about by storms and rising sea levels could become the norm, as climate change threatens the infrastructure in the UK’s capital
Tuesday, June 12th, 2018
Experts agree that the impact of Birmingham’s recent floods was mitigated thanks to regular maintenance of the city’s drainage system.
Wednesday, May 23rd, 2018
Innovation from Down Under Could Ease UK Drainage Crisis As London’s drains find it ever harder to cope, a high-tech solution could be on the way from the other side of the world. Our capital is faced with a growing drainage infrastructure problem, with the network finding it increasingly difficult to meet escalating demand. It […]
Wednesday, April 11th, 2018
Residents Across the Country Facing Floods and Sanitation Concerns April showers are nothing new, but the apparent inability of the UK’s drainage infrastructure to cope is causing grave concerns to households nationwide. Extreme weather conditions and flash floods are part of life and happen across the country from time to time, particularly when sudden downpours […]
