We recently completed an interesting CCTV survey of a large surface water pipe under the Eithad Stadium. This was one of the deepest manholes Drain Alert have completed at 22m depth with 2 landings. Sportcity was developed on previously derelict land for the 2002 Commonwealth Games and the Etihad Stadium is home to Manchester City
Drain Alert have recently been working on a number of satellite hospitals being converted to Covid 19 Wards. One being Lilycross Care Home in Widnes whichh has been converted to form an important part of a wider out of hospital project happening across Cheshire and Merseyside to provide additional capacity in the community, freeing up m
We were recently tasked by Mathews and Leigh Civil Engineers, who we have worked with for 20 years, to clean and survey all of the sewers on a new Bovis Homes development at Loachbrook Farm, Congleton. We used our new Jet Vac Tanker and CCTV Drainage Survey Unit. After completing the project we received the below message from a residen
In the autumn of 2017 Drain Alert purchased and fitted out a new Mercedes sprinter van. Built within this van is a complete cctv drainage system capable of surveying pipework ranging from 100mm to 2m in diameter. This vehicle has been designed to be both more functional and environmentally friendly. Prior to the purchase of this van we ha
Proud to be servicing the drainage for the Red and Blue halves of Manchester. On the new training ground at Man City and also in MU's ground
Many northern towns have terraced streets with narrow cobbled rear access roads. When Drain Alert Ltd of Hoghton, Preston was asked to investigate a damaged 100mm private connection into a 225mm public sewer in one of these cobbled entries, an excavation to 2m deep was considered impractical. Stephen Ormisher contacted Graham Evans
Drain Alert carried out a major reline of our effluent drain system over about 7 weeks at Runcorn. The work included confined space working, CCTV inspection before and after, over-pumping, flow isolation, manhole and buffer tank lining to resist concentrated acid and caustic chemical attack and traffic control because much of the work
Blocked drains are a common problem that can cause havoc if they aren’t taken care of. Water freezing in a blocked drain adds to the problem so it makes sense to be on the lookout for the warning signs of a blocked drain. If you can quickly identify any problems and nip them in the bud it will save both money and time. Some of the m