Lanes Group PLC Employee Reviews

Can be very demanding in regards to work load, can earn decent money.Lads are all decent aswell.Good starting point for anyone looking to get into the industry

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Good place to work

Jetting engineer (Former Employee) - Wolverhampton, West Midlands - 20 September 2023

Decent pay plenty of overtime available. Management look after staff. Flexible with holidays and working around family commitments. Put through all training

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Based on 122 survey responses

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Good family atmosphere

Jet vac engineer (Former Employee) - Preston, Lancashire - 24 August 2023

Very laid back, friendly group of people helping each other out, makes good team work. Good working hours.Sometimes overtime at the weekends as well.

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Bad

HGV Driver (Former Employee) - Eastleigh, Hampshire - 13 August 2023

Rude, bad attitude, trucks are hanging, equipment defective, managers are quick to blame everyone else, high staff turn over, rubbish money, night are good

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Tell you what you want to hear

Engineer (Former Employee) - Stafford - 13 July 2023

They don’t care about your personal life you ask for help they ignore and allow bullying in work place it’s full of children that are spoilt kids and management are no good. couldn’t organise a beer session in a brewery!!! They will pester you for over time whilst they at home with their families and yet won’t care if it affects your relationships! Careful who you talk to cause everyone loves to talk about everyone’s business instead of their own! Don’t care about mental health when they say they on it yet they ain’t even the mental health team leader don’t get back to you!

Pros

Non

Cons

Everyone there are not nice

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Pan experience of a drainage company low rates of pay, I would avoid

CCTV assistant (Former Employee) - Leeds - 31 May 2023

What is the best part of working at the company?There are no good parts, but working for this company.What is the most stressful part about working at the company?Lack of PPE, lack of respect from management and overworkedWhat is the work environment and culture like at the company?It is very much like a fascism by the managementWhat is a typical day like for you at the company?Stressful, long hours, lack of equipment and PPE

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Easy job

Tanker Driver (Former Employee) - Kidlington, Oxfordshire - 31 May 2023

Job itself is easy, hours can be long sometimes. Pay is good with yearly review. The management is not good at all but the engineers are fun to work with.

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stay away

hgv driver (Former Employee) - iver - 27 May 2023

That company have more red flags then red square in Moscow. managers have no idea how to solve problems, push away culture, overtime not paid. if need help they will not pick up the phone. managers have meeting all the time they are not available when you need them. toilets and offices are in containers. sewage company is not connected to sewage network!constantly recruiting big red flag! they will kick you without blink of an eye. drug tests before you enter the interview room!! literally they will ask you for saliva sample before interview!

Pros

none

Cons

you are number there not a person

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Horrible environment

Operations Planner (Former Employee) - Slough Trading Estate - 24 May 2023

Work here if you want to be in an unstable job horrible environment no help what so ever don’t care about there employees at all!Easier to just sack a few a day and bring new ones in don’t work here if you ask for training there to lazy to give it to you and then will put u on a performance review and sack you !!!!

Cons

Management

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dire company

Project manager (Former Employee) - Trent - 17 May 2023

the senior management are only interested in themselves, I was put in charge of a contract, and when this took off I was made redundant, I was also put on a work improvement plan, as I couldn't say the word "no" , as i was bringing too much work in and they couldnt cope.

Pros

none

Cons

everything about this company

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Jobs at Lanes Group PLC

Skilled Labourer - Rail

Rainham

30+ days ago

Jetting Assistant - Utility

Bradford

9 hours ago

Trainee Drainage Engineer

Stafford

10 days ago

Drainage Engineer (Nights)

Slough

2 days ago

Worst place ever to work

Slave (Former Employee) - Slave - 14 May 2023

Stay away you have been warned wages wrong every week expected to work 14 hrs plus a day more office stay than employees and they haven't got a clue either

Pros

None

Cons

Pay wrong everyweek

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Fun and productive.

Transport Co-ordinator (Former Employee) - Medway - 24 April 2023

Generaly a nice place to work. They are willing to give people a chance even if they have no experience, and train you up. Very welcoming, and everyone helps each other out. The salary was good. I did get made redundant though just after new years which was a shame.

Pros

Good wage. Nice atmospere.

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Toxic, cliquey work environment

Dogs Body (Former Employee) - Chertsey - 10 April 2023

Overtime rate at 1.5x is great....if you can get overtime. There is a select few favourites who are always getting 30 odd hours a week, whilst the rest of the work force are left to squabble over the scraps.Management.....absolutely clueless, although they are very good at covering for their mates, oh and sending the occasional threatening email....or 10!!

Pros

Overtime rate

Cons

Favouritism, toxic environment, clueless management

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Worked with great bunch of lads

Drainage Operative (Former Employee) - Mansfield, Nottinghamshire - 19 February 2023

The only thing is that you never get a pay rise Yearly you have to ask for one then given an excuse why you can't have one never yes you can there it gets very frustrating

Cons

Long hours low pay

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working with a purpose for helping others

Customer Co-ordinator (Former Employee) - Slough - 14 February 2023

It was a good experience to help customers but the company is very low on staff and resources so the work we wanna do is out of our control cos it depends on others. Inconsiderate company and heartless management - we all feel replaceable in the environment.

Pros

in office cafe, pool table, free tea and coffee - clean office always getting cleaned

Cons

long hours, inconsiderate management.

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Excellent

HGV Class 1 Driver (Former Employee) - Twickenham, Greater London - 11 February 2023

Excellent place to work. Excellent training great equipment everything you need Pay could be a bit better for the job you do other than wound highly recommend

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Terrible

Drainage Engineer (Former Employee) - Bristol - 10 February 2023

Too much stress not a good atmosphere to work in office staff not a clue what there doing long hours and get treated like dirt your ok if your face fits

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Beckton depot.

Engineer (Current Employee) - Beckton, Greater London - 6 February 2023

I ave worked in lanes for about 2 years. The job is ok and quite easy to do. The lads I work with are all good and make it good to come to work. The only thing that is bad is the managers. They are always finding something to pick at and are very rude. All the managers do this from the field ones to the big boss who is regional manager. I would recommend the company but Dont go to Beckton. You will get shouted at and it’s like being in the army.

Pros

Good lads and easy job

Cons

Bad managers

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Avoid like the clap!

Civils (Former Employee) - Chester, Cheshire - 25 January 2023

Worked here for a few months on civils they had gone through 6 different employees including myself the whole management of the depot was poor at best you be better taking a job in McDonald’s the wage is only 50p a hour more with out all the stress that’s even if the job is correct on the paperwork you get off them

Pros

You get to go home

Cons

Most of the survey done Google earth

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Drivers mate

Drivers Mate (Former Employee) - Washington, Tyne and Wear - 17 January 2023

Joke of a company, management constantly look not interested , there more waste than the waste you suck up on the job, horrendous, sure the staff are all high as a kite, avoid at all costs, massive turnover of staff

Pros

Going home at the end of the day's

Cons

Actually being at the place

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Truly despicable company

Engineer (Former Employee) - Chertsey, Surrey - 12 January 2023

Lanes Plc is without a doubt the most despicable company i have had the opportunity to work for.The lack of training & disregard for health & safety is no joke, its only going to be so long before a serious injury will occur. They will only honour pay rises if you are in the them & us gang. Management are unapproachable what ever the issue you are treated like the stuff you are cleaning out of the sewers. Completely mismanaged struggle to sort out the basic jobs & equipment . The only good thing id say about lanes plc is your fellow engineers on the tools. IMO avoid at all costs your wasting your time