Lanes Group invest in 3D immersive training for drainage engineers

Thames Water and drainage specialists, Lanes Group have recently invested in a new and innovative training facility. The 360-degree igloo projection theatre will allow teams of trainee drainage engineers to instantly see, hear, and experience what it is like to be inside a sewer, without getting their feet wet. 

Based at Lanes’ Customer Solutions Centre in Slough, trainees will be immersed in a range of scenarios, including potentially hazardous situations, which will help to develop skills and prepare the team for real-life work in the sewers. 

As part of Lanes Group, Lanes Utilities will use the sophisticated facility to train teams working on its contract wastewater network maintenance contract with Thames Water.