Celebrating World Art Day with Manhole Covers
In England, many of our manhole covers reflect our proud industrial heritage - cast iron beauties with the name of their founders proudly inscribed around the rim!
Welcome Alan Green to the Drainfast team
Welcome Selina Clinton to the Drainfast team
Underground creatures: myths and legends of earth dwellers
What unusual earth dwellers might a Groundworker come across? The Knockers - these little people are well known to the Welsh, Cornish and Devon folk...
Welcome Sean Lennon to the Drainfast team
5 top construction simulator games
Ever fancied driving a bulldozer, building on the moon or creating a high-security prison from scratch? With the latest construction simulator games, you’re...
UK phonetic alphabet | 'A is for Apple' full list
Ever overheard or had a phone conversation like that? Of course, you have. But where did all those “S for Sugar” terms come from? At Drainfast, we spend a lo...
Land Drainage Creates the Tallest Man Made Waterfall
In an epic battle to improve land drainage and prevent disease, the Romans created the world’s tallest man-made waterfall in Italy.
Welcome Karsten Burch to the Drainfast team
A Navvy’s life: a look at the life of the navigators who shaped Britain
The Navvies were manual labourers working on civil engineering projects that propelled the Victorian industrial revolution. The term ‘Navvies’ came from...
Welcome Catherine Guest to the Drainfast team
A brief history of drainage pipes
But not just drainage pipes! We’ll have a quick look at all sanitary use of pipes throughout history...
Cloacina, Roman Goddess of Sewers
“The extraordinary greatness of the Roman Empire manifests itself above all in three things: the aqueducts, the paved roads, and the construction of the drains.”
Welcome Pawel Czosnyka to the Drainfast team
15 Useful Online Calculators You Should Know About
Were you paying attention in Maths class? No, me neither. Bookmark these brilliant online calculators to do the hard work for you.
How to network in the construction industry
For most of us, the thought of networking sends shivers down our spine. Few people are natural networkers, so for the majority, it’s a skill we must learn if...
Seven steps to problem solving in the construction industry
“How do we fix this issue?” It’s a common worry, especially in the construction industry. How often do things actually go to plan? Not very often! Even with...