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A blocked drain is one of those problems that seems simple at first… until it keeps coming back. Many homeowners call out a company to clear the blockage, only to face the same issue again weeks later. At ASL Limited, we’ve spent over 50 years solving drainage problems across Surrey, Hampshire, Sussex, and Berkshire...
Example options for a solution Recommendation – Option 1 (Additional tank) Preferred option Supply and install an additional 800 gal septic tank. Empty the contents of the existing septic tank with our waste tanker. Excavate and construct new soakaways using 8 ton of flint materials. Cover the soakaways with a...
Groundwork in a 20-mile radius of Guildford and Surrey. We have a waiting list for employees to join us. Managing and carrying out groundwork is more satisfying when employees can get on with their work and complete it in good time. Collaborating with a company from outside is difficult when they don't turn up; in the...
Main public sewer connections The majority of properties in this country are connected into an existing sewer, but not all properties are within reach of main drain connections. Commonly if a property is in a rural location – too far away to connect to the main public sewer – it may have its own private sewer system...
When working on the main public road in order to connect to the main sewer it is necessary to close the road. If not obvious this is for safety reasons for both workmen, car drivers and pedestrians alike. Space is required for manoeuvring machinery and workman need space to work. It is important in these situations, to...
It is advantageous to make sure you use the correct treatment system for your property. Use a sewage treatment plant one size up from the size you need to treat your home's sewage, especially if you are discharging to a watercourse such as a river or a stream. If you are using a pump before the treatment plant, it is...
A sewage treatment plant (also known as a package treatment plant) treats sewage to a higher standard than a septic tank. I meet and talk to many people with large country houses with lovely gardens and the most common reason over the last year has been these new binding rules (1st of January 2020). This, in my opinion...
Treatment plants commonly work by three significant processes: Initial separation of solids from liquids, then bacteriological action, and finally settlement before it leaves the treatment plant. The separated water is allowed to flow by gravity to and into a drainage field, stream river or watercourse. If the fall of...
The debris left behind by building work is a vulnerability prone to blockage; the cleaning or checking such requires specialist equipment, care, and attention. We do with our high-pressure jetting machines! Our team of highly trained employees specializes in high-pressure and low-pressure large flow jetting and...
It is beneficial for owners or managers, in the drainage industry, to strive for employees who produce top-quality work. In this inflationary time, I explain to my managers, that a valued employee who is supported well produces the best work, is reliable, and consistent. To value an employee who is struggling with his...
Higher wages must be in line with efficiency. Connecting to the main public sewer, adding value to people's property or installing a treatment plant to save our rivers; is all costing more! or is it? Higher wages must be in line with efficiency, in other words, innovative thinking. In order for my company to grow, it...
