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The ASL Limited road gully sucking tanker on it's way to a road gully clearance.
A rainwater gully and a road gully serve similar purposes in collecting and directing water, but they differ in their locations and specific functions: Rainwater Gully Purpose: Designed to handle water from rooftops, driveways, and other hard surfaces around buildings. Location: Typically found on private property...

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This is a photo of our Darren attending a blocked drain call out with a quick look drain camera.
A blocked drain is such an inconvenience – it’s annoying when a basic drainage system that we take for granted daily stops working and backs up overflowing in our sinks, toilets, shower or outside drains. You, most likely, want to get this problem fixed as soon as possible. Here are some helpful steps you can take to...
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ASL Limited sharing the opinion of James P. Carse on The Infinite Game.
The ‘infinite game’ My understanding of the ‘infinite game’ first came from the master himself: James P. Carse, Professor Emeritus of history and literature of religion at New York University. "There are at least two kinds of games: finite and infinite. A finite game is played for the purpose of winning, an infinite...
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blocked drain callouts with unachievable low prices - the race to the bottom
If the price is unbelievable, then don’t believe it, because ‘It’s a race to the bottom’. As consumers in today’s world, looking for competent and professional service, we need to be willing to pay any company a realistically believable and fair price. A price that enables a company to make sure they have done the job...
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One of ASL Limited's interchangeable lorries with the tanker in place.
Whether it’s a simple blocked drain, planned project or emergency work that needs immediate attention ASL Limited engineers or blocked drains operatives can be on hand to offer competitive, high-quality drainage services for your commercial building, schools, public buildings or car parks. For more information on our...
Our blocked drain operatives are fully trained and equipped to unblock your drains whatever the cause.
Here are the benefits of calling ASL Limited for your blocked drain, we will: Attend fast. Attend fully equipped. Attend once. Communicate. Are proactive. Know our customers. Attend fast. We have engineers on hand to attend emergency blocked drain call outs within 2 hours. If you don’t need us in an emergency, you can...
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This is a map of the Ultra Low Emissions Zone around London.
​Announced by Boris Johnson in 2014, the Ultra Low Emission Zone (ULEZ) aimed to reduce pollution and improve air quality in London Today, Monday 25 October 2021, the zone has been extended from central London to create a larger zone up to the North Circular Road (A406) and South Circular Road (A205). ASL Limited...
Glossary of drainage terminology jargon buster – Photo by Jon Tyson on Unsplash
At ASL Limited we like to give our customers as much information as possible so that they can make informed decisions about your drainage choices. This glossary of drainage & private sewage system terminology could go a long way toward helping you do that. But if you don't find what you are looking for, you can always...
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This is a photo of an open manhole just like the one found under the bedroom carpet!
You would think that a standard house purchase survey would include the drainage plans, wouldn't you? Unfortunately, many people wouldn't think to ask what is included in a house purchase survey. Many more wouldn't consider asking for an extra survey to be done. Why? Because until something goes wrong, these things are...
Let ASL Limited clear your smelly drains
Bad smelling drains can be a sign of a number of things. Wow this weather is amazing and it's wonderful to be able to spend time out in the garden – but, my goodness! – it can really highlight bad smells coming from our drains and that is not pleasant at all. The trouble is they could be giving off bad smells for a...
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The impact of Google reviews on our business makes it too easy for competitors to impact our presence negatively.
Maybe it's because Google algorithms are set to downgrade businesses with bad reviews. Maybe it's because we like to receive a pat on the back for all our hard work. Maybe it's because our motivation for doing this job in the first place is knowing we have given our customers one less problem to deal with. Whatever our...

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