Drain Mapping Survey for a Busy Recycling Facility
Operating within the aluminium manufacturing and recycling industry, this large-scale manufacturing site required a structured drain mapping survey and CCTV Drain Survey to better understand the condition of its drainage infrastructure. With heavy vehicle movement around the main entrance road, security hut, and wagon park, maintaining free-flowing drainage was essential for both safety and compliance. Our team was brought in to deliver detailed drain mapping, combining asset mapping expertise with practical on-site engineering support to ensure minimal disruption to daily manufacturing operations.
The Challenge: CCTV Drain Survey Across a Live Manufacturing Site
As an active aluminium manufacturing facility, the site presented several operational challenges. Work had to be completed around strict shift patterns, weekend access, and ongoing production demands. Debris build-up, blocked gullies, and incomplete asset records made accurate drain mapping difficult without first carrying out high-pressure water jetting. The client needed a reliable CCTV Drain Survey that could assess the drains conditions and also map drainage assets around high-traffic areas while maintaining safe working zones and keeping the site clean, compliant, and fully operational.
The Solution: Enabling Accurate CCTV Drain Surveys with Targeted Cleaning
To deliver a reliable CCTV Drain Survey and drain map, our engineers combined high-pressure water jetting, vacuum tanker support and advanced inspection technology. Initial cleaning works removed debris from drainage lines around the main entrance road, security hut and wagon park, ensuring accurate surveying conditions. Using push-rod and crawler camera systems equipped with iTouch technology, the team captured detailed footage of pipe conditions while simultaneously updating asset mapping records.
Every drain feature was mapped with high positional accuracy, recording depth, size and flow direction to create a complete drainage schematic and asset register. This structured drain mapping survey provided clarity on surface water and foul connections, helping the client strengthen environmental controls and reduce the risk of illegal discharges.
Working around operational schedules, engineers implemented safe working zones and liaised closely with site security to minimise disruption. The combined approach not only supported ISO 14001 compliance but also delivered preventative insight, allowing the manufacturing facility to plan drain cleaning cycles and future CCTV inspections ahead of audits or site changes. Rather than treating drainage as a reactive task, the project positioned asset mapping as a core part of environmental protection and long-term business resilience.
The Outcome: Enhanced Drain Mapping Accuracy and Visibility
Following completion of the CCTV Drain Survey and updated drain mapping, the aluminium manufacturing site gained a clear, structured understanding of its drainage infrastructure. Newly identified connections and updated asset records reduced uncertainty around environmental risk and improved response planning for spills or flooding incidents. Cleared drainage lines restored flow efficiency, while detailed mapping now supports ongoing maintenance every 6–12 months and future inspections every three to five years. By transforming unknown drainage into a fully documented system, the site strengthened compliance, protected surrounding ecosystems and reduced the likelihood of costly downtime or enforcement action.
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