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Can you dig it? Yes you can! The humble shovel is still an invaluable tool for digging into the ground, moving earth and scooping up debris.

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!

What unusual earth dwellers might a Groundworker come across? The Knockers - these little people are well known to the Welsh, Cornish and Devon folk...

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...

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...

In an epic battle to improve land drainage and prevent disease, the Romans created the world’s tallest man-made waterfall in Italy.

The Navvies were manual labourers working on civil engineering projects that propelled the Victorian industrial revolution. The term ‘Navvies’ came from...

But not just drainage pipes! We’ll have a quick look at all sanitary use of pipes throughout history...