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Sewer Rats

The discovery of sewer rats is often a symptom of other serious structural drainage and sewer problems building up. 

Unblocktober: A Month to Save Our Sewers and Seas

Exjet supports Unblocktober, the national campaign to keep fat, oil and wet wipes out of the sewers. What we cut out of blocked drains, and the habits that stop it.

Home Buyer CCTV Drainage Survey: What It Is and Why Surveyors Ask For One

A home buyer CCTV drainage survey shows the condition of the drains before you exchange. What it covers, why surveyors and lenders ask for one, and how Exjet reports it.

How to Reduce Flood Risk at Your Property: The Drainage Checks That Matter

Most surface water flooding in the South West starts with a blocked gully, a silted culvert or a downpipe going nowhere. The drainage checks that reduce the risk, and what to do when water is rising.

Sewer Repair Beneath a Live Hospice — St Luke’s, Plymouth

A foundation pile had punched through the foul sewer under St Luke's Hospice in Plymouth. How Exjet diagnosed it, repaired it 3m down, and kept the building open throughout.

Festive Fatberg

Pouring fats and oils down the sink can cause huge, costly fatbergs. Scrape plates, bin grease, and keep wipes out of drains.

Exjet Services Transitions to ISO 45001:2018

Exjet Services has completed the transition from OHSAS 18001 to ISO 45001:2018, the international standard for occupational health and safety management.

Culvert Surveys for AECOM — Siston & Warmley Flood Defence Scheme

Exjet surveyed over 1,300m of culverted watercourse for AECOM using steerable CCTV and a confined space entry team, delivering the data in four days against a five-day programme.

Cutting a Steel Pile Out of a Live Sewer — Mayflower Street, Plymouth

A steel pile 6.4m down had cut a Plymouth sewer's bore by 70%. Exjet removed it from inside the pipe with abrasive water jetting and reopened the car park in five days.