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Project Masam in Yemen Expanded into its 9th Year of Operations
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SafeLane Global Welcomes New CEO
Highly experienced and distinguished former British Army Officer Tim Illingworth is taking the reins; current CEO Rob Hunter will step across to exclusively lead Igne, ensuring…
Landmines in a latrine in Mozambique
Last month, SafeLane’s deminers in Mozambique took on an unusual job to keep the local community safe in the Govuro District in Inhambane Province. They worked to remove…
Extending the life saving mission of Project Masam
The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has extended the essential Saudi Project for Landmine Clearance (Masam) for another year.
Mine Action April
As a long-term mine action operator, we're showing our commitment to the UN's Mine Action Day 2021 by dedicating this entire month to celebrating the mine action achievements…
Introducing our marine team’s partnership with SAND Geophysics
SafeLane’s marine team have spent the last three years working alongside and developing an exciting relationship with SAND Geophysics to utilise the most efficient technical…
Keeping dogs safe in winter
Normally we confine our p'updates to a quick social media post. But today's tips on how to keep your dog safe in winter is deserving of a whole post. Here's how to SAFELANE…
Explosive detection dog team catchup
SafeLane decided to catch up with our explosive detection dog (EDD) team in the Middle East at the end of last year to see how our longest standing personnel had found their…
Landmine-free Falkland Islands
The Falkland Islands are landmine-free after 11 years’ clearance by SafeLane Global.
What happens to sniffer dogs when they retire?
At SafeLane Global, our dogs have jobs…but when they have worked hard enough to protect lives, this is how we find them forever retirement homes.
Bombs at Tesla's factory SafeLane Global
SafeLane Global's explosive ordnance experts are searching for bombs on the site of Tesla's megafactory in Brandenberg, Germany.
Non-intrusive marine survey in Liverpool
SafeLane is carrying out a non-intrusive marine survey in the River Mersey in Liverpool ahead of extensions to an existing ferry port.
Sports day in Somalia
Project staff in Somalia enjoyed an action-packed sports day organised by UNMAS AMISOM Support Project!
Global Gallop fundraising recipients
Last September, SafeLane staff around the world ran in solidarity for the Global Gallop. They raised over £13,000 for victims of explosive accidents. In this news update …
SafeLane mascot Jake
Named in memory of an award-winning life-saving explosives detection dog (EDD), meet SafeLane's newest company member, its mascot Jake.
Wind Europe Offshore 2019
SafeLane's marine team will be at Wind Europe Offshore later this month to discuss how their unexploded ordnance and chemical munitions risk mitigation services can support…
100,000 items of explosive ordnance cleared in Yemen
Project Masam has removed and destroyed 100,000 items of explosive ordnance, providing immediate benefit to the Yemeni people.
How SafeLane is supporting UN Day in 2019
This year, in support of UN Day, SafeLane has completed the alignment of its culture and values to foster and support each of the goals.
Falkland Islands team thanked for supporting defibrillator charity
SafeLane's Falkland Islands team, which has been demining the islands since 2009, was recently thanked for its contribution to a new defibrillator charity.
Offshore Energy 2019
SafeLane's marine team is excited to be attending the Offshore Energy conference in Amsterdam to showcase their unexploded ordnance and chemical munition risk mitigation …
SafeLane Global Gallop
This September, SafeLane staff around the world will be running half marathons in locations as diverse as Mogadishu and the Forest of Dean to raise money for victims of landmines…
Protecting dogs from aflatoxins
In dogs, aflatoxins have the potential to cause liver disease and ultimately death...SafeLane has invested in new testing equipment to ensure their working dogs are protected…
Keeping children safe from cluster munitions in Africa
SafeLane's multi task teams in one African nation are working so hard to ensure children in local communities are protected, as this latest update shows.
International Mine Awareness Day 2019
For International Mine Awareness Day SafeLane's Western Sahara team delivered a mine risk education and medical training session for local Saharawi children.
Clearing contaminated lands and marine environments