Utilities & towpath
Murphy cable replacement works
A moving floating worksite combining specialist cable-handling plant, storage, welfare and marine logistics along a constrained live towpath.
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Freight & construction logistics
London basement waste by barge
Around 700 tonnes of excavated material moved from a Camden garden to a canalside recycling facility in 35 barge loads.
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Utilities & towpath
River Lee electricity poles
A barge-mounted auger and HIAB delivered, installed and removed poles where road-based plant could not reach the towpath.
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Freight & logistics
Regent's Wharf muck away
Approximately 3,500 tonnes of piling arisings removed in fewer than 75 barge loads for Byrne Bros.
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Bridges & bespoke engineering
Paddington Rolling Bridge
A ballasted pontoon and bespoke turntable lifted, rotated and carried the complete bridge away by water for hydraulic repairs.
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Waterway maintenance
Lock gate replacement with Jumbo
Twin cranes allowed both ends of a drained lock to be served from one stable specialist barge position.
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Bridges & temporary works
Northern Outfall Sewer Bridge
Removable screw-pile temporary works developed around soft tidal ground, restricted access and low headroom.
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Marine construction
Repton Street mooring works
Configured vessels and lifting support for construction within a restricted urban canal corridor.
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Scheduled freight
Camden Market waste by water
A barge connected the market's Interchange dock to a canalside recycling facility without a road leg at either end.
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Bridges & access
South Park Gardens
A dynamic combination of pontoons and crane boat supported bridge scaffolding while retaining navigation and towpath access.
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Waterway & waterspace management
Carpenters Road Lock
Dudley provided lifting capacity for stop-plank handling within the constrained Olympic Park lock site.
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