Construction & civil engineering
Floating access, work platforms, lifting support and marine plant for constrained construction sites beside or within a live waterway.
Pontoons · crane barges · access systems
Discuss a project ↗What we do
One marine partner.
Whatever the constraint.
WHH combines waterway knowledge, an adaptable fleet and experienced people to turn difficult access, logistics and engineering requirements into a workable delivery plan.
Built around the project
More than
boat hire.
The craft matters, but the configuration, mobilisation, method and people around it are what make the operation work.
We can provide one specialist vessel or develop a complete marine package. By getting involved early, we help clients understand what the waterway can offer, identify practical constraints and avoid designing the job around assumptions that do not work on site.
Eight connected capabilities
Support from planning
through to delivery.
Each capability can stand alone, but our strength is bringing craft, plant, logistics and waterway operations together under one practical plan.
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Bridges, rail & structures
Planned marine support for bridge replacement, inspections, possessions, lifts and other programme-critical infrastructure works.
Possessions · inspections · heavy liftsUtilities & towpath works
Adaptable craft, equipment and crews for cable routes, towpath construction and linear projects where land access is restricted.
Cable works · towpaths · linear sitesFreight, waste & logistics
Waterborne movement of spoil, materials, plant and waste—reducing road movements and creating dependable access to difficult sites.
Muck away · materials · site logisticsWaterway & waterspace management
Practical management of waterway assets, estate waterspaces and lakes—including dredging, aquatic weed, floating litter and lock works.
Waterspaces · aquatic weed · asset maintenanceSurvey, safety & access
Stable survey platforms, safety boats, welfare facilities and bespoke configurations for restricted or unusual working environments.
Survey · safety boats · welfareFloating welfare & site support
Welfare facilities, secure storage and adaptable floating bases that keep constrained waterside projects supplied and operational.
Welfare · storage · project basesFilming & special projects
Adaptable craft, stable platforms and practical marine coordination for filming, events and requirements that do not fit a standard category.
Filming · events · unusual access
Engineering support
Craft configured around the operation.
Restricted waterside sites often need several interfaces to work together: lifting, floating access, navigation, public protection and the principal construction programme. WHH develops the marine element as part of that wider operation, not as an isolated hire.
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Freight & logistics
Make the waterway part of the site plan.
A barge can move spoil, materials, waste and plant without adding pressure to local roads or restricted site gates. We help establish loading arrangements, craft movements, destinations and operating routines that make water transport dependable throughout the programme.
Explore freight & logistics →When to involve WHH
Early enough to keep the options open.
We are most useful while access, temporary works and logistics are still being planned. A short early conversation can establish whether water access is practical and what allowances should be protected in the design.
Discuss an early-stage project ↗- 01
Concept & tender
Test feasibility, costs and programme assumptions.
- 02
Preconstruction
Develop configuration, access and methodology.
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Delivery
Mobilise maintained craft and experienced crews.