Marine

PLAIN-SAILING, OR IS IT?

You may have an abnormal load to transport, but that doesn’t mean any heavy haulage company is capable of its move, especially if that load is a marine vessel. Marine vessels have one thing in common – they require specialist handling from someone in the know.

BALANCING THE JOB

Your haulier of choice must be familiar with the marine industry and with your load because there are many kinds of vessels and equipment that need to be moved. Narrow boats, tugs, dredgers, fishing trawlers, cruisers, catamarans, flat bottom barges; lock gates, pontoon bridges, floating docks, scaffold platforms; plus, many more. We make it our job to know how each load type must be supported, balanced, stabilised and secured for safe lifting and transit. As parts of some vessels can be removed or lowered and cargo may or may not be stored in the hold during the journey, we consider what makes the load unique and how the weight should be properly distributed.

SUPPORTING YOU

We have one of the largest specialist vehicle/trailer/crane fleet combinations in the UK today. Our years of experience working with manufacturers and restorers, commercial and private owners, port authorities and marine trade associations, has given us a deep understanding of your industry’s requirements. Our nationwide network of depots provides a professional, speedy service to UK ports and marinas.

READY TO SERVE

It goes without saying that we have all the necessary credentials to help with your marine-related enquiries, as well as the usual authorisations required for the movement of abnormal loads. In fact, we can go one better than that, as we operate our own fleet of Abnormal Load Escort vehicles and have police dispensation for much of the UK for up to 3.5m wide loads,

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Excellent crane assessment and careful handling and positioning of our expensive Television and Radio containers. The operator was very professional and worked diligently to make sure all was 100% correct. Also had the added bonus of being a very polite and approachable person to work with. As far as the television and radio Engineers present at the off-loading are concerned, the operations on site could not have gone any better than they did. Thank you for another job well done.

Arqiva Ltd

I just wanted to say a BIG BIG Thank You to you and your guys. The lift was not as straightforward as we had first envisaged and it was purely down to your driver’s experience and expertise that we managed to get the units loaded. They were the epitome of Team-Work and a great example of Synergy working at its best. The way your guys manoeuvred their trucks was nothing short of magnificent. Working with nothing more than a few inches to spare!

Ashby & Croft

I would just like to give feedback following delivery today. Your driver undertook the delivery in a highly competent way, his regard to limiting traffic disruption and his H&S awareness was excellent. The delivery went without a hitch. Thank you David Watson Transport.

City of York Council

I just want to say how much we appreciated your driver today for his professionalism and his outlook on the high safety standards that you as a company maintain. It was a breath of fresh air to have a HIAB driver arrive on-site with safety and can-do attitude. Many thanks for providing a competent and professional service. It’s a pleasure to see a job being done with proper regard to safety. He was absolutely spot on – our site AP is full of praise.

M & W Group

Please pass on my thanks and highest regards to your drivers for the excellent work they did in Penzance. The planning was exemplary and execution flawless. In addition to the professionalism shown by both towards their work, and everyone’s safety; they were also extremely polite, friendly and continually adapted to the fluid situation we were in. All appropriate safety equipment was checked and used without question or any need for a gentle reminder. Great to see!

BT Penzance TE

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