The unusually narrow harbour entrance at Littlehampton drains a catchment of 966km2 including the Arun’s main tributary, the Rother. The entrance to the harbour is protected from
siltation through the presence of river training walls and piers at the mouth of the river, including the west training wall.
The raw water intake at Matchams is located on a fast flowing bend on the River Avon. The building was constructed C.1955 and provides a reliable source of raw water to the WTW in Bournemouth. Water depths are typically 3-5m with a high river flow rate, circa 3 knots, even when not in spate. Delivery requirements were to stabilise the existing riverbank and arresting the damaging scour whilst providing the least amount of environmental impact.
The pontoons at the Barbican Landing Stage are well used by local ferries and larger vessels to collect and disembark up to 200 passengers at a time. Cattewater Harbour Commissioners were awarded £150,000 of Government funding via the Marine Management Organisation’s (MMO) Fisheries and Seafood Scheme (FaSS). This grant allowed an extension to the landing stage by installating new pontoons, which provided over 60 metres of additional mooring space.
TMS were engaged to design, supply and install, like-for-like replacement timber decking at Crystal Palace Bowl. The existing decking had reached the end of its serviceable life and there was a need to replace it in readiness for planned concerts. The performance stage, locally known as the laptop, was built in 1961 and is set within the historic Grade II listed Crystal Palace Park. The venue has been used to headline artists such as Pink Floyd, Bob Marley, Elton John, Beach Boys, Vera Lynn and the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra.
During a storm in October 2023, a 90m long section of the masonry sea wall on Exmouth sea front failed structurally. Fortunately, this failure was not catastrophic and was prevented from
being so by the emergency repairs that TMS implemented immediately after the storm had abated. Historically, there have been sand dunes in front of the sea wall providing it with
additional protection, but over time metres of sand have been lost making the wall vulnerable.
TMS were appointed to make repairs at Axmouth Harbour. The works consisted of: concrete repairs, masonry wall
repointing and repairs, a small rebuild section and void filling of the bridge buttress.
The existing Roundhead Quay Wall at Discovery Quay is an existing sheet piled wall that protects the National Maritime Museum Cornwall.
The wall had been showing signs of corrosion, particularly in the splash zones, which was evidenced in the pitting, rust staining and surface delamination that was present.
TMS were appointed, by Costain, to complete the installation of tubular fender piles on the River Severn at Mythe and
Upton. These piles were to protect the water treatment works and an eel pass.
Sharpness South Pier is located downstream of the outer gates (sea gates) to Sharpness Tidal Basin. The pier is
effectively located within the River Severn, at the point where the river meets the Gloucester & Sharpness Canal. The
function of both north pier and south pier is to guide ships into the Tidal Basin from the River Severn
In June 2020 the MV Lady Adele (photo inset) on arrival at Sharpness Port contacted the South Pier at Sharpness.
As a result of the vessel impact, the South Pier sustained damage which required urgent inspection as-well-as removal of
seabed debris and loose elements that may become detached in the near future.
On Saturday 28th May 2022, the luxury Princess 85 yacht ‘Rendez Vous’ was sunk in Torquay harbour as a result of a fire of
unknown cause.
The yacht was on her pontoon berth to the southwest of Torquay Marine when the fire started. As the fire established
and spread through the vessel superstructure, she broke free from her pontoon moorings and drifted west-northwest to
lay alongside the inner face of the outer harbour breakwater, Princess Pier.
The Harbour Wall Remedial Works Project undertook a comprehensive approach to address a range of repair needs for
the masonry harbour wall situated at Brunswick Wharf in Bideford.
TMS were awarded the design and build contract for repair works at East
Quay, Watchet Harbour. The project included the installation of a 42 m
section of new sheet pile wall and waling beams. The existing sheet piled
quay wall, used as both a leisure and commercial facility, had failed and
was collapsing into the harbour.
