Steel and bronze fabrication and casting pattern making. Block maker and general supplier of traditional fittings. Dry docking facilities up to 90 feet. Repair trades in wood and steel.
Steven Ellis Coopers Award Winning Company has over 30 years of experience as a time served blacksmith. Using traditional craftsmanship we are able to manufacture all types of ornamental and traditional ironwork, gates and railings as well as very specialist one-offs for private clients, builders, architects and local authorities across the country.
Marine photography - sail and power, private and corporate commissions, event and regatta coverage. Extensive photographic archive covering a wide range of vessels and aspects of life afloat.
Naval historian, consultant and researcher, published authority on warships of the Napoleonic era and frigates of the 1850s. Involved with the restoration of HMS Victory and ex-inshore minesweepers HMS Aveley and HMS Dittisham, also the ex 'Ton' Class minesweeper HMS Wotton. More recently, has written several reference works for the National Maritime Museum, Caird Library, Greenwich.
The group was started in 1997 by two brothers with an 8-acre commercial yard in Cheshire operating as Jalsea Marine Services Ltd. This site provided ashore and afloat leisure boat moorings and extensive boat works for both river and sea going craft. There were a number of over-winter yachts many attracted by the large sheds available. Osmosis repairs, 3M hull restoration, hi-spec painting and narrow boat and broad beam blasting and blacking, epoxy coatings and welding together with woodwork and mechanical works, craning and surveying were all carried out.
James Lawrence Sailmakers is a premier sail making company with years of experience, vast knowledge and excellent skills. At James Lawrence Sailmakers, we believe in providing quality products that will be of service in years to come. We have been in operation since the 1960s and throughout that time we have built up vast and valuable experience. This experience and the values ingrained in our company enables us to provide an unforgettable experience for our customers. We combine classic techniques of sail making with modern technology to create products that make us proud and keep our
Tools available for Antivibration mounts for engines and generators Navy and ex Navy ships from 1947. Also rubber mouldings to MOD drawings going back to 1947. Boat trailer rubber components.
People don’t really think about hose clips until they go wrong… but we do. We think about them all the time. The humble hose clip might seem like an inconsequential piece of equipment, but the implications of a failure can be disastrous and very expensive. We take this responsibility very seriously. Even the most sophisticated piece of equipment is only as good as it’s weakest link, and with JCS you can be sure that will NEVER be a hose clip.
Rebuilding and restoration of riveted iron/steel/composite boats. Plate rolling, plate planking, plate punching, hot riveting, welding, fabrication. Replacement wooden Keelsons, gunwhales, rudders etc, Wood or steel cabins, Cabin fit-outs to original specification. Running gear, Engine reconditioning. Some spare parts for engines. Tarpaulins and cloths. Specialist painting to original specifications.
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