River Yealm Dredging and Remediation

2025 - 2026

TMS delivered dredging and remediation works adjacent to the former International Paint site at Newton Ferrers, within the environmentally sensitive River Yealm Estuary.

Operating under MMO Marine Licence, the works were critical to removing contaminated sediment and achieving specified remediation depths while safeguarding a major buried 600mm sewer main crossing the dredge zone. With the programme scheduled during winter months and within a tide-restricted estuarine environment, precise execution and strict environmental compliance were essential.

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Shoring up Appledore’s Middle Dock Quay Wall

For Torridge District Council

2025

TMS Maritime was appointed by Torridge District Council to design and construct structural enhancement works to the quay wall at Appledore, North Devon. The project forms a key part of preparations for the new Appledore Clean Maritime Innovation Centre (ACMIC), a landmark development for sustainable marine technology. By reforming and strengthening the existing quay, the works have created a safe and resilient waterfront, capable of supporting a wide range of marine operations and vessels. 

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Littlehampton West Training Wall Replacement

For Littlehampton Harbour Board

9 Weeks

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.

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Matchams Riverbank Stabilisation

For Bournemouth Water

2020

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.

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Cattewater Harbour Commissioners

For Cattewater Harbour Commissioners

5 Days

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.

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Crystal Palace Park Event

For Crystal Palace Park Event Limited

9 Weeks

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.

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Exmouth Sea Wall Emergency Repairs

For East Devon Council

October 2023

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.

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Sharpness Pier Repairs, Sharpness Dock

For Canal River Trust, Kier

4.5 Months

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.

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