COMMERCIAL SERVICES

Whilst every care is taken to ensure that the concerns indicated below are legitimate and honourable businesses, this information is provided throughout on a 'user beware' basis and the Club cannot be held liable for any loss or damage which may result. However, the Club will endeavour to correct any errors, or omissions, which are brought to its attention. The contacts shown may not be a comprehensive list, but are merely those who have been brought to our attention in a positive light. Web links will open in a new window/tab.

Boat Builders (with historic boat skills):

• Jem Bates (especially wooden boats):
  Puttenham, Aylesbury http://batesboatyard.co.uk/
• Ian Braine Canal Services:
  Weston on Trent, Staffs
• Ian Kemp Restoration Services (especially rivetting):
  Dadford's Shed, Mill Street, Stourbridge, West Midlands DY8 5SX. Tel: 01384 485565
• Tim Leech:
  Dutton Dry Dock, Nr Preston Brook 01928 716701 duttondock@onetel.com
  All hull & cabin work for historic & modern boats, plus vintage diesel servicing & one-off sterngear repair (with machine shop facility).
• Nigel Jackson
  Chamonix, 87 High Street, Ipstones, Stoke on Trent, Staffordshire ST10 2LB Mobile 07831 396584
• Stockton Drydock Company:
  Graham Pearce, Shop Lock Cottage, Stockton Road, Stockton, Southam, Warks CV47 8LD 01926 814441 sddpearce@supanet.com

Chandlery (especially historic boat related items):

• Adshed Ratcliffe http://www.arbo.co.uk/ suppliers of mastic, sealants and especially Arboseal GZ strip for sealing portholes, vents, gunwhales etc
• Classic Marine
  For bulls eyes, mushroom vents, and much more.
• Davey & Co
  For bulls eyes, mushroom vents, and much more.
• Ellis Tent Services
  Cloths, tarpaulins, ropes etc. The Gables Farm, Costock, Loughborough, Leicestershire LE12 6XD Tel: 01509852178
• Cloths/tarpaulins: Jason McCabe
  Please feel free to give me a call and i will see what i can do for you! try and make up you mind what material you want it made from, if you dont know what is available, again give me a call. 01494 758018 or 07973400901
• Cloths/ropes/tarpaulins: Joseph Metcalf Ltd
  139-143 Canal Street, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire NG1 7HD 01159580865
• Cloths/tarpaulins: Mudfords of Retford
  Aurillac Way, Hallcroft Industrial Estate, Retford, Nottinghamshire DN22 7PX Tel: 01777 703489 Fax: 01777 704743 Email: info@mudfordmarquees.co.uk
• Liver Grease Oil & Chemical Co: coal & tar products, caulking irons and all sorts of rare items
• Marine Engine Services Ltd
  Unit 3, 549 Eskdale Road, Uxbridge, Middlesex UB8 2RT Tel: 01895 236 246 Fax: 01895 813 322 e-mail: mareng@btconnect.com
• Timber supplies Robbins Timber
  Robbins Timber, Brookgate, Ashton Vale, Bristol BS3 2UN Tel: 0117 963 3136 Fax: 0117 963 7927 Email: timber@robbins.co.uk

Crane Hire:

• Jason Burnett: East Midlands, very helpful & good rates. All sizes cranes 0115 955 6400
• John Steel: East Midlands, smallish mobile crane suitable for small boats, engines etc 07791 635671

Insurers

• Basic Boat Liability Co. Tel: 08707 870030 email: info@basic-boat.com 17 Hatherley Road, Sidcup, Kent DA14 4BP. As the name suggests, this is the cheapest insurance you can get for third party only insurance. Note however that their small print specifically excludes any towing or being towed (ie no good for butty or horseboat owners).
• Euromarine Ltd Tel: 01843 603345 Eis Ltd, Euromarine House, 18 St Peters Park Road, Broadstairs, Kent, England CT10 2BL do a policy which is third party only and does include towing and being towed.
• Michael Stimpson/aka Mardon Insurance Michael Stimpson & Associates, were the original specialist narrow boat insurers. Now part of the Mardon Group, The man himself can be contacted at PO Box 115, Rickmansworth, Herts, WD3 1WB. Tel 01923 770425. Fax 01923 721 559 but for most purposes, and quotes, go to Mardon Marine, New Zealand House, 160-162 Abbey Foregate, Shrewsbury, SY2 6AL. Tel 0870 1566377
• Mercia Marine are another specialist boat insurer with experience of historic canal boats.
• Navigators and General reputedly also understand all aspects of canal boats. PO Box 848, Brighton BN1 3GQ Tel: +44 (0) 1273 863400 Fax: +44 (0) 1273 863401

Paint Suppliers:

• DIY painting advice!
• Bird Brand:  for tar & bituminous products
• Classic Coatings: suppliers of Masons Paints. Hathern Works, near Kegworth. Tel: 01509 844151 email: simon@classiccoatings.freeserve.co.uk
• Craftmaster Paints:  Unit 2, Dadford Bridge Industrial Estate, Plant Street, Wordsley, Stourbridge DY8 Tel: 01384 485554 Fax: 01384 485564 Email: zeta@craftsmasterpaints.co.uk
• W H Keys Ltd:  for tar & bituminous products. Tel: 0121-553 0206. Fax: 0121-500 5820. Hall End Works, Church Lane, West Bromwich, West Midlands B71 1BN
• Liver Grease Oil & Chemical Co:  coal & tar products, caulking irons and all sorts of rare items
• H Marshall-Guest: Riverside Works, Collyhurst Road, Manchester M40 7RU Tel: 0161 205 5551 Fax: 0161 205 4829 sales@hmgpaint.com  manufacturers of Craftmaster Paints and others marketed under their own name.

Surveyors (with historic boat experience):

• Mike Carter , Marine Surveys Ltd
  PO Box 389, Northwich, Cheshire CW8 3WY. Tel: 07831 184495 Fax: 0870 1351423
• Jim MacDonald
• John Rushton

Transport:

• R&J Dempster, Narrow Boat and General Haulage. 142 Church Street, Stone, Staffordshire, ST15 8BW. Tel:01785 814175 Mob: 07836 318349

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