Countryfile Live 2017
For the second year running, we at Floating Pontoon Hire have been lucky enough to have been involved with BBC Countryfile Live supplying all of the pontoons for the waterside…
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Crossing a canal – with no water……
Not Your Usual Pontoon Walkway We were approached in early April by Cotswold Outdoors’ flagship store at Cotswold Water Park, South Cerney. In planning for their Spring Sale they wanted…
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How Long?!
The Job 900 metres of floating pontoon and only 2 days to install it; January saw us faced with our biggest challenge to date and thankfully it went off without…
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Moving a 6 Ton compressor down a Canal?
The Problem It’s that every day problem we’ve all been there, just how do you get a 6 ton compressor down The Grand Union Canal to allow shot blasting to…
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Wedding Season
Lets be honest when we attend a wedding we're obviously there to share in the Bride and Groom's joyous occasion and wish them all the best, but at the same time…
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Countryfile Live
Back in August Blenheim Palace in Oxfordshire played host to the inaugural Countryfile Live. The BBC took the decision to take the institution that is Countryfile on the road and into…
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A Floating Wine Bar
Yes that title is correct, we really did install a floating wine bar this summer on Clapham Common and its fair to say it was a roaring success! What's not to…
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Luis Vuitton America’s Cup World Series
Last year we wrote a blog regarding the America’s Cup coming to Portsmouth and how we were involved by providing pontoons within the team basins in Portsmouth Historic Docks. These allowed for…
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Rail Access Pontoons
Two of the primary services we find ourselves supplying our pontoons for within the commercial sector are access walkways and work platforms. Since February we have been providing both for…
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Pontoon Hire for Marshland…….?
Back in June, we were approached by ESG (Environmental Scientifics Group) as to whether our pontoons may be a solution for a job they soon had due for commencement. The…
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