Case Studies

A prestigious site was undergoing restoration works in central London, and the team at Dædalus Conservation required storage containers and accommodation units for their site staff. Our container hire company Willbox supplied three 20′ units; a stacked pair of site cabins, and a storage container. The aesthetic impact of public-facing site cabins was important for the cultural landmark; the containers were supplied […]

A giant wooden replica of 17th century London was set ablaze on the River Thames in a retelling of the Great Fire of London.

We assisted VBMS (a Boskalis company) in replacing one of 3 subsea cables between Thorness Bay on the Isle of Wight and Lepe, at the mouth of Beaulieu River. We used our Wilcarry 300 barge and the Willendeavour to carry out this work. These cables supply the Isle of Wight with electricity. The project was the […]

We worked closely with Shemara Refit LLP for the latter stages of the Shemara refit – the restoration of a 65m classic motor yacht restored to her former glory. 5 vessels were used in this marine logistics project; the Willendeavour, the Wilanne, the Willjay and 2 ribs. Shemara was pulled out of a refit yard in Porchester through […]

Raymond Brown Construction Ltd were responsible for demolishing, removing and rebuilding the Royal National Lifeboat Institute’s (RNLI) pontoon in Brixham, Devon. Our Willcarry 1500 barge was used to carry a large crane, survey equipment and piling tripods to Brixham so that work could be carried out to make significant improvements to the RNLI pontoon. It was towed […]

Manufactured by Magma Structures in Portchester, the world’s tallest masts were designed and built for a superyacht. Working with heavy lift specialists Mammoet, the Williams Shipping team spent weeks carefully planning the move, one of the most unusual and memorable ever undertaken in the harbour. The project required 3 of our vessels: the Willendeavour pulling the […]

The Hoegh Osaka, a 51,000 tonne container vessel, ran aground on the Brambles bank in the Solent and was stranded there for 19 days. The stranded vessel was listing at approximately 50 degrees. It was carrying 1400 cars and construction equipment at the time. On 7th January it was able to float free on the […]

Working closely with Boskalis Westminister, one of the world’s premier dredging contractors, we provided heavy support for a project in Portsmouth Harbour in preparation for the arrival of 2 new Queen Elizabeth Class Carriers – the largest ships ever built for the Royal Navy. Over 3 million cubic metres of clay, sand and gravel need to be […]

We worked closely with Ainscough Crane Hire Ltd to assist with a job at Valero refinery in Pembroke. Pembroke refinery is one of the largest, most complex refineries in Western Europe. In 2011 it was acquired by Valero. It makes products including gasoline, diesel fuel, kerosene, liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) and petrochemical feedstocks. The refinery […]