UK Docks expand to Whitehaven Marina, Cumbria

Whitehaven Marina Ltd are pleased to welcome UK Docks Marine Services on-site as a new service provider as the marine engineering firm expand their existing Tyneside, South Shields and Gosport, Hampshire operations. UK Docks have widened operations to the West Coast in order to service current contracts as well as develop operations within the growing wind farm industry.

UK Docks will be operating from one of three bays in the purpose built, state of the art boat shed completed in 2008. In addition to the standard expected facilities, the building provides overhead gantries, compressed air and vacuum systems, and under floor heating – one of the best equipped and modern boat sheds in the North West of England.

Dock revival on the Tees wins UK Docks top award

The work of UK Docks in expanding marine services on the Tyne, Wear and now Tees has been recognised with a major industry award.

Founded by Tynesider Harry Wilson in South Shields in 1995, the dry dock specialists has consistently grown in size and scale and is now a national company running boat repair facilities on the South Coast at Gosport and the North West at Whitehaven.