18 COMPANY PROFILES Walcon Marine Ltd T


he Walcon story began in the Summer of 1963 when a young Robin Walters started his own


civil engineering company. He was awarded his first contract in the marine industry two years later, when he was asked to install the first marina in the UK at Port Hamble. The marine side of the business


grew rapidly alongside the engineering arm, with Robin’s invention of the concrete float a major breakthrough that put Walcon firmly on the map. In 1975, the firm was appointed to build and install Brighton Marina, for which it devised the Walifloat and System 21 pontoons, both successful designs that are still in use today. The late 70s through to the


early 90s was a golden age for marina construction and Robin


travelled the world securing orders across Europe, South Africa, the Caribbean, USA, Hong Kong, Australia and the Middle East.


By 1989, he was heading a


successful and rapidly-growing marine business, installing over 100,000 marina berths in six continents around the globe. Walcon has since maintained its position as one of the world’s top builders of yacht harbours with Robin’s son, James, becoming Managing Director in 1998, and has continued to expand the options it provides to the marina industry through the acquisition of Docking Solutions Ltd, the Devon-based supplier of heavy- duty pontoons and commercial- grade bridges, from its parent company in 2018. Walcon Marine Ltd sales@walconmarine.com www.walconmarine.com


Water Witch Workboats


This family-owned business aims to provide cost-effective, efficient solutions to help clean up the marine environment and is


estimated to have cleared more than two million tonnes of plastic trash from the ocean. Over 200 of the company’s


debris collection and trash retrieval workboats operate around the world, including Hong Kong, New York, Cape Town, Kuwait and


London. Its range of workboats has been developed to offer users a versatile, multi-purpose craft or pontoon boat that can perform a wide variety of duties in addition to efficient aquatic trash and debris removal. The Versi-Cat workboat


is extremely adaptable for applications such as providing a fast-response to marine pollution, supplying a mobile pump-out service, lifting moorings (with removable lifting frame), diving and maintenance support. The design incorporates various ‘pods’ that sit between the twin hulls, enabling many tasks to be undertaken. The pod system allows heavy items to be loaded directly on to the quayside and lifted aboard the vessel via a crane with no need to manhandle the equipment to the water. Water Witch Workboats info@waterwitch.com www.waterwitch.com


MARINA INDUSTRY • DECEMBER 2020


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