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  • UHP water jetting, pile wrapping and underwater welding of anodes at Mill Bay, Plymouth

    A multi-faceted job requiring our dedicated civils team to UHP water jet existing piles on the Mill Bay site in Plymouth, followed by pile wrapping using Denso 70 Seashield.

    The dive team then completed the job by welding 246 anodes and securing 17 cables. A successful and sometimes challenging job done and dusted with invaluable lessons learnt on the way.

UHP WATER JETTING, PILE WRAPPING AND UNDERWATER WELDING OF ANODES AT MILL BAY, PLYMOUTH

Client: ABP

Project: UHP water jetting, pile wrapping and underwater welding of anodes

Contractor: MMC Diving Services Ltd

Duration: 3 months

Contract Value: £500,000

Date posted: 24-05-2025

MMC were fortunate enough to win the tender for ABP international ferry port in Plymouth to carry weld 246 anodes, and continuity 17 cables (supplied by Impalloy). Our dedicated dive team of coded welders executing the job flawlessly, completing the job ahead of schedule saving time and money for our client.

A second team were committed to 24-hour split-shift operations working around the tide to UHP water jet the 70 piles on the fender dolphins, these were then greasing and wrapping them with Denso Seashield 70 system (supplied by Winn & Coles) at the Mill Bay site in Plymouth.

The beautifully cleaned & wrapped piles have now extended the life of the jetty, ensuring its future longevity.

  • 333 Dives
  • 439 hours of bottom time
  • 468 hours on site
  • 9 emergency preparedness drills undertaken
  • 7 incidents
  • 2 Accidents (no lost time)

Our gratitude to ABP for the opportunity to work on such a rewarding project. While it wasn't without its challenges, every job offers invaluable lessons that we continue to apply moving forward.

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