FPS Pontoon Hire provides modular floating pontoon hire, floating work platforms, safety boats and associated marine access equipment for projects across Manchester and Greater Manchester.

Our systems can be configured for inspection, maintenance, construction, surveys, event access and temporary works on canals, rivers, docks, reservoirs and other water environments where conventional access is difficult.

Pontoon access for Manchester projects

Manchester has a wide range of waterside infrastructure, including canals, river corridors, docks, basins and industrial waterways. We support contractors and engineering teams working where a stable floating access platform is required close to structures, beneath bridges or alongside retaining walls.

Typical applications

• Bridge inspection, painting and maintenance
• Canal and riverbank repairs
• Geotechnical and environmental investigation over water
• Quay wall, dock and retaining-wall access
• Scaffold towers installed on floating platforms
• Dredging, piling and survey support
• Temporary floating walkways and access platforms
• Safety boat and work boat support

Configured around access, loads and site conditions

Before recommending a pontoon arrangement we consider the required working area, personnel, tools and equipment, anticipated loads, water depth and flow, bank access, positioning requirements and project duration.

Where required, we can incorporate temporary works and stability calculations, edge protection, access gangways, scaffold towers, ground protection and safety boat support.

Areas around Manchester we cover

We cover central Manchester and the wider Greater Manchester area, including Salford, Trafford, Stockport, Bolton, Bury, Rochdale, Oldham, Tameside, Wigan and surrounding locations.

Related services

• Commercial pontoon hire
• Bridge maintenance pontoon hire
• Geotechnical investigation over water
• Commercial boat hire

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