G T Rochester Plant Ltd

Some shots of fender work from 2019

Working on behalf of Norwich City Football club things starting to take shape creating moorings on the wensum

Recent Footpath and river bank works at Cringleford. Offset mittigation works in an 18 acre rewilding area for new builds and refurbishment of towpath. And riverbank.

Approx 500m of 150mm timber edges foot path with 50mm Breedon Gravel finish
Approx 400m of type 1 foot path along river bank, fascine (faggots) river bank repairs and a dog swim.

Our CAT312 removing rubble from the old mill spillway to reduce the current water levels held up by debris from the collapsed walls caused by heavy flood damage earlier this winter.

Had the pleasure of hiring this fantastic lorry crane, from Wavetrade, today to assist us in placing 28 bulk bags to prevent further damage and scour to a flood damaged mill race
The crane is capable of placing 1.8 tons at 22m 💪.

For Sale ‘Plaudit’ (Tugboat)

Currently moored in Oulton Broad Lowestoft.

‘Plaudit’ Official No. 184432

6 cylinder Gardner engine
5ton swl towing hook
Beam 3.9m wide
Length 13.8m
Draft 1.6m
Speed 8knots
Day accommodation in front compartment.

Built 1951 by J.Pollock sons & Co, Faversham.
Owners:
Port of London 1951-1990
John Martin Construction 1990-2001
Bam nuttal 2001-2014
G T Rochester Plant 2014-Current

She is in need of a repaint,some welding on the superstructure and new timber fixing points for the areal and nav lights. However, engine, electrics are in working order and her hull is sound.

Currently fully insured through Knighthood Insurance

Sister to ‘Plashy’ still working on the River Thames and Thames Estuary

(Pictures include her towing 250 ton barge, and last out of water winter 2016).

POA
Sold as seen
Regards
Tom Rochester

Strumpshaw Fen Old Steam Pump.

We get to work on some absolute gems, in some stunning remote locations.
In winter 2021-22, The spillway collapsed outwards under positive pressure due to a very high surge tide, flooding the area around the pumping station 2times a day at high tide.
GTRP won the competitive tender.
GTRP had to constantly maintain flood protection whilst repairing the damaged spill way.
We re-braced the 2.5m deep spillway and removed all the existing silt. Infilled with type 3 to below the existing pipe level, carried out stitching and replaced areas of brickwork, installed a concrete and brick header wall, raised the brick work to contain future surge tide events, supplied and installed 400m galvanised outfall extension pipe then back filled inside the spillway with type4 to existing ground level

‘Plaudit’ (Tugboat)

Gauging interest if any one wants to buy my tug boat.
Currently moored in Oulton Broad Lowestoft.

‘Plaudit’ Official No. 184432

6 cylinder Gardner engine
5ton swl towing hook
Beam 3.9m wide
Length 13.8m
Draft 1.6m
Speed 8knots
Day accommodation in front compartment.

Built 1951 by J.Pollock sons & Co, Faversham.
Owners:
Port of London 1951-1990
John Martin Construction 1990-2001
Bam nuttal 2001-2014
G T Rochester Plant 2014-Current

She is in need of a repaint,some welding on the superstructure and new timber fixing points for the areal and nav lights. However, engine, electrics are in working order and her hull is sound.

Currently fully insured through Knighthood Insurance

Sister to ‘Plashy’ still working on the River Thames and Thames Estuary

(Pictures include her towing 250 ton barge).

POA
Sold as seen
Regards
Tom Rochester

G T Rochester Plant emergency call out to remove damaged 4.5ton timber trestle and gantry that was a danger to shipping in harbour entrance, with a 1-1.5m swell. We sourced a Multicat from Lowestoft and we were on station and carried the work out for our client within 4hrs of initial call out.

400m of footpaths installed in Norwich

Broads Authority-Commissioners Cut-Thorpe St Andrew Norwich

Contract to upright an existing failing quay that was falling into the river. GTRP brought the piles back to vertical on their original line installed a steal back wailing and new anchor system.
Our client reopened the moorings today

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Work from 2018

Fendering work at Ludham Bridge during the Beast of the East…… Warmer in the water than out…

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Pictures from about 5 years ago
Installing Filter Rock bags to form an underwater retaining structure for a tidal Reed bed

G T Rochester Plant enter into the art world…..
Where’s the that Banksy gone…. Lol wish we could say we are now in the art world but we will just have to keep plugging away at civils & construction and sea wall repairs lol

A job from yesteryear

Breezy morning on Cromer sea front..... And have the promenade to ourselves ;-)

Happy Christmas & a prosperous 2022 to you all

Working back on my old stomping ground where I grew up and lived for 30 years.
Installing sheet piled wing walls to the original sluice. Last time I saw the lake drained like this I was about 7-8 years old over 40 years ago.
Brought back a lot of great memories of playing, hiding, shooting etc there, as well as in my late teens repairing the dam with my father on a New Year’s Day after a night on the smash, ….. the old timber piles are still there.

Lucked out with the weather today … flat as a mill pond so managed to sn**ch a coupe of hours whilst setting up for tomorrow at low water to get on a day early

Get to work in some great locations
River Bure Ittringham

Refurbishing feeding channel & Playing with a spider crane re-installing electric Generating water turbine

Tricky 700kg lift beside the River Bure to remove and repair an electric turbine with a 2.3 ton Jekko Spider Crane

Shots from 2017 in oulton broad

Wet and blustery day on site today but got 15x3.5x800mm storm attenuation tank in place ready to be sealed & welded in the morning

2015 jmc9 loaded with 130 tons of hardwood 50ton crawler crane, 14ton Excavator welfare unit and piling equipment, mobilising to turn tide jetty on Breydon Water.

Last of the new replacement timber capping going on to the stretch of existing quay at How Hill

Installing 4 of 10no concrete pads for holiday lodges at Mundesley

Interesting job from 2011 came up on my time line.
The old timber bearing piles had rotten through on this loverly 3 bed room boat house. GTRP were contacted to come up with a solution and install a new bearing pile system. The added proble was the head hieght was approx 5ft 6” and over water.

Happy New Year to all