Product range
Wire, Rigging & Lifting
Wire rope, slings, thimbles, shackles and the deck rigging hardware behind them.
Industries
Marine & Workboat
A working vessel needs rope, canvas, steel and inspection in the same week. We run all four as our own trades, at four ports, so the work does not have to be split between four suppliers.
- Trades on one order
- 4Trades on one order
- Ports with shops
- 4Ports with shops
- Proof testing in-house
- 500,000 lbProof testing in-house
Why us, for this
Four trades, one purchase order, one company answering for it.
The work a vessel actually generates does not respect trade boundaries. A mooring line needs splicing, the wheelhouse cover needs re-cutting, a deck fitting needs welding, and the lifting gear is due its inspection — and in most ports that is four suppliers, four lead times and four people to chase.
We run rope and rigging, marine canvas and upholstery, welding and fabrication, and inspection and testing as our own trades, in our own buildings, at four ports across Newfoundland and Nova Scotia. One conversation, one schedule, and the parts of the job that depend on each other are managed inside one company.
- Mooring & towing lines
- Marine canvas
- Welding & fabrication
- Inspection & testing
- Ladders & boarding gear
- Deck hardware
- On-site measuring
What we do for a vessel
Everything between the bollard and the wheelhouse.
Four trades, working on the same vessel in the same week. Each links through to the shop that does it.
Mooring and towing lines
Supplied and spliced to length, eyes covered on manufacture where you want them protected, and terminated by hand or clamped in the press.
Wire and warp services
New wire installed on the vessel, measured and marked, turned end for end to even the wear, and your own wire repaired where it still has service left.
Marine canvas and enclosures
Covers, boat tops, flybridge and cockpit enclosures, dodgers and tarps — measured on the boat, cut and sewn in our own canvas shop.
Upholstery and interiors
Helm seats, berths and cushions rebuilt in marine-grade materials, from your measurements or a template we take on board.
Welding and deck fabrication
Steel, aluminium and Hardox — brackets, frames, gratings, repairs and one-off deck fittings built to fit what is already there.
Ladders and boarding equipment
Pilot, Jacob's and embarkation ladders and gangways, built to the vessel's freeboard and rigged on board rather than sold to a stock length.
Recovery and safety netting
Man-overboard recovery nets on aluminium frames, scramble nets and rail safety netting, built to the rail they hang from.
Inspection and testing
Hands-on inspection of rope, wire and lifting gear, with proof testing on our own 500,000 lb bed and a test certificate issued per item.
The shops
Four trades, four benches, one company.
These are our own shops and our own work — the four benches a working vessel's jobs land on.
Inspected and tagged
Chain, shackles, eye bolts and slings examined item by item and returned with a tag on each, plus a test certificate for anything that goes on the bed. The fourth bench, and the one that turns a vessel's gear into a record rather than a memory.
Cut and sewn here
A webbing strap going onto a heavy vinyl cover on the machine. Marine canvas is a pattern-making trade before it is a sewing one — and the pattern comes off your vessel, not off a size chart.
Fitted, not approximated
A finished cover on the boat it was measured for. Everything from this shop is made to one hull rather than to a size chart.
Spliced by hand
Wire opened out in the vice and tucked strand by strand. Mooring and towing assemblies are made to a length and a load here, then proved next door when the job calls for it.
Welded to fit
Plate cut and opened up, a liner set into it and squared off with a straightedge. Most vessel work is like this — not a drawing, but a part that has to land on steel that is already there.
What comes off the benches
The four trades, and what each one delivers.
One vessel, one week, four benches. This is what each of them hands back and what comes with it.
| Trade | Typical work | Made to | What comes back |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rope & rigging | Mooring and towing lines, warps, stays, bridles | A length and a load | The assembly, spliced or pressed; test certificate where proof tested |
| Marine canvas | Covers, enclosures, dodgers, tarps, upholstery | Measurements taken on the boat | The cover, fitted on the vessel it was measured for |
| Welding & fabrication | Brackets, frames, gratings, deck fittings, repairs | What is already on the deck | Steel, aluminium or Hardox, fitted and finished |
| Inspection & testing | Rope, wire and lifting gear | Hands-on inspection first, the bed when it earns it | Gear tagged, and a test certificate per item |
| Boarding equipment | Pilot, Jacob's and embarkation ladders, gangways | The vessel's freeboard | Built and rigged on board |
| Safety netting | Recovery nets, scramble nets, rail netting | The rail it hangs from | Netted frame, rigged and checked on board |
Scroll the table sideways for all 4 columns.
Where a job crosses trades — a cover that needs a fabricated frame, a ladder that needs a spliced side rope — it stays inside one company and one schedule.
Four ports
Wherever the vessel is alongside, a shop is close.
Vessel work is measured in tide and berth time. Four branches across Newfoundland and Nova Scotia means measuring, fitting and collection happen locally rather than being freighted.
Solutions
The gear a vessel runs on, and the four trades behind it.
Stocked at the counter, made in the shop, fitted on the boat.
Gear we supply to vessels
All products
Product range
Rope & Cordage
Mooring and towing line, working rope and the cordage a deck runs through.
Trades behind it
All services
Service
Rope Splicing & Rigging
Mooring and towing lines made to a length and a load; wire installed, marked and turned on the vessel.
Service
Marine Canvas & Upholstery
Measured on the boat, cut and sewn in our own shop, fitted on the hull it was made for.
Service
Welding & Fabrication
Deck fittings, brackets and frames in steel, aluminium and Hardox — built to what is already there.
Service
Inspection & Testing
Rope, wire and lifting gear inspected by hand, proof tested on our bed, tagged and certificated.
FAQ
What buyers ask us about Marine & Workboat
Yes — that is the reason to use us. All four are our own trades in our own buildings, so a vessel's work can be scheduled as one job rather than coordinated between four suppliers with four lead times.
Either. Canvas is normally measured or templated on the boat, because a cover made from a size chart never fits; ladders and gangways are built to the vessel's freeboard. If you have accurate dimensions or a drawing, we will work from them.
Yes. We supply and install new warps and wires on the vessel, measure and mark them, turn wires and warps end for end to even the wear, and repair your own wire where it still has service in it.
Gear is inspected by hand and returned tagged, and where an item is proof tested on our own 500,000 lb bed we issue a test certificate for it, stating what was tested and to what load. That is our document about your item.
Where the work allows. Four branches across Newfoundland and Nova Scotia keep the measuring, fitting and collection local, and field work on the wharf is a normal part of how the shops operate.
Yes — pilot, Jacob's and embarkation ladders, gangways, man-overboard recovery nets on aluminium frames, scramble nets and rail netting, each built to the vessel it is for and rigged on board.
Yes. Repeat specifications can be held, work can be staged across the four branches, and a job that needs more than one shop is moved inside the company rather than subcontracted.
Start a quote. We route it to the right branch.
Send specs, photos, drawings, or inspection and testing requests. Your reply comes from the branch that will do the work.