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CRT launches new Impact Report
In an effort to point out the value of inland waterways to the UK economy, the Canal & River Trust has issued its latest Impact…
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Stover Canal breach
The Stover Canal restoration in Devon must sadly be added to the list of severely damaged canals at the end of 2024.
This short but…
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Memories of the 1971 Bridgewater breach and repair
The latest Bridgewater breach is a near-copy of the the one in 1971, which closed the canal for nearly two years. Ian McCarthy, a witness of…
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Fund Britain’s Waterways cruise begins
The Fund Britain’s Waterways umbrella organisation begins a national campaign cruise at the end of March, planned to culminate in an assembly outside parliament in…
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Profiles
The Rothen Group
With a fleet of 200 craft and contracts for a host of canal-related work, the Rothen Group is a household name in the inland boating industry. Yet, the company is barely a decade old. Andrew Denny finds out more…
The dark green workboats of the Rothen Group have now become almost as familiar a sight around the waterways as the bright blue maintenance craft of the Canal & River Trust. What is especially remarkable is that this young company has grown – from a standing start – to become the UK’s main supplier of all types of floating plant equipment on the canals in little more than a decade. …
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Product News
Magnetic pick-up tool with LED light
Popular gadget brand Laser Tools has brought out a new version of one of those pronged grabber claw thingies –…
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Portable scissor lift
Folding bike specialist AS Bikes has launched a portable and battery-powered scissor lift, suitable for lifting heavy items of up…
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Washable rugs
Not many canal boaters appreciate fitted carpets in the cabin. It’s a lot easier to have wooden floors to mop.…
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Hotmax fuel logs
If you have a multi-fuel stove and you're not a coal person, you might try Hotmax Natural Wood Dust Fuel…
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