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CRT spends £750k to beat lock gate backlog
The Canal & River Trust has announced a £750,000 investment in new CNC (computer numerical control) technology for its lock gate workshops. The trust says…
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Aqua switches from hire to shared ownership
Aqua Narrowboats, the Midlands narrowboat builder and hire-fleet operator, is closing its hire fleet at Barton Marina and converting that side of the business to…
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Canal society acquires marina
The Buckingham Canal Society has bought Cosgrove Marina, the linear mooring business centred around Cosgrove Lock, at the junction with the Buckingham Canal restoration.
The…
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Toddbrook begins four-month refilling
In late April the main structural work on Toddbrook reservoir was finally completed and a phased refilling begun. This is just in time for the summer…
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Crick Boat Show 2026
Your guide to exhibiting at Britain’s premier canal boat event
Now in it’s 26th year, the Crick Boat Show sponsored by Haven Knox-Johnston is the focal point of the year for the inland waterways. It brings together around 250 exhibitors with thousands of boat-owners and aspiring boat-owners in the biggest single gathering of the British inland waterways industry. As an exhibitor at Crick you can showcase your company to an audience of boating enthusiasts, boating industry professionals and meet existing and future customers. …
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Product News
Chandlery In Stainless website
Steel fabricator Dave Hall has kept us informed over the years about his decades of specialism in stainless steel. We’ve…
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Fire Blanket with flame-retardant tapes
There’s no harm in having extra fire blankets aboard, and a modern fire blanket is something of a simple, generic…
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New 12V TV with 5G mobile router
Cello Electronics, long known for its specialist 12V TVs aimed at mobile use, has launched the Voyager, the world’s first…
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Plant health sensor
If you're a boater with a serious pot-plant addiction, we think the new Willow Smart Plant Sensor looks cool.
This…
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