Marine & boats in Southampton
Winter lay-up, refits, yard moves and transport preparation for boats, yachts and marine plant.
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South Coast · SO14 to SO19
Straight up from the ferry, and one of our most frequent mainland runs. Survey inside 48 hours, and we hold slots through October and November for the yards.
Overview
Southampton has the deepest concentration of marine trade on the south coast, and the yards along the Itchen keep us busy from September onwards. It is also a container port and a city with a lot of live construction, so scaffold work follows the boats.
We have wrapped everything here from tenders on trailers at Shamrock Quay to full commercial encapsulation on city centre refurbishments.
Local focus
The marine side runs on the Itchen yards and the marinas — winter covers, refit containment where a boat is being stripped back under cover, and transport prep for hulls heading out by road. Southampton is also where a lot of our transport work starts, because so much moves through the docks. On the construction side we wrap scaffolds on the Bedford Place and Ocean Village developments where the river wind makes sheeting a liability.
Where we work around Southampton:
New to it? Read the complete guide to boat shrink wrapping — how it is installed, what it costs and what to ask.
All services
Winter lay-up, refits, yard moves and transport preparation for boats, yachts and marine plant.
Lay-up, refit containment and shipping covers, custom-framed to the individual hull.
Full encapsulation and temporary roof systems for construction, refurbishment and restoration.
Plant, machinery and high-value assets protected through storage, shutdowns and site works.
Abnormal loads, vehicles and freight sealed against road grime, salt and weather.
Airframe and component storage, MRO containment and ferry preparation.
Getting to you
Straight up from the ferry, and one of our most frequent mainland runs. Survey inside 48 hours, and we hold slots through October and November for the yards.
We cover SO14 to SO19 and the surrounding area from our Isle of Wight base, working across Ocean Village Marina, Shamrock Quay, Town Quay, the Itchen boatyards and Hythe Marina Village. Travel is set out separately on every quote, so you can see exactly what the trip costs rather than finding it buried in a rate.
Before we quote
Every Southampton job starts with a survey — on site, or from your photos if that is quicker. We measure it, work out the frame, the film area, the seams and the fixings, and the number you get back is the number you pay.
Southampton · SO14 to SO19
Illustrative figures. Your Southampton survey is carried out on site — or from photos, if you'd rather start there.
Pricing
Priced on the square metres of film that end up on the frame, which follows the profile rather than the footprint.
The frame is often more of the job than the film. Complex shapes and awkward access both add crew time.
Flame-retardant and heavier gauges cost more per square metre. We specify for the job rather than defaulting.
Set out as its own line so you can see it. Where we can batch Southampton work into an existing run, it comes down.
We do not publish a Southampton rate, because a rate quoted before anyone has seen the job is a guess that gets corrected on your invoice. What you get instead is a fixed price after survey, with removal and disposal included from the start. Most Southampton enquiries are answered the same working day, and photographs are usually enough to get a realistic figure moving.
Start from your phone
Not every Southampton job needs a site visit to get moving. Send a couple of photos and rough dimensions and one of our installers will tell you what is involved — including when shrink wrap is not the right call.
Whole item in frame, plus one close-up of the access side.
WhatsApp or email, with the Southampton postcode and the date you need it by.
Approach, timescale and a price — usually the same working day.
Common questions
Yes. Southampton is part of our regular coverage and boat shrink wrapping is the work we do most of there. Straight up from the ferry, and one of our most frequent mainland runs. Survey inside 48 hours, and we hold slots through October and November for the yards.
There is no Southampton rate, because the price follows the job rather than the postcode. Size, framing, film grade and access drive it, and travel is set out separately so you can see exactly what you are paying. Send photos and rough dimensions and we will give you a realistic figure the same working day.
Yes. A good share of our Southampton work comes through the yards rather than direct from owners, and we are used to working around a yard’s lift schedule and hard standing layout rather than expecting them to work around us.
Yes. Every quote is fixed after survey, with removal and disposal included from the start. We do not use provisional sums and we do not add a "subject to access" line.
All five sectors — marine, scaffolding and temporary roofs, industrial, transportation and aviation. Marine shrink wrap is what we are asked for most in Southampton, but the same crews cover the rest.
Yes. We are fully insured and risk assessments and method statements are supplied as standard on every commercial job, along with film certification at handover.
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Rough dimensions and a photo are enough to get a price moving. If it's urgent, ring — someone who's actually installed the stuff will pick up.
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