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COMPANY PROSPECTUS

UPDATED DECEMBER 2015

1 COMPANY PROSPECTUS UPDATED DECEMBER 2015

Executive summary

SUMMARY A business that provides

expertise in marine

construction and project

management.

A privately owned SME

with turnover of £25M.

With over 78 staff

offering marine skills

suited to growing

markets such as marine

renewable energy, flood

and tidal defenses and

marine construction.

Marine plant fleet

enabling single source

delivery of multi-

disciplinary projects.

Proven track record in

marine piling,

construction,

demolition, sub-sea

cable & outfall

installation.

Table of Contents

Page 2 Preface

Page 3 Executive Summary

Page 5 Management Structure

Page 6 Capabilities

Page 9 Example Projects

Page 16 Opportunities and Contracts

Page 21 The People

Page 22 The Premises

Page 23 The Plant, Equipment and Machinery

Page 25 Background to the Company

Page 26 The Company Details

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PREFACE

This document has been written to provide information about the company.

Commercial Marine and Piling Ltd (CMP) is a marine construction company, with a strong market presence in the marine construction industry. It has traded for 25 years and grown to the present turnover of £25M. This is testament to the company’s ability to grow in a sector where many larger contractors have worked but failed.

The company offers opportunities in many of the growth areas in port expansion and renovation works, marine renewable energy projects, flood alleviation, coastal defences, and marine civil engineering projects. A core part of the company strategy is succession planning, with a good recruitment and training plan resulting in a wide spread of age amongst the management and workforce.

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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

WHAT WE DO

We provide two core capabilities – Marine Civil Engineering services and steel foundation construction. Underpinning our capabilities is 25 years of experience in managing and delivering complex projects. We can deliver projects through the full procurement cycle from project concept through construction to completion and handover. Whilst primarily based in the UK we have also successfully delivered projects in Europe and Africa.

SERVICES AND OUR PEOPLE

We pride ourselves in our operational experience providing innovation through lateral thinking and smart engineering to provide our clients with value engineered solutions.

We provide a range of services suited to the Client’s requirements; these can vary for each project. At the most demanding end of the spectrum we provide a full design, supply and construction.

To deliver projects we have developed in house project management systems involving strict quality control procedures to deliver projects to the high standards for our clients. We have organically grown the company by acquiring a wider skill base, recruiting experts from others sectors, and combining skills to complement our own. As a result we have a team of experienced Directors, Project Managers and technical advisors.

The future growth of our team in line with the business is an essential part of our focus. We have developed in house training schemes to provide a high standard of capabilities. We find this promotes a well-motivated and dedicated workforce, whilst promoting exemplary standards within our industry.

THE MARKETS WE SERVE

We operate in a number of growing markets including renewable energy, water services, road and rail and ports.

Our skill base is perfectly suited to operating within the marine renewable energy sector and we have successfully delivered a number of projects with market leaders such as Dong Energy and Siemens. We have designed supplied and installed a number of specialist mooring and berthing facilities for new offshore wind farm sites such as the recent Installation for Dong Energy at Barrow in Furness.

Loughor Railway Viaduct Replacement, 2011.

Weymouth Channel Ferry Berth Replacement, 2012.

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We continue to support the UKs water industry working with blue chip companies such as Thames Water, Southern Water and Wessex Water to provide specialist infrastructure services. This year we have completed a technically challenge project to install two 3 meter diameter 310m long outfall pipes as part of the £4Bn upgrade of the River Thames (Tideway Project) sewage system. Installation of outfalls of this type is a highly specialist field of engineering requiring careful planning and execution from outset to completion.

The UKs rail and road sectors are an important part of the companies services. Recently the company installed tens of miles of steel sheet piling to facilitate the widening of the M25 motorway. Here the Company utilised their own plant and equipment including specialist state of the art piling rigs to press steel sheet piles into the ground, whilst working near the live motorway. The project required a large number of resources in a small timeframe, a challenge that other competitors could not deliver.

The Directors pride themselves in having survived two recessions in the history of the Company. The company is unique in providing services across two distinct sectors of marine civil engineering and steel foundations. CMP is the largest privately owned contractor specialising in marine operations in the UK. The marine Industry is renowned for being high risk and therefore requires managing closely and carefully.

The company is pursuing opportunities in growth sectors such as flood defence, marine renewables, port upgrades and more. As noted above, marine projects are higher risk and attract a greater mark-up and return than the traditional land based civil engineering industries. The marine sector is perceived as a strategic goal for CMP in reducing business critical competition and increasing market share.

Beckton Outfall Construction by CMP, 2014.

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MANAGEMENT STRUCTURE Nigel Craddock, Managing Director Nigel started working in the marine construction industry in 1983 after training and qualifying as a commercial diver. Nigel was involved in all aspects of marine construction on both civil and oil industry related projects working both as part of the site team and then in supervisory capacities. Commercial Marine & Piling was established by Nigel in 1990 on the back of experience gained in the marine construction sector. Julian Branford, Marine Director Julian was one of the early pioneers of North Sea oilfield construction work and developed a wealth of experience during the mid-1970s. Julian established Branford Marine in the early 1980s and the company developed through salvage work and all forms of diving support. Julian developed Branford Marine into a successful marine civil engineering company before joining together with CMP in 1999. Paul Branford, Marine Logistics and Resources Director Paul was one of the founding directors of Branford Civil & Marine before the acquisition by CMP Ltd. Paul is an integral part of the marine construction side of CMP and is involved in pre-contract planning as well as day to day organisation of all material, plant and labour requirements.

Kristen Branford, Operations Director Kristen joined CMP in 2008 having worked 10 years prior on major infrastructure projects in London. He is a professionally qualified civil engineer and project manager. BSc C-Eng MICE, MAPM. Kristen currently covers the large portfolio of marine civil engineering contracts CMP are delivering in London.

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CAPABILITIES

CMP operates in a specialist area of the Civil Engineering Sector. The company provides plant and expertise to undertake driven permanent and temporary piling works ranging from sheet steel, tubes, steel bearing piles and timber piles and more bespoke marine-based piling, demolition of structures and other marine civil engineering works such as outfall construction and maintenance. The company still retains its original discipline of diving operations which is of considerable ‘added benefit’ where such works can be absorbed into a sub-contract/main contract works package instead of having to use outside specialist contractors.

Listed below are the specific services currently offered by CMP.

CMP own a range of piling hammers capable of driving tubes up to 2m diameter. We also have a number of specially designed piling gate systems that significantly reduce the time for pitching and driving piles. Tubular piles are the common most used pile in the marine industry as they are robust, relatively light, and capable of being driven deep into the bearing stratum. Tubular steel piles can be easily joined and CMP have a coded welding team that are trained to work over water for works such as welding connections to piles, or pile extensions.

CMP have installed many sheet piled cofferdams within the marine environment and pride ourselves on being able to provide bespoke cofferdam construction solutions. We have devised methods to remove the amount of underwater works and placed more emphasis on pre-fabrication and offsite works prior to installation. The results from these refinements provide a higher standard of quality, reduction in health and safety risks, and increased efficiency installing the sheet piles and waling’s.

Where piles are required to seat deep into hard rock and it is not possible to drive, the method of constructing a rock socket pile is often chosen. This process involves drilling into the hard rock to form a vertical hole in which the steel pile is then installed. In marine conditions this process usually requires use of a jack-up barge to carry out the drilling operations, which allows the drilling to be unaffected by tide, waves and weather. CMP have completed a number of rock socket projects, the most impressive and challenging to date is the Liverpool pier head piling project.

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The skills and experience gained over the last 20 years from undertaking technically challenging projects, CMP has become one of the UK's leading companies in the construction and refurbishment of leisure-based maritime structures. Successfully completed pier projects have varied from the demolition of redundant or weather damaged piers, such as Shanklin Pier on the Isle of Wight, through to the extensive refurbishment of Brighton Pier along with some of the country's other famous and historic piers, both timber and steel framed.

In the early days the marine team began by diving for salvage on shipwrecks. The skills involved were later transferred to commercial marine demolition and dismantling of structures that are beyond the reach of everyday demolition contractors. CMP specialise in underwater cutting, and use specialist machines to carefully remove sections of steel, concrete and timer from under the water. More recently we have been involved in dismantling of piers and jetties which also involves responsible disposal of the removed materials.

CMP have been associated with the installation of marine outfalls and pipelines for over 20 years with clients ranging from regional water companies such as Southwest Water and Southern Water, borough councils such as Poole and Bournemouth, framework contractors and Ministry of Defense. Our experience ranges from complete marine outfall construction through to the refurbishment and relining of existing pipelines and sewage outfalls. Our combined skill with our in-house diving teams, make installations possible in even the most difficult of conditions.

CMP specialise in marine drilling and construction of concrete displacement piles. Construction of marine bored piling is a technical process that requires experience and skill. The process usually involves use of a rotary drilling rig on board a jack-up barge. This system allows the piling crew to be located above the waterline which minimises the risks of disruption caused by adverse weather and sometimes aggressive wave action.

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CMP specialise in the design and installation of scour protection systems to control erosion in both rivers and the offshore environment. We have installed many types of scour protection systems including grout bags, pipe flex mattresses, gabion baskets, and concrete scour mats. These systems have been used to prevent scouring around bridge abutments, offshore wind turbines, and a variety of other maritime structures.

Rock armour has become an increasingly important aspect of coastal defence works. CMP's highly skilled workforce has vast experience within this field and has the ability to manoeuvre and place rock armour in accordance to exacting specifications. Working from barges or directly from the beach, CMP have placed tens of thousands of tonnes of rock into breakwaters and pipeline protection systems around the UK. CMP also specialise in the placement of prefabricated concrete caissons, utilising our in-house diving team to ensure precise placement.

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EXAMPLE PROJECTS

This project spanned 2012/13. CMP worked for Vinci Construction UK on behalf of Taylor Woodrow to provide the perfect blend of marine construction expertise to install two large temporary sheet pile double skin marine cofferdams. The cofferdams spanned across the existing dock passage between the Victoria and Albert Docks near London’s Excel Centre. The work was to enable the dock passage to be de-watered and permit access for the reconstruction of the Connaught Tunnels as part of the London Crossrail project.

The project began in November 2012 with removal of underwater obstructions with specialist dredging and breaking equipment. Long reach excavators worked from barges to break the concrete where the temporary pile line was required. Piling rigs were loaded onto the barges for the construction of the sheet pile cofferdams. This part of the project required careful planning and execution to enable the piling rigs to work under the flight path of the nearby London City Airport. Special methods and flexible working patterns were developed by the CMP team to allow piling safely under the flight path.

Following completion of the piling, the project required an intensive programme of diving to install the underwater cofferdam waling, ties and huge props to span between the dock walls. Finally, before de-watering could commence, both cofferdams had to be filled with 14,000 tonnes of granular fill material. Upon completion of the tunnel works (by Vinci), the previously installed temporary cofferdams were successfully removed. The project was successfully completed during a demanding part of the Crossrail construction phase and the programme was met to enable the dock passage to be re-opened in time for an important project milestone to be achieved. This project is a great example of combined marine expertise applied in the demanding London civil engineering market.

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This project spanned 2013/14/15. Commercial Marine & Piling (CMP) Ltd working for Vinci within the Morgan Sindall, Vinci Grand Projects & Bachy Soletanch joint venture has successfully delivered the turn key installation of the Lee Tunnel storm water outfall. The twin outfall is the discharge point for the prestigious Lee Tunnel & Thames Tideway tunnels projects and largely replaces London’s network of Victorian brick built sewers & reduce foul sewage discharge into the River Thames from over 35 million cubic meters to less than 2.5 million cubic meters volume per year.

CMP designed & installed the twin outfall pipelines, which are the largest in the UK & equal to Europe’s largest diameter outfall pipeline. The installation was very complex and required sub-sea sectional construction of the multi-directional pipeline in an extremely difficult environment consisting of deep silt and strong tidal flows. The construction was further complicated by the pipes passing under an existing desalination jetty structure and two thirds of the outfall was isolated between the foreshore and two jetties. The only access from River was through a passage formed by CMP under the desalination jetty which could only be accessed at certain states of the tide.

The twin 3.4m diameter by 310m long pipes were fabricated on land in 5 sections (10 pieces total) within the historic London Royal Docks. Following fabrication, each pipe string was lifted with three 250 tonne mobile cranes in tandem. The heaviest pipe was 260 tonne and 103m long.

Each section was lifted from the quay and placed in the water and secured alongside the quay. Whilst afloat each pipe was grout injected into the wall of the pipe for ballast. Once grouted the pipe sections were towed to Beckton and installed with a bespoke internal buoyancy & gantry lifting apparatus. The normal method is a float and sink procedure but this would have resulted in pipe failure due to the weakness of the pipe.

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Excavation within the cofferdam produced over 28,000m3 of material. Once a section was excavated to depth, the bottom of the trench was levelled with gravel bedding and the pipe installed. Having placed the pipe on the bed the pipe was surrounded with gravel. A total of 10,000 m3 of gravel was used for this operation. The dredged material was used to bring the bed levels back to that of the surrounding area. The remaining balance of riverbed material was sent to landfill. The dredged material re-use strategy offered significant programme & cost savings not to mention huge environmental benefit.

To complete the outfall a 280 tonne skewed reinforced concrete headwall unit was constructed on a barge within the Royal docks. Whilst the headwall was being cast a sheet piled cofferdam was installed and an engineered bedding placed at the discharge point. Having completed the headwall, temporary shutters were installed around the perimeter to form a box that would float. The headwall unit was then transported to site on the barge. The barge was then allowed to settle on the bed at low water. The barge was then filled with water to make sure it did not float. As the tide came in the barge remained on the bed but the headwall floated. It was then towed into position and held while the tide receded until the headwall settled on the prepared bed. Before the tide rose, all the shutters were removed preventing the headwall from lifting. The two final pipe sections were attached to the previous pipes and laid in the headwall recesses to which a precast formed section was dropped over the pipes to complete the headwall.

The success of the Beckton outfall project has been an outstanding achievement & a demonstration that CMP Ltd can provide fully implemented solutions to challenging marine construction projects.

Beckton Outfall pipe 2 being installed by CMP, 2014.

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As part of Canary Wharf’s 10 year redevelopment of Wood Wharf, CMP are currently engaged in reclaiming 9000sqm of land from West India Dock South. Working directly for the client this important contract strategically drives the commencement for the first of 35 new high rise towers providing a new mixed use, waterside community which will feature over 3500 homes, shops and office space.

CMP’s contract is a design and build combi-wall cofferdam split into 3 cells to enables a phased handover to the client. The cofferdam design consists of 160 tubular piles, 21m long, 1220mm in diameter socketed 10m into the dock bed. In between the tubular piles sheet piles are installed to create a watertight retaining structure to facilitate dry construction methods in the reclaimed area behind the new quay wall.

Continuing from the piling works, we will then carried out sub-marine silt stabilisation works using innovative geotechnical techniques to improve 25,000 m3 of dock bed silts for remaining as foundation strata. This provides an environmental benefit to the project by reducing the amount of materials to be excavated, transported and disposed. Before the cofferdam can be dewatered, 50,000 tonnes of granular fill will be installed to complete the land reclamation. Since starting on site the work scope has increased by 40% and now involves the in-situ construction of 65 reinforced concrete piles 1050mm in diameter 30m deep which will serve as the load bearing foundations for the new marine deck.

Through forging links with Tower Hamlets Job Centre and the University of East London CMP have recruited local labour, appointed a local apprentice and taken on a summer placement Civil Engineering student. CMP also successfully introduced a “positive intervention” safety scheme which has subsequently been adopted by the client and rolled out across the entire site.

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An extremely challenging project for CMP which involved working in the Loughor Estuary, where the tide provided a 6 meter rise and fall, with water flowing at peak rates of 8 knots. Two jack-up barges 250t & 400t deck cargo capacity) were supplied and operated by CMP who used these to carry out the installation of 18 reinforced concrete bored and cast-in-place piles, each bored up to 30m into the siltstone geology.

The 1.2 meter diameter piles were constructed by installing sacrificial steel casings which were vibrated into the soft ground. A special piling gate was constructed off each barge to allow the casing to be held tight in position to achieve the 50mm tolerance required by the specification. Following drilling to create a seabed pile socket, pre-fabricated reinforcement cages where then installed before concrete was placed into each pile by tremie methods. Concrete was delivered pre-mixed and pumped along the existing viaduct up to 250m.

The barge access method provided the perfect solution to work close to the live railway whilst drilling rigs and cranes were situated on board to construct the deep piled foundations. The pile were installed within 1m from the existing timber viaduct, with operations restricted to meet the railway working regulations. This meant that lifting in the direction of the railway would only be permitted during ‘possessions’ between train movements. Added to these challenges, the pile positions were located between the viaduct and a road bridge only 50m away and without any access by river. Consequently CMP transported a modular jack-up onto site by road & constructed it during tidal opportunities from a temporary quay constructed specifically for this purpose.

The project programme required working continuously for 24 hours per day 7 days a week. Over 45 men were employed by CMP to cover the continuous working and rotate shifts over the 10 week programme. The 18 piles were completed ahead of programme and the team then moved onto assisting Carillion with installing the new bridge cross-heads over the new piles.

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A project carried out over an 8 month programme in 2010/11. CMP were the specialist marine contractor responsible for the installation of 6 large marine cofferdams (formed to facilitate construction of the pile caps) and 55 reinforced concrete bored and cast-in-place foundation piles for the new Twin Sails Bridge. CMP worked with Hochtief during the Early Contractor Involvement process which allowed introduction of innovation that secured the project for Hochtief and CMP.

Over 1,200 tonnes of steel sheet piles were installed for 5 temporary and one permanent cofferdam. Our construction method was to pre-install a significant strutted waling frame, including windows for the permanent pile casings. We then used the frame as our gate system to control the installation of sealed, water tight perimeter interlocking sheet piles.

Following construction of the pier cofferdams, we constructed 55 concrete piles at 1,200mm & 1,500mm diameter. The piles were installed by first installing temporary casings to exclude the river water & silt overburden. The pile sockets were then bored into the riverbed to depth of 30 meters using specialist drilling equipment working from CMP’s jack-up barge. Large two piece reinforcement cages were then installed before in-situ concrete was placed from the bottom up using tremie methods. The project involved use of a wide range of specialist marine equipment supplied and operated by CMP.

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CMP were contracted to install 10 tubular steel mooring piles at 2m diameter to form new berthing & mooring dolphin facilities or the new Liverpool Cruise Liner berthing structure. This project was the first of two awarded to CMP, the second involving similar works installing two piles for the new pier head berthing pontoon.

The works commenced with CMP undertaking the demolition and disposal of an existing timber mooring structure. This was followed by exploratory boreholes to establish ground conditions, taken at the pile positions using our Flexi-float S50 modular jack-up barge.

We then mobilised our Jack-up barge with a drilling rig and a second supporting heavy lift crane barge was mobilised to support her. With each barge in position, the 2.4m temporary pile casings were lifted into position using crane barge and vibratory driven to refusal. These casings were installed to isolate the pile bore from the adjacent seabed silts, thus maintaining a clean bore.

A2.3m rock socket was then drilled through temporary pile casing & to a depth of up to 11m into the hard rock strata. This was followed by lifting a 40m tubular steel pile weighing up to 100 tonnes into the rock-socket, which was then secured into final position. A grout was then poured between temporary pile casing and permanent pile to complete the rock-socket. Finally the temporary pile casing was removed.

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OPPORTUNITIES AND CONTRACTS

Market Opportunities

MARINE RENEWABLE ENERGY

Working in the sea provides one of the most hostile places to carry out construction projects. The philosophy of marine related energy systems inherently involves working in areas of high winds and aggressive waves. With constantly changing conditions new challenges can be faced by the marine contractor each day. The successful companies are those who understand these risks and can manage the work to overcome these challenges. Having completed projects for Dong Energy to construct crew transfer facilities for wind farm access sites, CMP are fully aware of the work opportunities. CMP have also constructed Met masts for the offshore wind market. The lists of clients we have worked for in this sector are shown below. CMP have the experience, and the wisdom to plan, manage and operate within these environments. Our fields of expertise are listed in the categories below.

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CMP have worked for:

Marine Civil Engineering. The core of our business involves managing and delivering civil engineering projects, located in the marine environment. Our team comprises of experienced civil engineers and marine experts, who work closely with our clients to offer a service that suits their requirements.

Scour Protection systems can range from simple rock, to rock filled filter bags, to sophisticated underwater grouted jackets, or mattress systems. CMP install the right system

Cable Route Surveys. Underwater cables are an essential part of the power and communication network for all renewable energy installations. Existing cables can be located and accurately mapped using modern survey technology such as multi-beam, magnetometer, or other means of accurate mapping. Underwater ROV technology is offered to allow visual subsea inspection with minimal diving operations.

Archimedes Screw. CMP were one of the fist companies to be involved with this now well established power generation system, having installed the system that provides electricity to the Royal Palace of Windsor.

Post Laid Cable Protection. Subsea array and export cables are often at risk from damage due to aggressive wave action. Problems have been experienced with cables where they exit the seabed, or where inadequate burial cover exists. Cables are also exposed to damage from anchor and fishing activities, and often require inspection and repairs. CMP can locate and survey cables as described below.

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RENEWABLE ENERGY WIND FARM JACK UP WORKS

CMP have invested considerable money in research and development of a unique jack –up platform that is specifically designed to overcome the challenges involved with the wind farm maintenance market. To support this CMP has just been awarded a GROW funding by the UK government to progress the designs and build stages of the jack-up barge. With the on-going increase in installed turbine capacity offshore, there is an increased focus on the need to have access to multi‐capable vessels that are both able to complete the range of maintenance tasks that are currently envisaged, whilst being operated at substantially less cost than the current crop of large installation vessels.

The market of maintaining offshore wind farms is a growing area where CMP see the perfect opportunity to expand into.

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THAMES TIDEWAY TUNNEL

A project that CMP has the perfect opportunity to maximise work from, having been involved in the preparation of the central section works, with winning team FLO. CMP are perfectly placed to support the construction of the marine works with the CMP Northfleet Depot in a perfect location.

CMP assisted FLO through the bid process in designing and pricing the construction of the entire marine cofferdam scope, which is a total package of work worth £60M over three years.

CMP have the marine expertise, the local contacts, experience, the local premises, labour plant and equipment to provide for this project.

THAMES ESTUARY PLAN

CMP has been involved in several parts of the bidding for the flood risk works, which include a wide range of works that we specialize in. The location of our premises will provide a central deployment station for river works associated with the scheme.

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HINKLEY POWER STATION MARINE WORKS

OTHER RELEVEANT SCHEMES

-Fulham football stadium. This is a project secured by Buckingham and CMP. It involves installation of the stadium support piles within the river & the construction of a new river wall. The value to CMP is in the region of £5m.

• -Royal Docks Regeneration London. • -Charlton and Greenwich regeneration London. • -City Airport Extension London. • -London City Cruise Terminal. • -Ipswich Barrage (CMP priced various elements of this work). • -Swansea Lagoon Tidal Generation (CMP have priced the budgets for elements of this work). • -Portsmouth Naval base works for the new Aircraft Carriers (CMP have done a lot of work here) • -Newhaven new berthing facilities for the windfarms (CMP did the budgets for various schemes) • -Barrow-in-Furness new berthing facilities for the windfarms. In negotiation with DONG. CMP did

the 1st phase and are expected to negotiate the 2nd phase when it gets planning approval. • -Southampton Waterside Regeneration (CMP did the budget for the quay walls & new berthing

facilities). • -River Clyde Regeneration Scotland. • -HS2 & other rail projects. • -CMP is especially well placed for the London schemes from their present base at Northfleet on the

Thames. However we do cover all areas of the UK

CMP has worked with several contractors to provide planning solutions for the marine works at Hinkley. There is a large amount of specialist marine works involved in this project and many sections of the scope are not yet awarded.

CMP is in contact with other Contractors who have shown interest in our offering and capabilities.

21 THE PEOPLE

NUMBERS THAT MAKE UP OUR TEAM

Our most valuable assets are found in our workforce and management staff. With 78 strong combined team. The table below shows the allocation of the team.

TRAINING –THE TIDEWISE INITIATIVE

CMP implements a comprehensive training scheme that trains and provides experience to new or existing construction workers to equip them with suitable marine construction skills. The pathway comprises of experience as well as training, to make a well-rounded professional or tradesman.

Areas of focus include:

• Bridging the gap between the standard CITB qualifications by providing marine related training.

• Providing marine construction experience by exposing candidates to working alongside existing skilled labour.

• Short bespoke training sessions that provide awareness of working in the marine environment.

• Providing a core ‘marine skills’ training plan that equips operatives with a range of skills rather than – one man for one job mentality.

• Engaging the Thames Tideway Tunnel team safety standard to embed these into the training of new candidates.

• Align training with the Thames Training Alliance and the requirements of the PLA.

SUCCESSION PLANNING

With many of the older workforce having worked for Julian or Nigel for most of their lives there is a team ethic and family feeling deeply embedded within the company. The experience is channel towards training and encouraging new youth into the company, and as a result there is a complete spread of age and experience within CMP. This is a characteristic that is different than many other contractors in this industry, where the lack of succession planning would result in loss of the vital skills that form the lifeblood of the company.

22 THE PREMISES

CMP has three regional bases. Hampshire is where the head office is based, with an office in Ringwood and yard in King Sombourne. There is a large base situated in Northfleet where the London and South East coast is served. More recently CMP have occupied a site in Flixborough, Lincolnshire, which provides an ideal access to the North of England.

HAMPSHIRE

Situated in the heart of the New Forest within easy access to the M3 and the London Orbital, the CMP head office is located in Ringwood, Hampshire. The office is ideally located to provide a south coast base within a 30 minute drive from the busy port of Southampton and Poole. Both Bournemouth and Southampton airports are within short driving distance from the office. Nearby to the offices are the CMP Yard facilities at Kings Sombourne where the main storage for the piling equipment is held within 5 acres of land.

RIVER THAMES

The River Thames Wharf located in Northfleet provides Commercial Marine and Piling with a 240 meter long marine base. Its location makes it the ideal base from which to mobilise and co-ordinate marine construction works along the River Thames as well as giving convenient access to the South coast of England and continental Europe. The wharf has a heavy duty quay that allows loading of the marine plant and equipment. The base has been used by the team for over 40 years to facilitate iconic marine construction projects such as the London Cable car, Blackfriars Bridge and the Thames Barrier. The construction delivery team based at the Northfleet offices, have worked on the River Thames for most of their lives and this gives them extensive local knowledge and logistical advantages.

LINCOLNSHIRE

A new base has been established here when CMP recently acquired Kim Barker Construction, who were based on the site. Here offices and a yard with workshop provide facilities in the North of England.

23 THE PLANT, EQUIPMENT AND MACHINERY

SPECIALIST EQUIPMENT

Commercial Marine and Piling own and operate a wide range of specialist construction plant which can be offered for hire. Our fleet of hydraulic sheet piling rigs consists of a variety of rig sizes suitable for any contract. We also own a number of crane suspended piling hammers suitable for driving sheet piles, tubular piles, HZ piles and timber piles. CMP's specialist range of jack-up barges and marine vessels can be hired for marine works, and are available fully manned with experienced barge masters if required. Our expert team is able to provide technical advice on selecting any of our piling and marine equipment. As well as the specialist equipment featured on the website, CMP also have a range of crawler cranes, mini-cranes, Uni-float systems, excavators and other construction plant for hire. The plant categories are listed below:

CMP own a number of crane suspended piling hammers suitable for driving sheet piles, tubular piles, HZ piles and timber piles. The largest hydraulic piling hammer CMP own is the 1146 HH14 which can provide up to 9MN of energy. CMP can advise on the selection of piling hammers to suit the piling specification.

CMP own / operate a fleet of self-elevating jack-up barges, proven to provide a stable platform from which marine works can be carried out. When jacked-up onto the legs the barge provides a platform which can be raised above the sea level, making them more weather resilient and versatile where tidal rise and fall would otherwise cause problems. The use of jack-up barges for piling, lifting, dredging or diving operations make them a useful tool for marine construction operations.

The modular system allows road transportation and installation in restricted inland waterways. The flexible construction allows barge configurations to be made to suit the projects requirements, including mooring accessories and ramps that make the system functional for any construction method.

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Jack-up in use at Battersea Crane & dredger in use at Beckton Movax piling canal walls

Sub-sea pile cutter at Portsmouth Caisson installation Isle of White Silent/vibration free piling

CMP offer a range of modular barges. The heavy duty modular pontoons have 60 tonnes of carrying capacity each unit. These can be road transported as they are the same as a standard 12m long container. The system is perfect for economic transportation and removes the risk of transporting by sea. A standard 10 float configuration can be assembled in one day. We have assembled barges large enough to accommodate a 180t crane.

CMP offer our Movax piling rig for hire complete with our experienced operators. The revolutionary Movax piling system is based on accessories made for standard excavator technology. The side grip function allows piles to be picked up, pitched and driven by vibration using a single excavator. This is an efficient method and reduces time & plant costs for installation of piles up to 9m long.

CMP offer three sizes of hydraulic piling rig with different mast lengths of 12, 14 and 17m. Based on site experience ABI has re-designed the ABI MOBILRAM for even higher performance and safety. The new improved version features a stronger telescopic mast with even greater usable length. All of our sheet piling rigs are available for hire, and our specialist team can help you select a piling rig.

25 BACKGROUND TO THE COMPANY

Commercial Marine & Piling Ltd was formed in 1990 as a specialist diving company. As a result of two successful contracts involving beach groyne construction, the company diversified into driving piles and the construction of timber sea defence structures.

In order to gain a competitive advantage in the market, the company invested in technologically advanced equipment and in a well-trained workforce. This investment and the efficient management of the projects undertaken secured a high reputation in the industry. The business developed from an annual turnover in 1990 of £200,000 to £1M in 1998. The business expanded in 1998 through the employment of additional Contract Managers and then again in 1999 through the acquisition of Branford Civil & Marine Ltd.

Branford Civil & Marine Ltd had developed a good reputation in its field of marine construction, operating in the major naval bases in England and developed close relationships with other marine clients and consultant engineers. The company’s turnover in 1998 was in excess of £2.2M. Repeat business and approaches received through recommendation were a common feature. The company’s management team had total commitment and the senior management boasted a combined experience of marine related construction in excess of 70 years.

Branford Marine was acquired by Commercial Marine & Piling Ltd in May 1999. The merger of the companies provided Commercial Marine & Piling Ltd with a broad specialist base which has seen steady growth over the last 15 years. Turnover for 2014 was just under £22M. It is anticipated that substantial growth maybe expected over the next few years with an increase in workload within the Marine Construction Sector.

In 2014 CMP acquired Red 7 marine, the London contracting division. This provided CMP a Northfleet Thames yard, a perfect opportunity for the future for the Thames Tideway Projects works with direct access to the river. With the acquisition came local skills and experienced men who have worked on the themes all their lives.

26 THE COMPANY DETAILS

OFFICES

WEBSITE

www.cmp.uk.com

Head Office

Unit 3, Stag Business Park

164-166 Christchurch Road,

Ringwood,

Hampshire

BH24 3AS

Tel: 01425 489600

Fax: 01425 489606

Thames Office

River Thames Wharf

Botany Road, off Lower Road

Northfleet,

Kent

DA11 9BB

Tel: 01474 320899

Fax: 01474 323572

Northern Office

Sixth Avenue

Flixborough Industrial Estate

Flixborough,

North Lincolnshire,

DN15 8SH

Tel: 01724 271385

Fax: 01724 855027