Latest News
National Boat Count shows boat numbers down
Boat numbers on Canal & River Trust waters fell slightly last year by 2.1% to 34,742, according to the latest national boat count, released in…
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Gate deterioration cause closure of lock flights
Two key Canal & River Trust lock flights closed indefinitely in June after gate deteriorations caused concern.
On the BCN’s Walsall Town lock flight, a…
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HDPE hulls to get independent survey before leaving factory
FP Technologies – the pioneering plastics manufacturer creating the world's first HDPE narrowboat shells – has said that to guarantee quality control all its hulls…
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CRT launches new accessible mooring bollards
A new type of canal mooring bollard has been installed on a pilot site on the Grand Union Canal at Wolverton.
Designed to make it…
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Advice
Business interruption: Ensuring continuity
Andrea Wicks, Account Executive, Haven Knox-Johnston Commercial
If your business were unable to trade following a loss, would your current business insurance cover support you through recovery?…
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Product News
Tiller riser
David Hall (‘Stainless Dave’), the independent craftsman we have featured in previous issues for his stainless steel ideas, has come…
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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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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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