Goodchild Marine also has established links with other local companies to provide expertise, materials and labour at their premises whenever a major contract is awarded.
We would be pleased to quote for the design and build of any vessel or consider a partnership proposal.
Auto Cad and Solidworks Design
Goodchild Marine Services have invested in 3D CAD, allowing us to design our products in a 3D environment to ensure our designs are fit for purpose to meet the clients exact requirements.
3D CAD allows us to focus on how developed surfaces can be used to facilitate our unique temporary tooling concept to exploit the methodology to produce very complex designs.
It is used for geometrics, the acquisition of surface areas and volumes for fundamental calculations.
2D general arrangements, interiors and systems are designed to ensure maximum efficiency.
Temporary Mould Tooling
We have developed a concept to help us build boats for the future by improving on fuel efficiency and production time.
Temporary Tooling is a specialist moulding tool, which allows us to provide bespoke designs and builds for clients.
It was developed and designed in-house by our experienced design and management team and means we can build a vessel the exact size and width of the customer’s operational needs.
It gives us complete flexibility – other mouldings can be produced from the same tool and it takes away the constraints of a permanent mould tool.
It can make more than one unit, allowing us to produce a series of identical boats with minimal amortisation costs, and gives us extra scope on how we laminate the structure.
We can make anything from a hull, small window surround mouldings for wind farm vessels, or mouldings for intricate electronic survey equipment.
Using temporary tooling we can also make a mould for one hull of a catamaran only and join the two components together to form the bridge decking.
Goodchild Marina Services is believed to be the first boat builder in the UK to be using this trailblazing method and we are currently experimenting with even more elaborate ways to use the tool.
Our Temporary Tooling was named the Great Business Idea winner at the 2017 Spirit of Enterprise Awards.
Specialist Moulding
We can design and mock up specialist GRP mouldings for any boat we build or for vessels that we fit out for others.
A wooden plug is made, which is carefully polished and a GRP sheath made from it.
This sheath is strengthened with frames bonded to it to prevent it from distorting when the plug is removed. This strengthened unit is the mould tool.
The plug is then removed and the mould tool is covered with a special release agent chemical wax and polished.
Gel coat and laminate are then applied and the first moulding for use in the boat is removed from the mould tool. Other mouldings can then be produced from the same mould tool.
We have produced many specialist mould tools in this way from the 17 metre ORC hull, to small window surround mouldings for the windfarm vessels.
Man Overboard Recovery Platform
We have designed an MOB recovery platform system that can be fitted to existing vessels or incorporated into new constructions.
It observes all relevant legislation, follows the latest medical guidelines in survivor recovery, is very easy to use and maintain and can be operated by one person.
A survivor can be lifted horizontally and key features include an automatically hinged propeller guard to prevent injury to the casualty, manual back-up, self-cleaning tracks, and an extension below water level to aid the recovery of a floating casualty.
The system is tested and certified for lifting three people and can be lifted to deck level for easy stretcher access.
Watch our demonstration video below.
Modular Components
Modular components are designed to suit an existing vessel requiring a refit. Classed as an off the shelf, pre-designed “in a box” solution for either Goodchild Marine Services or the customer to install.
Being a lightweight system it can be constructed below deck spaces on a vessel to suit your requirements.
Modular Components range from providing seating, fitted to the locker for any number of personnel, to completed cabins with workstations, galley, heads, showers, seating and bunks.
All Cabin Modular Components are designed to allow access to services by removing flooring, wall panels or headlining panels.
Goodchild Marine Services believe this lightweight solution is versatile to any construction of workboat from GRP to Aluminium.
For more advice on how we can assist you please discuss your requirements with our design team.
Cutter Head BDC
We recently launched what is considered a world first dredging head at Flood Expo in London.
Our invention combines cutting with suction to tackle the most stubborn of material on land or water based excavators.
The dredging head (La Benna Dragante) has been a collaborative development with Italian manufacturers Italdraghe over the past three years.
It can be attached to a hydraulic excavator, is very easy to transport and can be used for dredging in harbours, canels and reservoirs, as well as to remove debris from flood water.
The idea came to light after we had technical difficulties with the pump on a previous dredger we built so we wanted to construct one that had greater efficiency.
It has simple installation, low costs and suitability for hard-to-access stretches of water. It is powered by the excavators own hydraulic system and has a robust pump that can be used on land and floating.
With a range of heads available we hope it generates a lot of interest on the UK market to be used by the likes of councils, government bodies and environment agencies.
Electrical Services
40 years’ experience in serving the marine industry Goodchild Marine Services has built a reputation for the quality of its service, support and products.
Providing all aspects of electrical services ranging from design, supply, manufacture and installation to the latest Electrical standards IEE Regulations for the Electrical and Electronic Equipment of Ships the seventeenth edition plus amendments.
We have undertaken installations on;
- Fisheries Vessels
- Pilot and Patrol Vessels
- Rescue and Fast Response Vessels
- Private owned Yachts and Motor Cruisers
Electronic and navigational solutions from the simplest of systems to the more extensive and complicated integrated.
- Electrical design services
- Electrical drawings are produced using the latest AutoCAD software.
- Providing bespoke and flexible engineering solutions.
- Panel design and construction
- Electrical installation new build and retrofit
- Commissioning
- Experienced & qualified engineers
