Who we are
E.D.S is a well established marine contractor.
We are underwater engineers, confined space
and marine pollution specialists and pride ourselves
on being able to offer the
technical base, resources and expertise to
provide a high quality, safety conscious and
cost effective service.
We are members of the Association of Diving
Contractors, approved contractors to the
Ministry of Defence, various Utility companies
and are members of Constructionline.
E.D.S has practical experience in all aspects
of marine engineering, whether it is from a boat
or on the seabed we cover all aspects of our
industry.
We offer a wide range of services not just
diving, but mechanical engineering facilities,
coded welders, explosive advice, marine and
civil engineering.
Our equipment register is extensive with
numerous underwater cameras, a highly
capable ROV, ultrasonic thickness monitors,
welding and burning equipment, various boats
and rescue craft.
We have also partnered up with a number of
specialist consultancies for cathodic protection,
structural or diving surveys and have no limits
to where we travel.
Diamond Wire Cutting
Cutting Down a Water Intake Structure
Towards the end of the summer months of 2011, we took down a sea water intake structure to a de-commissioned power station in Scotland.
The first stage of the process started in February, where we created a concrete plug in the culvert leading to the power station. Using steel formwork with reinforcing bar drilled into the culvert we made a plug measuring approximately 15m long isolating the de-commissioned station from the North Sea.
Cutting down the intake structure off the coast was delayed until the summer due to nesting Cormorants on top of the structure. Firstly the steel framework and winch was cut/burnt down and lifted off using a crane attached to a jack-up barge. This left us with six piles that were to be cut off at the sea bed. We achieved this using a hydraulic diamond wire cutter; it took up to 40 minutes to cut through each of the 450mm diameter reinforced concrete filled piles. Take a look at the video below to see us in action.
