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| Works History |
| The company was founded in 1966 as a fabricator of both heavy
and light structural assemblies to the quarry, motor and petrochemical
industries. As a partial diversification a prototype 50 foot traditional narrowboat shell was commissioned early in 1999 This shell proved popular and resulted in repeat orders from the initial customer. To enable a realistic delivery lead time to be maintained a single 8100 square feet bay of the factory was committed to shell production. Further bays have now been designated and this has given us a total area of 25000 square feet, which enables us to produce 8 narrowboats and 2 widebeam boats simultaneously. Further space is available to meet future demands. Each of the three bays has twin overhead cranes together with a 5 tonne semi Goliath crane to enable us to easily move steel plates and finished hulls. |
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| Design |
| We produce narrowboat shells in three styles - Traditional,
Semi-Traditional and Cruiser in lengths up to 70 feet. We can produce single piece base plates up to 58 feet long and corresponding hull sides, cabin sides and roof plates. Our shells have been well designed and fabricated to a high standard. |
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| Steel Specification |
| We use steel to EN 10025 standard sourced from British mills and stockholders. All our steel is stored under cover to prevent rusting. The floors of our boats are made from 10mm. The hull sides are from 6mm, the cabin sides from 5mm and the cabin roofs from 4mm steel. |
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| Welding |
| All seams are welded both sides with single V butt weld preparation where required. |
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| Finish |
| A single coat of high build zinc phosphate primer is applied to all outside surfaces above the upper rubbing strip. High build bitumen is used on hull sides up to the rubbing strip. |
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| Testing |
| All welds below the water line are ultra violet tested. |
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| Delivery |
| We will always endeavour to meet customers needs but
in order to maintain our quality standards we will not rush the work. We will be happy to give you a guided tour of the factory either before or during the production of your narrowboat shell. Transport can be arranged for shells up to 72feet in length on our own vehicles at additional cost. |
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| Works Visits |
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Customers are welcome to visit our Works during
the course of the shell being built or to discuss their requirements before placing an order - please phone Frank Rowley on 01743 448344 to arrange a convenient appointment. |
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| Enquiry Form | |
| Please send me details of your narrow boat shells | |
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| Where to find us |
| To find our factory on the outskirts of Shrewsbury it is best if you approach shrewsbury on either the A5 or A49 roads. Where these two roads meet at the Preston Island, to the east of Shrewsbury, go North on the A49 to the next island - turn left. At the mini island turn right into Featherbed Lane. Follow this for about half a mile and you will come to some traffic lights. Go straight on and go over a railway level crossing. Take the next turn left into Brixton Way. After a right bend turn left into Ennerdale Road. Our factory is at the very end of this road. |
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| Contact us |
| Price, Fallows & Co. Ltd., 41 - 42 Ennerdale Road, Harlescott Industrial Estate, Shrewsbury, SY1 3LD Telephone: 01743 448344 Fax: 01743 444025 Email: pricefallows@webtribe.co.uk |
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| A list of websites links |
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Northern Boats Triton Boat Fitters Richards Narrow Boats Lees Narrow Boats Whixall Marine Border Boats Chas Hardern Dursley & Hurst Cheshire Narrow Boats Halco Midway Shropshire Watercolours |
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