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Welder in Chatham
Welding for the town that built warships for four centuries. Free quotes, no obligation.
Working in Chatham
Chatham built ships for the Royal Navy for over four hundred years, HMS Victory among them, and the town the dockyard left behind is terraces climbing steep streets from the river, with the Great Lines above and Fort Amherst dug into the hill.
A town on a hill generates its own metalwork: handrails on steps and slopes, railings holding the line on raised pavements, and the same knock-throughs and loft conversions as every terrace town, each one needing its beam.
Steel and welding for Chatham
Structural steel for the houses: beams, posts and props, the adjustable steel legs of the trade, for openings, lofts and extensions, made to the engineer's numbers. The hill does not change the steel, but it does reward a welder who measures on site before making anything.
Repairs and one-offs across the town: welding brought to the job, rusted rails and gates rebuilt, brackets and fittings fabricated for buildings that never came out of a catalogue.
The full picture of the trade, with the photographs to match:
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Where we cover around Chatham
The highlighted patch is Chatham itself. Jobs come in from every side of it, so if you are just outside the line, you are still well inside the round.
Nearby, the same work runs through:
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