PROJECT REDSAND

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The size of the task is fully understood by the Project ​Managers. They are, however, confident that support to ​undertake the work required will be forthcoming following ​completion of the structural survey, and formal approval to ​proceed is given by the relevant authorities.

Sponsors

Meanwhile, two major civil engineering groups are playing an active part in the restoration of the Redsand Towers. They are ​Mowlem Marine (now Carillion) and Taylor Woodrow. Project Redsand are extremely grateful to both companies for their foresight ​and dedication to the conservation of our heritage. Both Mowlem and Taylor Woodrow have provided costly services to Project ​Redsand without charge. Both companies have supported the Project from the outset and without their support, this project would ​be difficult to realise.

J & M Belts Grays

J & M Belts is a company that has been supplying quality ​engineering components since 1971. They serve customers ​across the East of England from their branches in Grays and ​Latchingdon, Essex. They specialize in bearings and power ​transmission supplies.

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IMS Industrial Metals

Project Redsand CIO are Proud to introduce you all to our ​Metal Sponsors Industrial Metal Services (IMS) is a UK-​based supplier of a wide range of steel products and ​metalworking services. They offer various steel sections, ​tubes, sheets, plates, and mesh, as well as stainless steel ​and aluminum products. IMS serves both trade and DIY ​customers, with extensive warehousing across Eastern and ​Central England. Their services include cutting, ​shotblasting, painting, folding, drilling, punching, cropping, ​and plasma cutting. They cater to the engineering industry ​and aim to fulfill diverse metal needs efficiently.


Please give Pad and the Team a call on 01702 296955


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F.G Langs Grays

Langs is a tool supply company founded by Fred Lang in ​1946. They offer a wide range of products including hand ​tools, power tools, air tools, and materials. Located in Grays, ​Essex, they serve both online and in-person customers, ​providing everything from everyday items to specialized ​industrial services

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VINCI Technology Centre UK Limited

Langs is a tool supply company founded by Fred Lang in ​1946. They offer a wide range of products including hand ​tools, power tools, air tools, and materials. Located in Grays, ​Essex, they serve both onliVINCI Technology Centre UK ​Limited specializes in world-leading laboratory testing, ​sustainability, and structural understanding. Their multi-​disciplinary team provides innovative solutions for ​challenges in the built environment, heritage structures, ​and legacy issues.

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The Waterman Group

Waterman Group is a leading engineering and ​environmental consultancy founded in 1952. They provide ​innovative, sustainable, and economic solutions across ​various sectors, including government, healthcare, ​transport, and urban regeneration. With offices in the UK, ​Australia, and Europe, they offer services in building ​services, environmental consulting, structural engineering, ​and more

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T​he Project is run entirely through donations and support.

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Donors

A number of companies are now looking at the progress of Project Redsand with the view to assisting in the future.

Crittall Windows Ltd

Crittall Windows Ltd is a renowned manufacturer of steel ​windows, doors, and internal screens. Founded in 1849, they ​are known for their craftsmanship and iconic designs, ​which are used in heritage, refurbishment, and new-build ​projects worldwide

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KE​NT PAT TESTING

Kent PAT Testing specializes in Portable Appliance Testing ​(PAT) for both domestic and commercial environments. ​They offer professional and reliable electrical safety testing ​services, ensuring compliance with health and safety ​regulations. Their City & Guilds qualified staff provide ​thorough testing and documentation, serving a wide range ​of clients including companies, landlords, and hotels

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Jotun P​aints

Jotun is one of the world’s leading manufacturers of paints ​and coatings. For nearly a century, they have protected ​various types of property, from iconic buildings to beautiful ​homes, with high-quality and innovative products. Jotun ​operates in four segments: Decorative Paints, Marine ​Coatings, Protective Coatings, and Powder Coatings

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J & M Belts Grays

J & M Belts is a company that has been supplying quality ​engineering components since 1971. They serve customers ​across the East of England from their branches in Grays and ​Latchingdon, Essex. They specialize in bearings and power ​transmission supplies.

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IMS Industrial Metals

Project Redsand CIO are Proud to introduce you all to our ​Metal Sponsors Industrial Metal Services (IMS) is a UK-​based supplier of a wide range of steel products and ​metalworking services. They offer various steel sections, ​tubes, sheets, plates, and mesh, as well as stainless steel ​and aluminum products. IMS serves both trade and DIY ​customers, with extensive warehousing across Eastern and ​Central England. Their services include cutting, ​shotblasting, painting, folding, drilling, punching, cropping, ​and plasma cutting. They cater to the engineering industry ​and aim to fulfill diverse metal needs efficiently.


Please give Pad and the Team a call on 01702 296955


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F.G Langs Grays

Langs is a tool supply company founded by Fred Lang in ​1946. They offer a wide range of products including hand ​tools, power tools, air tools, and materials. Located in Grays, ​Essex, they serve both online and in-person customers, ​providing everything from everyday items to specialized ​industrial services

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Support and Consent

Contact has been made with Government agencies, and others who may be able to be of help and assistance in the project. The ​response to date has been encouraging, with support and/or approval to proceed having been received from:

Royal Artillery

The Royal Regiment of Artillery, commonly referred to as the ​Royal Artillery (RA) and colloquially known as “The Gunners”, ​is the artillery arm of the British Army. The Royal Regiment of ​Artillery comprises thirteen Regular Army Regiments, King’s ​Troop Royal Horse Artillery and five Army Reserve regiments.

Royal Engineer

Royal Engineer soldiers are called Sappers! We are unique, ​motivated and intelligent. We are multi-skilled soldiers, ​combat engineers and tradesmen. We provide essential ​support to all areas of Defence in peacetime and on ​operations.


Motto: Ubique and Quo Fas et Gloria Ducunt (“Everywhere” ​and “Where Right And Glory Lead”; in Latin fas implies ​“sacred duty”)


Port of London Authority

Our operations cover 95 miles of the River Thames. We work ​to keep commercial and leisure users safe, protect and ​enhance the environment and promote the use of the river ​for trade and travel This section includes information on all ​aspects of our operations, from how they are financed to ​boats we operate and the services we provide.

REME Royal Electrical and Mechanical ​Engineers

As the British Army’s professional engineers – Soldiers and ​Officers employed within the Royal Electrical and ​Mechanical Engineers (REME) are the technicians, ​mechanics and fabricators that consistently inspect, repair, ​modify and maintain the large array of equipment that the ​British Army has to offer. Wherever the British Army are, ​whatever the unit is, there you will find REME.

As technologies advance and equipment becomes more ​complex, men and women of REME have to be up to the ​challenges of training and keeping up to date with modern ​engineering.

Whether it’s maintaining the Apache Attack Helicopter, ​repairing a Multiple Launch Rocket System or recovering a ​Challenger tank, REME ensures that the equipment of the ​British Army is ready for action and have been doing so ​proudly since 1st October 1942.


Motto: Arte Et Marte (By Skill and by fighting)


English Heritage

English Heritage is a charity that manages over 400 historic ​monuments, buildings and places. These include ​prehistoric sites, medieval castles, Roman forts and country ​houses. The charity states that it uses these properties to ​‘bring the story of England to life for over 10 million people ​each year’

Royal Engineer

The Crown Estate is a collection of lands and holdings in the ​territories of England, Wales and Northern Ireland within the ​United Kingdom belonging to the British monarch as a ​corporation sole, making it the “Sovereign’s public estate”

Department for Transport

The Department for Transport (DfT) is the government ​department responsible for the English transport network ​and a limited number of transport matters in Scotland, ​Wales and Northern Ireland that have not been devolved. ​The department is run by the Secretary of State for ​Transport, currently (since 24 July 2019) Grant Shapps.

Ministry of Defence

The Ministry of Defence is the British government ​department responsible for implementing the defence ​policy set by Her Majesty’s Government and is the ​headquarters of the British Armed Forces based Andover ​Hampshire.

Maritime and Coastguard Agency

The Maritime and Coastguard Agency is an executive ​agency of the United Kingdom working to prevent the loss ​of lives at sea and is responsible for implementing British ​and international maritime law and safety policy. It is also ​responsible for land based search and rescue helicopter ​operations from 2015.

Trinity House

The Corporation of Trinity House of Deptford Strond, also ​known as Trinity House, is the official authority for ​lighthouses in England, Wales, the Channel Islands and ​Gibraltar.



Affiliated Organisations

Contact has been made with Government agencies, and others who may be able to be of help and assistance in the project. The ​response to date has been encouraging, with support and/or approval to proceed having been received from:

The Sailing Barge Greta

The Greta is a historic Thames sailing barge built in 1892 by ​the Stone Brothers in Brightlingsea, Essex. Originally ​constructed for transporting various cargoes such as ​ammunition, beer, grain, malt, and building supplies, she ​played a significant role in both World Wars. During World ​War II, Greta was chartered by the Ministry of Supply to ​carry ammunition from the ordnance depot at Upnor to ​naval vessels in the Thames estuary. She also participated ​in the Dunkirk evacuation in 1940, making her the oldest ​active “Dunkirk Little Ship” still in operation today.

After her active service years, Greta was converted into a ​motor barge in the 1950s and later re-rigged as a sailing ​barge yacht in the late 1980s. She is currently based in ​Faversham, Kent, and offers chartered sailing trips from ​Whitstable Harbour. These trips often include visits to ​historical sites like the Maunsell Army Forts in the Thames ​Estuary. Despite no longer carrying cargo, Greta remains a ​significant piece of maritime heritage, maintained in full ​sailing condition and continuing to participate in barge ​matches and public charters.

Please contact Steve for further information and sailings on ​either


www.greta1892.co.uk

or

07711 657919


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The Whitewebbs Museum of Transport


The Whitewebbs Museum of Transport, located in Enfield, ​North London, is housed in a Victorian water pumping ​station built in 1898. Operated by the Enfield and District ​Veteran Vehicle Trust, a registered charity, it is run by ​volunteers and receives no Lottery or Council funding. The ​museum features various transport exhibits and events, ​supported entirely by visitor contributions. It is open every ​Tuesday and the last Sunday of each month from 10am to ​4pm.

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Fort Luton

Fort Luton played a significant role in World War II, primarily ​serving as a Gun Operations Room (GOR) for the 27th Anti-​Aircraft Brigade within the Thames and Medway South Gun ​Defended Area. This conversion took place in 1938, ​positioning the fort as a crucial component in the region’s ​air defense strategy.

During this period, Fort Luton was extensively modified to ​enhance its defensive capabilities. The fort’s magazine was ​converted into an engine room, and other casemates were ​transformed into signals and operations rooms. The ​installation of blast walls and the establishment of a hutted ​camp at the fort’s rear provided additional protection and ​accommodation for the personnel stationed there.

The fort’s operations room was central to the coordination ​and execution of anti-aircraft defenses, making it a pivotal ​site for plotting and decision-making during air raids. Fort ​Luton remained operational in this capacity until 1945, ​contributing significantly to the defense against aerial ​attacks in the Thames and Medway areas​.​​

For more detailed information, you can visit the Fort Luton ​official website.


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Home Front Bus

The owners of Home Front Bus have more than 20 years ​experience of operating specialist converted buses. They ​have been involved with operating the AEC Regent Bus on ​behalf of its previous owners since the early 1990’s and ​acquired it in August 2010. The bus has since undergone a ​major refurbishment to equip it for a busy life visiting ​schools and events and is now available for hire.

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Slough Fort


During the mid 19th century Britain and France found ​themselves in a ‘Cold War’.

As a result of the French building a new fleet of modern ​steam and sail ironclads, armed with the new rifled guns, ​and their building of a new naval port at Cherbourg, the ​public faith in the Royal Navy to protect the country from a ​possible invasion was low. Britain’s fleet was still the same ​type of ships that had beaten the French at Trafalgar in ​1805.

The British response was a ‘crash’ naval building ​programme to out build the French with ironclad warships ​armed with rifled guns, to improve naval bases and to start ​a massive national scheme to upgrade the coastal ​defences.

Slough Fort at Allhallows was built as part of this ​programme.


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