MDL Marinas has announced a further £6.35 million ($8.5 million USD) investment across its UK marina network for the 2025/26 berthing season. The funding is part of the company’s £40 million, five-year investment plan and will support infrastructure, operational assets and facilities across its marinas.

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The allocation builds on £4.38 million spent between April and October 2025. A further £1.97 million is already committed for completion by the end of the year.

  • Pontoon and quay wall works take up a large share of the funding. £2.06 million has been spent in this area, with a further £398,965 allocated. Pontoon replacement and re-decking have taken place at Saxon Wharf, Shamrock Quay and Hamble Point in Southampton, Woolverstone Marina in Ipswich, and Penton Hook and Bray on the River Thames. Quay wall reconstruction has also been completed at Sparkes Marina. Repair works are planned at Cobb’s Quay in Poole. More pontoon projects are scheduled at Penton Hook, Hamble Point, Mercury, Northney and Queen Anne’s Battery. New fuel pontoons and fuel storage facilities are also planned at Penton Hook and Northney.
  • Infrastructure upgrades have received £805,878, with £186,994 committed. The works include changes to the marina office at Hamble Point, expansion of office facilities at Northney on Hayling Island, roof repairs at Queen Anne’s Battery in Plymouth and stabilisation works to the entrance road and creek at Bray Marina in Windsor.

  • Dredging has received £174,482 so far, with £822,620 committed. The funding supports continued navigational access at the marinas.

  • Operational equipment upgrades total £187,309, with £57,401 committed. This includes dry stack improvements and a new fuel tank facility at Sparkes Marina, telehandler replacements at Hamble Point and Saxon Wharf, and pump-out and fuel infrastructure upgrades at Penton Hook Marina on the Thames.

  • Berth holder facilities have received a further £341,906. Refurbishment works and upgrades include improvements at Hamble Point Marina.

  • Sustainability projects have received £52,303, with £86,653 committed. This includes a 1,018 kWp solar installation at Queen Anne’s Battery, with further solar works planned at Saxon Wharf.

  • Technology upgrades total £163,753, with £47,507 committed. Improved WiFi infrastructure is now in place at Mercury, Cobb’s Quay, Penton Hook, Brixham, Queen Anne’s Battery and Torquay Marina.

Tim Mayer, Sales and Marketing Director at MDL Marinas, said: “Our priority is to keep investing in the areas that matter most to our berth holders and tenants. This year’s programme reflects that focus, with improvements across pontoons, infrastructure, sustainability and customer facilities. These aren’t headline projects for the sake of it – they are practical upgrades that enhance day-to-day experience across the whole network.”