Many of our tradespeople are full-time employees of the company, giving us an upper hand in managing all of our projects efficiently and to deadline. We can follow your specifications as well as assisting with design and build projects and offer a full turnkey service. Our delivery is second to none because our expert team are readily available to carry out everything from the carpentry to welding required.

Several years ago, we took our experience and knowledge of sealants, resins, adhesives and hard surface repairs and offered our services to the marine sector. Using this range of services as the basis of our offering we expanded our business to include a full range of marine interior trades and services. With many of our on-site management and tradesmen full-time employees of SD, our reliability and expertise are second to none and our clients return time and again.

We offer a full, turnkey, design-and-build service, adapted to meet your needs. Whether you require your own scope, specification and design followed to the letter or need our help and advice to get the best from your ship refit, we can help. Our expert teams provide a full range of marine interior services for the cruise, ferry and off-shore sectors.

Over the past 40 years, we’ve developed long standing relationships with national and international customers and suppliers by providing a first-class service, with quality of workmanship that meets even the highest of expectations and standards. We ensure that our workforce is one of the best in the industry.

From skilled, reliable and efficient cleaners and general labourers, expert French polishers and cosmetic repairs specialists, joiners and decorators to electrical, plumbing and HVAC technicians, SD are the one-stop destination for ensuring your properties remain pristine.

SD have many years’ experience working with global brands across skilled specialisms and hard surface repairs – no project is too large and no job is too challenging.

We provide full interior marine outfitting, covering everything from structural carpentry and joinery to plumbing, electrics, HVAC, soft furnishings and finishing. That can mean a complete interior refit or targeted works to specific areas such as cabins, public spaces, galleys or technical rooms. We also support systems upgrades, cosmetic repairs and final cleaning so that spaces are ready to go back into service.

We can do both. Many clients ask us to deliver a full turnkey solution where we manage all trades under one point of contact, from early planning through to handover. Others bring us in to supply specific trades such as carpenters, electricians, plumbers, HVAC specialists or upholsterers as part of a wider yard or owner-managed project. Our foremen and supervisors co-ordinate our operatives on site so the works integrate smoothly with other contractors.

We regularly work as part of larger dry dock or in-service projects alongside shipyards, OEMs and other specialist contractors. Our teams are used to working to tight programmes, following established yard procedures and fitting into existing project structures. We can follow your scope and specification exactly or help refine the package where you need practical input on buildability and sequencing.

We support projects in the UK and internationally, with mobile teams who can attend vessels in dry dock, alongside or in port. Depending on the scope, we can provide ride-on squads for sailing periods as well as larger teams for intensive refit windows. The scale of the team is planned around your programme, access windows and operational constraints.

Yes, subject to safety and operational requirements, we can plan works around live operations. This often involves careful phasing of areas, clear segregation, noise and dust control, and close communication with your onboard management. Our supervisors will agree working hours, access routes and any shutdowns needed in advance, so disruption is kept to a minimum.