Manufacturing and contracting company specialising in timber, stainless steel and HDPE water control structures

Martin Childs Limited is a manufacturer & contracting company specialising in the manufacture and installation of sluices, lock gates, flood gates, penstocks, flap valves and tilting weirs.

As an established and experienced contractor we can ensure that your project is delivered on time and within budget, whilst maintaining the highest standards of workmanship.

Our factory in Sudbury, Suffolk has facilities to produce all types of timber structures and machined timber, including: Lock gates, Flood Gates, Bridges, Fences, Benches, Bollards, Sluice Gates, Piles (ringed, shoed) and Fenders and much more.

Usually produced from naturally durable hardwood species, we can also offer softwood alternatives and hybrid timber / steel structures.