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Not Your Grandfather’s Unifloat Floating Dock System

July 1, 2014 / 23 Comments

Typically on our blog I like to write technical or educational pieces that have an overall focus on marina design best practice, innovation and industry trends.

Improvements made to the Unifloat dock system have improved the system's durability, longevity and performance.

Improvements made to the Unifloat concrete floating dock system have improved the system’s durability, longevity and performance.

I make a conscious effort to stay away from brand specific pieces as I do not want to compromise the credibility of our blog by including sales pitches.

This article strays a bit from my traditional focus but I thought it still worthwhile to share as many of our readers are familiar with the Unifloat concrete dock system and may have the same question one of our recent clients had – What is the difference between the Unifloat system you produce today vs. the one you manufactured thirty to forty years ago?

For all intents and purposes, to the untrained eye, today’s Unifloat dock system looks very similar to the ones manufactured by the company in the mid to late 1900’s – after all, today’s Unifloat is characterized by the same overall design concept as the original. The modules are still made from concrete, most commonly connected by treated timber walers, which are held in place by through-rods.

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