The company was certificated to ISO 9001 (formally BS 5750)
The company again tendered successfully for another contract to supply Marine Labour to the London Docklands Development Corporation, this again increase company staff and turnover employing 20 Waterman and Lighterman. To fulfil the contract the company purchase two boats; Crackerjack and Oddjob
The company designed and installed the “Maracom Calorifier” for McVities to liquidly the fat in the biscuit process. These units were installed in Harlesden and Manchester on the Digestive biscuit and Jaffa processing plant.
The company in conjunction with Miles Consulting developed and implements it bespoke job costing programme.
The company was successful in tendering the Marine Labour Contract for the London Docklands Development Corporation and was awarded the contract in early spring and what to be mobilised by the summer. The contract increased the company staff by 15 and brought the company a full circle to serve the London Docks again.
Due to the company’s expansion it found it could no longer operate out of its currents premises as it needed a workshop as well as larger offices to service its ever increasing client base such as McVities, Tate and Lyle, Pickford and the National Film Theatre and moved to Marine House, St. Anne’ Row in Limehouse. The Mayor of Tower Hamlets opened the premises on the 7th April 1986.
Between 1981 and 1985, under the guidance of the new owner the company significantly increased its staffing levels and turnover and started to specialist in combustion works as well as building and developing the commercial boiler installations for Hospitals and local authorities. This really was the start of what we know of as Marine and Commercial Services today.
Ted Grad completed the management buyout of Marine and Commercial Services becoming the sole owner.
Ted Grad joined Maracom with a dedicated target of expanding the business within the industrial heating and steam boiler installation and maintenance.
Due to Marine and Commercial continued to expand into commercial heating services within the City of London carrying out boiler and tank cleaning, whilst working on cleaning ships boiler in their docking period along with expanding its core business of cargo lashing, container lashing and maintenanceThe company also developed a strong working relationship supplying labour, riggers and shore gangs to the docks for company’s such as Blundell & Crompton, Port of London Authority