TMS was established in 1992 by Tony Hodges after spending several years working for Coleraine Boat Yard, situated in the heart of Coleraine on the River Bann. Tony wanted to become self employed and purchased himself a premises just outside the town. It would be on this same site that TMS would stay until today after many years of success and development.

Tony started off working by himself in the workshop and soon earned a good reputation and a large customer base. He employed another mechanic and business started to boom. In 2003 after 11 years of success Tony embarked on a new project with Invest NI to build a purpose built workshop facility on the site. The new facility was completed by Christmas of the same year containg a workshop capable of holding 4 boats, an engine re-build room, an office, a store and a staff area. The old workshop was also renovated and converted to a shop and office.

The new facilities boosted the workload capacity and efficiency of TMS and business continued to grow. The growth of the business also resulted in the birth of a boat sales company called Xtreme Boat Sales. This completed the services offered to customers so that all their boating needs could be fulfilled at the one location.