Donkin's works regularly supplied machinery for use in civil engineering projects, including dredging machines for the Caledonian Canal in 1816, the Prussian government in 1817, the Göta Canal (Sweden) in 1821, and the Calder and Hebble Navigation in 1824.
Donkin's creations were often utilized for civil engineering tasks, such as dredging machines for the Caledonian Canal in 1816, the Prussian government in 1817, the Göta Canal (Sweden) in 1821, and the Calder and Hebble Navigation in 1824.