Keeping Water Out
Flood protection is big news in the UK and across the world as weather patterns change, properties are built on flood plains, rivers are culverted and large areas covered in hard surfaces.
Individual doors and windows can be protected by boards that slot into place when required, but for protection of large areas, particularly alongside watercourses, a barrier is the most effective system. Flood barriers can be permanent structures or demountable systems deployed when floods threaten.
Recent disastrous flooding incidents have led to big improvements in the process of advance warnings of possible flood conditions. Even so, local authorities and property or business owners need to act extremely quickly when an alert is sounded. So if the flood barrier is not permanent, it needs to be made in a style that can be stored easily nearby and is simple to make ready. Be sure to check the system has been fully tested to meet the highest standards.
Where to buy flood barriers
- Fernco - Endeavour Works, Newlands Way, Valley Park, Wombwell, Barnsley, South Yorkshire, S73 0UW, 01226 340 222