Flood Prevention - FloodGuard UK

With the devastation of the floods that have happened over the weekend being shown on the news and discussed on the media, it is a sharp reminder that you should protect your home and business from flooding as well as you can. FloodGuard UK provides a variety of flood defences to help protect your home and business in any way you need.


FloodGuard UK can provide you with demountable flood barriers and gates. You can put these up when flood warnings are in place to protect your home or business. These are ideal if you live in a location where flooding doesn't occur often and you have time to prepare for potential flooding. The barriers and gates are lightweight, meaning anyone can put them in place and they are made from double skin aluminium. They are quick and easy to put up, meaning that even with just a short amount of notice, you can protect your property from flooding.


For those who are more prone to flooding or want protection which doesn't rely on you putting flood defences in place, FloodGuard UK also have a range of Automatic Sealing System Doors. These doors automatically inflates seals between the door and frame to keep water out of your property. This provides 24 hours protection without any involvement from yourself. They also look and lock like a traditional door.

FloodGuard UK also have a range of garage doors which have the same automatic sealing system as their doors. This allows your garage to be protected alongside your property. Keeping your vehicle and possessions store in the garage, safe from flood damage.

The consequences of flood damage can be devastating and expensive, so by putting in flood defences, you are keeping the consequences and costs of any flood damage down by protecting your property. Contact FloodGuard UK now for more information.

Two-foot floods hit the UK

Last week the UK suffered from two foot floods as a result of heavy rainfall - this story was covered by several different newspapers as they reported that the heavy rainfall was caused by the superstorm jet stream from Hurricane Joaquin in the Bahamas. Many highways were seriously hit, causing travel chaos on the motorways as many lanes were completely flooded:

Photo sourced from www.express.co.uk

The weather even caused the Bradford football team to cancel their football match last week due to unplayable conditions. Many homes were damaged and even more were threatened by rainfall that was expected for the days following. 

Many people are neglecting the installation of Flood Defence systems within their home; however for those in the know - these systems bring with it many more benefits than one might expects. Obviously you're protecting your precious possessions from the dangers the come with rising water levels but devices such as flood proof doors, waterproof wall coatings, air bricks, automatic garage doors and control systems will help to reduce the amount that you pay on your home insurance. Their team have several years of experience surveying and fitting a wide range of products (some exclusive) across the United Kingdom to help homeowners and businesses to protect themselves against flooding. 

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Flood protection | Flood Guard Uk

Flood Protection
Are you prepared for a typical British Summer? A typical Summer mainly consists of heavy rain fall and little sun shine, which means that floods are much more likely to occur. In the last few years Britain has experienced many flash floods in allot of areas as counter-urbanisation has led to an increase in impermeable surfaces such as tarmac, which in tern leads to more surface runoff. This combined with global warming has led to the increase of flash floods in flood plains, which has devastated many people in recent years. Flood Guard UK have 14 years of experience providing a range of flood protection systems to clients located across the United Kingdom. Whether your establishment is a big or small, commercial or residential they offer a diverse selection of products that are made bespoke to your requirements. They sell a range of different flood protection methods such as flood proof doors, barriers, air bricks, control systems as well as items that are exclusive to them, like automatic flood doors and automatic flood protected garage doors (no flood barriers required).

For any further information please click here to find out more about the services the Flood Guard Uk offer.

Study concludes that climate change will boost flash floods....

The threat of global warming can potentially cause the risk of flash flooding to increase five times according the Met Office - bringing incredibly severe floods to the United Kingdom throughout the summer months.  The study concluded that, although dryer overall, the summer months have the potential to bring with them more intense downfalls - this is an issue because once too much rain falls within a short period of time the risk of flash floods increases significantly.

With this in mind, can you risk to let either your home or business establishment vulnerable to such a realistic risk? 

At Floodguard UK, they specialise in providing a wide array of flood protection services to both commercial and residential customers throughout the United Kingdom. Their methods are both modern and practical - traditional images of flood preventative measure may conjure up pictures of sandbags being placed outside homes. This method is both outdated and inadequate in the face of new and developing techniques that are offered to customers by Floodguard UK. 

When you choose flood preventative measures it's important to hire a company that proposes and undertakes diligent survey techniques to ensure that every entrance at your premises acts as a barrier to incoming water. Floodguard UK understand this and can make sure that they are able to protect your building whether you are expecting flood or need assistance after one has occurred. 

Floodguard UK offer some products that are unique to them: Including automatic flood doors and garage doors.

Visit their site today to protect your home from damaging weather this summer.