| Demountable
Flood Defences and Temporary Flood Defences represent a modern, cost-effective
and rapidly-achieved method of protection against most flood events, be they fluvial,
coastal, pluvial or drainage-related. GL Demountable Flood Defence offers flood
defence up to 5 metres, and GL Temporary Flood Defence Systems up to 2 metres.  The
risks and ensuing damage from flooding are increasing by the year, with economic
damages running into hundreds of millions. Current government strategy is biased
in favour of sustainable, long-term solutions that will undoubtedly have great
flood prevention benefits in the future, but there will be a much greater reliance
on flood plains as a natural moderator, with attenuation being key to the reducing
of flood risk in urban areas. Individual properties and communities can therefore
be expected to assume a much greater degree of self-reliance, and Demountable
Flood Defence Systems can provide a purpose- made
solution that can be tailored to suit most flood defence applications.
The
real benefit of Demountable Flood Defence Systems and Temporary Flood Defence
is that flood water is prevented from reaching the property - in most cases an
option preferable to the use of discrete closures to openings within the building
envelope. | | |
