Wall Street Plaza Flood Barriers

Flood Control International has just been awarded the contract to supply flood barriers to Wall Street Plaza, in downtown Manhattan.

Flood Barriers ordered for Wall Street Plaza, New York

The building flooded badly last year during Superstorm Sandy, and the building owners needed a solution that would not be visible when not required, as well as dependable when flooding threatens.

The aluminium stop-log system specified is easy to install and offers protection to the main building access points up to 7feet in height. Specially designed end supports are fully removable when not required, and the design allows the existing granite sidewalk to remain intact.

Part of the scheme also calls for removable covers to the electrical vaults below the sidewalk, which would remain vented above flood height when the flood protection is in place.

Removable flood control barriers will be bespoke designed for Wall Street Plaza

The bespoke design selected  utilises sheet aluminium with sectional pipes to allow easy storage and fixing of the covers, with ventilation to 7ft in height.

Pivot Flood Barriers for Worthing Hospital

Flood Control International was recently awarded the contract to supply 16 Flood Barriers to Worthing Hospital, in response to serious flooding in 2012, which had an estimated cost of repairs of £350,000.

The areas being protected are the lifts, mortuary and basement areas.

Most of the barriers being supplied are pivoting barriers which are always ‘on station’ and quick to deploy. The pivot barriers use gas-struts to ensure that even the largest barriers can be operated quickly and easily. Special end supports have been designed to allow the system to remain in-situ and to integrate with the trolley bump-rails, with minimal work required to the radius skirting.

The remainder of the barriers are single span slot-in barriers which have already been installed elsewhere at the Hospital.

Typical pivot flood barrier to be used at Worthing Hospital.

Bespoke Flood Barrier at Green Quarter, Manchester

Green Quarter is major new €360 million development in Manchester comprising 1360 residential apartments.  Just after one of the apartment blocks was completed, the underground car park was badly flooded twice with rainwater run-off, causing damage and a delay in allowing residents to use their new car park.

Lend Lease Limited contacted Flood Control International to advise, design and install a flood control barrier that would automatically sense flooding and trigger the flood defence system.

Our senior design engineers surveyed the site and a sensor system linked to an automated drop-down flood barrier was designed.   A drop-down flood barrier was used to minimise the requirement for in-ground works.

The automatic sensor trigger was devised so that water run-off that flowed into the Aco channel drain positioned at road level would activate a water sensor that triggered operation of the flood barrier.  An optional push-button trigger was also incorporated.

The drop-down flood barrier also incorporates a laser curtain to ensure safe operation during deployment.

Steve Woodward, the Senior Design and Planning Manager at Lend Lease said, "Thanks for your company's efforts delivering the installation, car park is in full use now."

The 5m wide 1.3m high bespoke flood barrier and integral sensor system demonstrates how Flood Control International uses engineering knowledge and design to provide bespoke solutions to flood control.

For more information go to Drop-Down Flood Control Barriers.

Installation of heavy duty bi-fold flood gates in Edinburgh

Flood Control International successfully completed the installation of a pair of complex double bi-fold flood gates as part of the 'Waters of Leith Flood Protection Scheme' in Edinburgh.  The gates are 6m wide by 1.9m high and 5.5m wide by 2.5m high.

The bespoke design required the use of hydraulic lifting hinges to allow the gates to operate over a dead level roadway.  The bi-fold mechanism was chosen so that when in the stored position the gates have a reduced footprint.  The faces of the gates are now to be fitted with a timber cladding of Ekki hardwood that enhances their appearance further.

Flood Barriers in Hong Kong - Contract award for Flood Control International

Flood Control International (FCI) has been awarded a contract to supply the Flood Protection Scheme at Tai O in Hong Kong.  FCI was fully involved in the design stages to advise and ensure that the civil elements would fit perfectly with the flood barriers.  Bespoke storage trolleys have been designed to fit underneath planters adjacent to the flood wall to allow for speedy erection and to prevent potential access issues with the small and sometimes congested roads around the protected area.