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.