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.
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| Typical pivot flood barrier to be used at Worthing Hospital. |