BUILD February 2017

K Company: UK Flood Barriers Name: Frank Kelly, CEO Address: 9a Wassage Way, Hampton Lovett Industrial Estate, Droitwich, Worcestershire, WR9 0NX United Kingdom Phone: +44(0)1905 773282 Email: [email protected] Website: http://www.ukfloodbarriers.co.uk/ Engineering & Infrastructure / UK Flood Barriers: Flooding the Market g flooding, the various products available on the market and how to install these to the highest possible standard. Due to the success of this scheme BSI contacted us with a view to rolling out the course Nationwide, and in October 2015 the Flood Professionals Course was launched, acting as a BSI standard for installing BSI Kitemarked product.” Despite this success, Frank still finds that there is significant resistance to standards across the industry, with even the Government objecting. “Recently the Government released a grant of £85 million for the North to help minimise the risk of future flood damage,” Frank states. “However, this grant is not affiliated to any standard, meaning recipients do not need to use accredited products or installers. The amount of non-accredited poorly installed, ineffective products that will not work is huge and as such we are trying to get the industry to wake up to the need to introduce a standard.” Ultimately, UK Flood Barriers has developed innovative solutions which have made it not only a UK leader, but a world renowned expert in flood preventive solutions. Moving forward, Frank is keen to continue to build upon its international reputation for excellence. “Recent developments for UK Flood Barriers include the development of our self- activating flood barrier, which we are now manufacturing in New York. We have also started development on large projects on the coast of Manhattan, which we will be installing in the early part of this year. “Longer term, we are building a testing facility in New York in order to showcase the effectiveness of these innovative solutions. Other regions we are moving into include Mexico, Malaysia, Australia and mainland Europe. From our base in Droitwich we have built an internationally recognised flood preventionbusiness. Building upon this and continuing to grow and expand will remain our ongoing focus. We are continually pushing the boundaries when it comes to new products, and we currently have three new products due to launch over the next 12 months, including a one-man operation flood gate and we look forward to taking advantage of the opportunities for growth that these solutions will bring for our company.”