WHY AQUOBEX FOR BUSINESS? What is the level of flood risk?
What reputational risk will arise from a devastating flood?
What are the likely consequences of a flood?
Does your BCM plan include a robust flood response?
Where are your servers, UPS, transformers and other critical items located?
Are your staff properly trained and prepared to respond?
Our individually refined service package is designed to take you through the necessary steps to ensure that potential flood events have the minimum impact on your business. Each step provides more than just essential information, they enable us to offer the best advice and if you choose to implement it, a robust solution.
What operations will be lost during a flood?
How will a major flood affect flood insurance cover?
“Keep the water out as long as possible. Make good as quickly as possible�.
Aquobex solutions are... Independent We are not tied to any one data or product provider but explore the whole of the market to identify best-in-class. We do this through interrogation of performance data, test witnessing and in-house testing of products at our facility at BRE Garston.
Guaranteed With our thorough understanding of each element including operation, longevity and robustness, you will receive individual guarantees and an overall warranty for your peace of mind.
INDEPENDENT FLOOD MANAGEMENT SOLUTIONS FOR
Accredited Each element will require the appropriate accreditation as a minimum but we shall not allow inferior products to hide behind irrelevant or poorly-set standards and accreditations.
Insurable Our solutions are recognised by mainstream insurers and specialists brokers. They provide the means to obtain flood cover or to negotiate improved terms.
BUSINESS HOMES COMMUNITIES INFRASTRUCTURE
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If you require a guaranteed and dynamic service package to protect your business and assets, Aquobex provide more than data and information but intelligence, understanding and robust solutions. For a professional and expert opinion please contact the team. +44 (0) 1923 518582 enquiries@aquobex.com
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FLOOD MANAGEMENT FOR BUSINESS
Protect My Business In 2012 over 6,000 flood warnings and alerts were issued.*
One in four businesses that shut down from a natural disaster never reopen.* Annual flood damage costs are in the region of £1.1 billion across England.*
Most business policies do not cover flooding.*
ANALYSIS & CONSULTANCY
INSPECTION & MAINTENANCE
GROUND STABILISATION
WALLS & EMBANKMENTS
AIRBRICKS & COVERS GROUND STABILISATION
Only 41% (276,000) of people eligible for free flood warnings are registered to receive them.*
aperture barriers
AQUOBEX BUSINESS PROTECT 1. Desktop Flood Report
IN-SITU BARRIERS MOBILE BARRIERS DEMOUNTABLE BARRIERS
DRAINAGE MAINTENANCE
You are more likely to get flooded than burgled.*
AUTOMATIC BARRIERS
FLOOD DOORS FLOOD GATES TANKING
2. Flood Risk Assessment
3. Design & Specification
4. Installation
5. Instruction, Testing & Embedding
6. Maintenance & Guarantees
7. Risk Transfer
DRAINAGE ANTI-BACKFLOW DUCT SEALING WATER-PROOFING
Why Aquobex ? ®
• We provide only appropriate solutions from best-in-class systems
FLOOD MANAGEMENT SOLUTIONS With 50 years’ combined experience and expertise in the industry, Aquobex provides flood resistance (dry-proofing) and resilience (wet-proofing) solutions for businesses, communities, homes and infrastructure. Our approach takes the form of an accredited, wholly independent and insurable service delivered in a supportive, consultancy style. We provide the best solutions that are specific to your individual requirements by working information into intelligence, and forming products into systems. Our experienced team contains chartered surveyors, engineers, flood systems specialists, business continuity planners, insurance experts and project managers. Any business in the UK can benefit from our services, and we also have partners in many other countries.
• The leaders in integrating flood information and engineering technologies • Trusted by respected organisations and recognised by insurers • Our people are leaders in the industry and pioneers of new approaches to flood management • Recognised as a definitive source of technology, knowledge, and data on flood protection • Experts in developing solutions for retrofit, reinstatement and new-build
Our clients include: • Government bodies • Defence organisations • Major utility companies • Housing organisations • Insurance & financial groups
Our simplified, desktop flood report will inform you of the flood risk to the property from rivers, sea, groundwater and surface water flooding. Being based on indicative data from the leading industry sources it serves to demonstrate the need or otherwise of solutions to flooding. It then provides a call to action if there is risk identified or reassurance if there is no flood risk.
Our flood risk assessment will include detailed modelled data, analysis of flood levels against the finished floor levels and level of specific assets and inspection of building and contents. We seek to understand the criticality of business functions and assets whilst making qualitative and quantitative checks on available resource. Bespoke services are available to owners of large property portfolios including development land.
With a thorough understanding of the problem and the potential solutions, we can specify individual systems and construction works to design an overall scheme. For larger schemes this may include recommendations for changes to operational plan, interim flood protection measures or services to produce immediate benefit. The design will take account of current best practice, guidance and legislation plus include an allowance for future climate change. We are also prepared to work to defined budgets.
Our installation and construction phase is a critical part of the process and is not left to chance. We offer fully-trained installation teams who have been trained and approved for the respective elements of the scheme. All installation teams work to the highest standards of health & safety and environmental management with an experienced project manager overseeing the delivery of the scheme to ensure minimal disruption to your business.
Our understanding of related business processes, such as BCM plans, and flood emergency response plans enables us to provide solutions that integrate seamlessly into your business; and where required we can design the response plans themselves. In order to prepare your business for flood risk, operation and maintenance manuals are provided, along with test deployments and training materials.
Once a flood protection scheme is delivered, a completion pack including certificate, O&M manuals updates, maintenance guide and optional maintenance contract will support you and your staff to ensure the solution remains in optimum operational condition. Where maintenance contracts are included we make an appointment to carry out a re-inspection and extend the terms of the warranty and ensure the best return on investment.
Aquobex offers the most transparent and comprehensive means to obtain the management of flood risk and its consequences. This robust process offers the route to obtain the best possible insurance terms or reduce the exposure levels of self-insure schemes.
EMERGENCY KIT EMERGENCY RESPONSE
• Multi-national corporations
*Reference: Environment Agency, Parliament UK
INDEPENDENT FLOOD MANAGEMENT SOLUTIONS
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