Green support services provider eaga has today announced it has been granted sole distribution rights for an innovative product designed to help thousands of at risk households shore up their flood defences.
Designed to be compact, lightweight and easily stored in the house, FloodSax® are the brainchild of Richard Bailey, of Environmental Defence Systems Limited.
They are about the size of a small pillow but can hold up to 22 litres of water. By having them stored in the house they can be deployed at very short notice to block the water coming through the front and back doors or from burst pipes.
And unlike sandbags, which can be heavy and difficult to move, they are ideal for the elderly or frail who can use them in an emergency. They can also be stored for up to five years, which is considerably longer than sandbags, which start to break down and become useless after just a few months.
According to the Environment Agency there are an estimated 1.7 million homes in England and Wales in so-called flood risk areas.
Having an alternative to cumbersome sand bags could be especially useful for organisations such as local authorities, the emergency services, businesses in at risk areas and insurance companies.
In 2007 more than 23,000 homes suffered flooding, with insurance claim values of between £18,000 and £40,000. The average building and contents insurance excess is £250 - around twice as much as a box of 20 FloodSax®.
Ashley Guise, eaga Group Development Director, said: “Climate change means extreme weather conditions are becoming far more frequent, so we must do all we can to give individual households extra resilience to protect themselves. These FloodSax® can do just that. They have already proven their worth as a vital first line of defence for households hit by floods last summer. Easy storage also means they can be deployed at short notice in other household emergencies such as burst pipes, by soaking up surface water and preventing leaks spreading.”
“To be given the sole distribution rights is therefore excellent news for eaga as we continue to diversify around our core skills and expand our product and service offering. Whether it’s installing or maintaining heating systems for Government, local authorities or housing associations, delivering household energy efficiencies on behalf of the big energy suppliers, or helping with flood resistance schemes, we are ideally placed to provide a raft of home improvement programmes right across the UK.”
Headquartered in Newcastle, eaga has more than 4,500 employees based throughout the UK and from operations in Ireland, India and Canada.
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