Environmental Defence Systems Ltd

FloodSax® Vs Sandbags

Here's how FloodSax® deliver a KO blow to sandbags

FloodSax®

  • Totally self–contained
  • No tiny grains like sand to spill out from them
  • Can be expanded in water right next to where you need them
  • Can be expanded in water in a bath, a sink, a bucket, a hosepipe or even the floodwater
  • Easy to store and can be vacuumed-packed to save even more room
  • Can be stored in anything from an under stairs cupboard to a vast warehouse
  • Always there for peace of mind. No panic to buy sandbags if a flood is forecast
  • Can be packed up tightly and carried around in tradesmen's vans
  • There immediately for any flooding emergency both indoors or out
  • A far cleaner and easier to handle option indoors
  • Lightweight before they are used, with the standard bag weighing just 0.2kg
  • Can be used by people who would not be able to lift sandbags
  • Stay expanded for up to 3 months
  • Hundreds can be taken to the scene quickly by one person in a car
  • Thousands can be quickly transported in a van, saving on fuel, wages and manpower
  • Can be stored in small depots around the area, not one huge central store so can be taken even more quickly to the scene
  • One can be expanded and put down the toilet to block it from filthy water being forced up by the floodwater backing up through the drains and sewer
  • If a flood is imminent and you have FloodSax® stored in your home or at work you are in charge of your own fate
  • With FloodSax® it's a case of grab them and go into action
  • They could even make ideal gifts for people in flood–risk areas
  • FloodSax® don't need sand - one of the earth's natural resources - and so saves the environment

Sandbags

  • Have to be replaced regularly which costs many thousands of pounds for big companies and local authorities that need palletised sandbags ready all year round for any emergency
  • Can deteriorate if stored for a long time, especially in cold, damp warehouses
  • Exceptionally unwieldy to lift and handle
  • All kinds of health, safety and manual handling technique problems for staff who have to use them at businesses
  • Messy with the sand easily washed out and adding to all the damage if they burst
  • Difficult to transport anywhere due to their weight
  • Need a lot of people to move any number anywhere