Bespoke barrier gives lift to York flood defence

Two bespoke flood barriers have been installed to protect the lifts in a luxury riverside apartment development in York. The barriers were manufactured individually to provide a unique secondary line of flood defence, augmenting the protection offered by the previously installed flood gates. Standard widths of the barriers manufactured to the DEFRA specified height, which are part of the Floodsave range of products from Flexseal, are available from builders’ merchants. The new barriers were installed to protect the lift pits in the building’s basement car park. The flood gates at the car