One of the country’s market leaders in flood alleviation schemes, UK Flood Barriers, is hosting a reception in Westminster to showcase Britain’s capability to design flood resilient infrastructure.
The Droitwich Spa based business is leading the way in flood alleviation technology and is inviting an audience of Parliamentarians, consulting engineers, contractors and representatives from the construction, transport infrastructure and utilities sectors to attend.
The event, taking place on the evening of 11th March 2014, will be sponsored by Sir Peter Luff MP for Mid Worcestershire. Speakers include Mark Lane, the Chair of British Water and Chair of the UKTI Environment and Water Sector Advisory Group; Simon Purcell, Senior Technical Director of WSP Group; and Frank Kelly, CEO of UK Flood Barriers.
Frank Kelly says: “With large swathes of the country suffering the worst flooding in decades, engineering technology for flood mitigation in the built environment has made significant progress in recent years. This event will showcase Britain’s capability to design world class flood resilient infrastructure and see the UK establish itself as an innovation powerhouse in the global flood defence sector.
“Being based in Worcestershire, we have witnessed at first hand the misery that flooding causes which prompted the setup of the company with the express aim of creating a comprehensive and cohesive range of products. We are committed to investing in solutions not only to help protect the people in the area we all know and love, but also to do something on a national and now global scale to help those blighted by flooding.”
Peter Pawsey, Executive Chair at Worcestershire LEP, comments: “We are immensely proud that companies of the calibre of UK Flood Barriers are operating successfully from Worcestershire. Not only is UK Flood Barriers serving customers throughout Britain, they are now successfully securing contracts in Malaysia, France, the USA and other parts of the globe. As world climate systems change, it is important for technology to keep pace. UK Flood Barriers are leading the way and, what’s more, they’re doing it from Worcestershire which can only help to raise the profile of the county – a cause close to our hearts here at Worcestershire LEP.”