The World’s most effective flood protection.

This patented flood barrier is a tailor-made, multi purpose solution to combat flood risk worldwide.  

The Self Closing Flood Barrier (SCFB) is now available in the UK exclusively through UK Flood Barriers Limited.

It has many and varied applications, including, but not limited to:

• Along a waterway
• In a flood wall
• Coastal defences
• To surround low lying buildings, for example pumping stations
• Along a roadway for heavy traffic loads
• To protect the entrances to underground car parks
• To protect entrance ways between a man made bund

Already used successfully in mainland Europe, Australia and the United States, the SCFB is currently being installed to protect the National Archives Building in Washington D.C.

This barrier has already received 6 awards, the most prestigious of which was Gold Award Winner for the “Best Civil Technical Invention in the World”, 1996 at the Salon Internationale des Inventions.

• Infallible
• Fully automatic deployment
• Integrated early warning system
• Instant deployment just prior to threat of floodwater
• No human intervention required
• No ongoing operational cost
• No power source required
• Minimal maintenance
• Permanently on site, ready to deploy 24/7, 365 days per year
• Self stores; no external storage facility required
• Cannot be stolen
• No prior weather warning necessary
• Invisible and fully self protected in resting position
• Cannot be damaged during transit
• Best price/performance comparison
• Intelligently engineered solution for 21st Century

Price on application from UK Flood Barriers

The SCFB consists of a prefab steel or concrete basin and a polyester floating wall.  The wall itself is prefabricated polyester made to a thickness of 120 – 200 mms. It is laminated in a climate controlled environment with permanent humidity and temperature control to guarantee a consistent lamination process. In order to minimize the impact of flotsam, the exposed area of the floating wall is protected by Kevlar; synthetic material developed by Dupont. Its high 'strength to weight' ratio makes it 5 times stronger than steel on an equal weight basis. The wall is reinforced by laminated steel strips. The wall is filled up with a PUR-foam core in a very strong sandwich constructionand hence does not absorb water, while retaining its buoyancy. The walls are coupled in lengths of 990 mms by means of a rubber bib. Two rubber elements at the wall side close off the chaser in that the system operates waterproof. The strength of the wall is calculated in terms of a minimum of 10 times the sideways water pressure. 
By coupling 2 side plates together, it is feasible to cover any angle and corner with this system.

The stainless steel lid closes off the entrenchment area to prevent any inflow of waste or debris. Under normal conditions when the SCFB is not in operation, the entrenched ‘wall’ is not visible and hence cannot cause any obstruction to any kind of traffic.

Flood Barrier Assessment Analysis
In this analysis mobile barriers, permanently attended flood barriers as well as the self closing flood barrier (SCFB) have each been assessed in their fail chances and compared in terms of valuation figures along the assessment criteria of the Dutch Water Board.

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Cost Analysis Flood Barriers
In this analysis Mobile Flood Barriers, permanently attended flood barriers as well as the closing flood barrier (SCFB) have been compared in terms of their total annual cost figures, as indicated by  the Dutch Water Board

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The barrier is manufactured to
TCVN ISO9001:2000 / ISO9901:2000

• Gold medal for the best Civil Technical Invention n the World by 24e Salon International des Inventions.
• Awarded for the best-suggested solution to a real problem connected with improvements of conditions of society by Research Centre Battelle Europe.
• Awarded for the most original and creative developed plan for “Civil Engineering, Public Works & Constructions” by Prince of Monaco.
• Nominated for the best invention in the Netherlands
• Bronze medal for constructions at Impex USA
• Nominated for the Dutch National Millennium Award.

Installed by UK Flood Barriers approved contractors.

SCFB carries a 1 year manufacturer’s warranty against fabrication and faults including leakages of > 0.1 L/m/min and a 5 year installation warranty

It  is essential to have a maintenance plan for any self closing flood barrier system.

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