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How water companies are saving themselves a fortune in expensive compensation claims for water damage

Around a third of UK water companies now use FloodSax to save themselves a fortune in compensation claims.

The companies are liable if pipes under roads and pavements - especially mains - break, sending countless thousands gallons of water careering into homes and businesses.

Several of the big names in the industry have come to rely on FloodSax sandless sandbags to protect customers’ homes and businesses when there has been such a major leak or similar water escape emergency where the responsibility falls on them.

This is because FloodSax alternative sandbags - unlike traditional sandbags - can be quickly deployed to act as instant protective barriers to prevent water getting in and causing colossal damage.

It more than paid off when a 14-inch cast iron water main burst in a busy UK city centre high street and the water company rapidly reacted by using FloodSax to divert the water down drains and away from homes and businesses, saving a fortune in damage which would have been as high as £50,000 for one local supermarket alone.

Why FloodSax sandless sandbags are way better than traditional sandbags

FloodSax are way more flexible and multi-purpose than old-style sandbags. Hundreds of FloodSax can be quickly taken to the scene in a car or small van whereas sandbags needs lorries, lots of manpower and will take hours to respond – in short, sandbags are a logistical nightmare to store or transport anywhere.

The beauty of FloodSax is that they are highly effective at dealing with escapes of water and flooding inside as well as outside.

In their dry state FloodSax are very flat with a large absorbent surface area so are ideal at soaking up leaks, drips, spills and internal floods, often in hard-to-reach places such as beneath boilers, underneath sinks or below water pipes. Many supermarkets, hospitals, councils and flood action groups now use them as they are so versatile and multi-purpose.

Outside, FloodSax are ideal to divert water away from homes and businesses down drains and are also good at soaking up dirty water where holes have been excavated to repair pipes so the engineers can see and reach what needs replacing.

One UK water company has at least 20 boxes of 80 FloodSax at each of its stores within its region and many have some in their vehicles which means they can act swiftly in the aftermath of a flood to mitigate the damage.

FloodSax were devised by Yorkshire company Environmental Defence Systems Ltd.

Company director Lucy Bailey said: “A third of the UK’s water companies now use FloodSax rather than sandbags, especially when helping customers to prevent escaping water getting into their homes and businesses or to keep water at bay when they’re repairing a fault.

“Sandbags are such an impractical, one-dimensional and not very good way to deal with flooding. They are hard to get hold of in an emergency, very difficult to transport anywhere, heavy, unwieldy and dirty to move into position and, once there, often quickly deteriorate and fall apart when they come into contact with water, clogging drains up with sand.

“FloodSax are vacuum-packed in packs of five and 20 fit into a box that one person can easily carry. You’d need a pallet and a large van to move 20 sandbags anywhere.

“FloodSax is a proven multi-dimensional product as it stops or soaks up floodwater both inside and out and can be used in dozens of ways. In terms of value for money, FloodSax are way ahead of sandbags which is why so many water companies now opt for them as their flood barrier of choice.”

To transform FloodSax into instant sandbags simply immerse them fully in water and the gelling polymer absorbs and retains the water to become instant sandbags but without any sand. They are a uniform shape and size so can quickly be built into highly effective flood barriers to keep water out of homes and businesses or divert it down nearby drains.

FloodSax are also way more environmentally friendly than sandbags as they are largely biodegradable by weight

For more on FloodSax go to https://www.floodsax.co.uk/