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FloodFree Barriers feature in ANCR Publication
Concealed FloodFree Barriers feature in the latest issue of ‘Australian National Construction Major Project Review’. The location of Ballarat’s new GovHub is prone to overland flooding, during heavy rain events. It was imperative that construction of the building incorporate a self-deploying flood barrier that would protect the multi-level basement car park from flooding. The barrier…
Flood Protection for Underground Car Parks
The range of Flood Protection Barriers offered by FloodFree to isolate water ingress from Underground Basement Car Parks includes Concealed Flood Barriers, Tilting Flood Barriers, Retractable Flood Barriers and Demountable Flood Barriers. Contact our Flood Specialist for advice regarding the most suitable products for your application.
Flood Protection for Warehouse Car Park
This Tilting Flood Barrier is a self-operating flood protection system. It stops water ingress from the warehouse car park entering the underground basement car park and storage area. It is a passive system which means it rises as needed, anytime of the day or night without anyone operating it, to ensure the building remains protected…
Flood Doors protect Apartment Lobby
Two of these Flood Doors are located in a Sydney lobby to protect the entrance lift corridors from rising water levels. The Personal Access Flood Doors may be manually closed at any time, isolating the access points. The Flood Doors are outward opening doors of standard sizes. Made-to-order they are powder coated to meet aesthetic…
Applications for Demountable Flood Barriers
Flood Free Demountable Barriers allow operators to manually deploy their own flood protection against water ingress, where and when required. As pictured, our flood barriers have been installed across many different applications.
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FloodFree Apartment Block
A high profile Western Sydney Apartment Block is the latest commercial and residential building to be protected from flooding, with the installation of AWMA’s FloodFree Doors and Barriers. The building is protected from flood and storm water ingress with a permanently installed Passive Tilting Flood Barrier at the entrance to the basement car park, with…
How a Self-operating Flood Barrier Deploys
If a Flood Barrier is ‘Self-operating’ or ‘Passive’ it functions without any human intervention. So how does it work exactly? How do you know you can trust it to protect your asset from flood waters? Here’s how…
Self-operating Flood Barriers for Commercial Tower
Self-operating Flood Barriers have recently been installed in one of Sydney’s newest commercial towers. Both the basement car park and entrance are protected with FloodFree Tilting Barriers.
Range of Flood Doors Available
View our range of Personal Access Flood Doors. Flood protection for any standard, outward opening door. The FloodFree Personal Access Flood Door (PAFD) is designed to withstand the designated flood level. Once closed the PAFD provides a flood protected, lockable door. Design complies with Australian Standard AS1428.1 (Design Access and Mobility Standards).