Flood Defence Systems from Flooding Solutions Advisory Group

What is the Hyflo Self-Closing Flood Barrier (SCFB)

In medicine, it has been said that prevention is better than cure. The same goes for flood protection. According to the Office of the Queensland Chief Scientist, floods are the most expensive natural disasters. To be prepared is better than being sorry. As flooding is inevitable, minimising the consequences is the next best option.

The Dutch have influenced the evolution of flood defence systems over time - from dykes, wind mills, polders to flood gates and flood barriers. The wide variety of flood mitigation devices that are available in the market makes choosing a flood protection product that is beneficial in all the right sense to become challenging, but thanks to the Dutch we have a number of effective solutions to choose from.

One of the most reliable flood defence systems is the Hyflo SCFB (Self-Closing Flood Barrier). The system was originally developed in the Netherlands, a geographically low and flat country where 26% of its land area is located below sea level. The Hyflo Self-Closing Flood Barrier was intended to deliver optimum protection against high water levels. The flood protection product exclusively relies on its unique design and mechanism which allows an automatic response to rising floodwaters without using any human intervention.