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2024 Customer Work: Big & Small
Each FloodBreak floodgate is custom-designed to meet the specific flood protection needs of our customers. Increasingly, we’re collaborating with project teams on large-scale flood defenses like the Rawhide Wash project…
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FloodBreak ISO 9001:2015 Certified: Upholding Excellence in Flood Protection
FloodBreak is honored to successfully complete our ISO-9001 audit once again. Since our founding in 2001, our mission remains the same: to develop innovative flood protection solutions that protect people…
About FloodBreak, Events, In the Press
Local Louisiana News Stations Features FloodBreak Floodgate Protecting St. Tammany
In May 2020, a FloodBreak vehicular floodgate was installed at the entrance to a sub-division in St. Tammany Parish, Slidell, Louisiana. The project’s primary objective was to safeguard the community…
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- About FloodBreak, Internal News
- Dec 10, 2024
2024 Customer Work: Big & Small
Each FloodBreak floodgate is custom-designed to meet the specific flood protection needs of our customers. Increasingly, we’re collaborating with project teams on large-scale flood defenses…
- About FloodBreak, Events, Internal News
- Dec 06, 2024
FloodBreak ISO 9001:2015 Certified: Upholding Excellence in Flood Protection
FloodBreak is honored to successfully complete our ISO-9001 audit once again. Since our founding in 2001, our mission remains the same: to develop innovative flood…
- About FloodBreak, Events, In the Press
- Nov 15, 2024
Local Louisiana News Stations Features FloodBreak Floodgate Protecting St. Tammany
In May 2020, a FloodBreak vehicular floodgate was installed at the entrance to a sub-division in St. Tammany Parish, Slidell, Louisiana. The project’s primary objective…
- About FloodBreak, Events, Internal News
- Nov 05, 2024
FloodBreak Innovation in Flood Resilience at the MENA Climate Proof Forum
Last week at the MENA Climate Forum 2024 in Dubai, Lou Waters, President of FloodBreak, discussed the future of flood protection on a landscape scale with stakeholders…
- About FloodBreak, Events, Internal News
- Oct 29, 2024
2 Day FloodBreak Testing Successful for South Battery Park Resiliency Project in New York
FloodBreak recently conducted a 2-day comprehensive shop test for one of the hydraulically actuated flip-up barriers being fabricated as part of the South Battery…
- Internal News
- Oct 04, 2024
New Install: Texas Tech Uses FloodBreak Floodgate for AT&T Jones Stadium Flood Protection
We’re excited to announce our latest installation at Jones AT&T Stadium, home of the Texas Tech Raiders. FloodBreak has partnered with the university to secure…
- Internal News
- Sep 24, 2024
Enhance Your FloodBreak Floodgate System with the Optional Hydraulic Lift
When it comes to flood protection, assurance that the flood barriers will deploy when needed is paramount. FloodBreak’s Automatic Floodgate system is 100% passive operation,…
- FloodBreak Saves
- Mar 05, 2024
Unprecedented Passive Flood Protection: Taking Our Momentum Into 2024
Another Revolutionary Year in Flood Control FloodBreak revolutionized flood control by introducing the only fully passive flood barrier to customers back in 2001. Ending 2023 successfully with…
- About FloodBreak
- Nov 21, 2023
Protecting Water and Wastewater Treatment Plants with FloodBreak Automatic Floodgates
Water treatment plants are indispensable to public health and safety. A failure due to flooding can lead to severe public health risks, environmental damage, disruption…
- Internal News
- Jul 24, 2023
FloodBreak Protects Scottsdale, Arizona Residential Community from Los Arroyos Seasonal Flooding
Flooding is unpredictable in its impact and location. In Maricopa County, Arizona needed a solution to protect a residential community from unique flash flooding conditions…
- About FloodBreak
- Dec 07, 2021
Riverine Flood Resilience: Large Floodgate Protects Des Moines Wastewater Treatment Plant
Located on the banks of the Des Moines River, the Des Moines Metropolitan Wastewater Reclamation Authority’s Wastewater Reclamation Facility has been faced with operational challenges…
- FloodBreak Saves, Internal News
- May 27, 2020
Readiness for the Unexpected: Where Is Next Flood?
New York City flooding from record-breaking rainfall (CNN, 2023) With record-breaking rainfall and hurricanes, ongoing events can be unpredictable and often give very little to…
- FloodBreak Saves
- Sep 29, 2019
Unexpected Flooding. 24/7 Protection. Peace of Mind.
- In the Press
- Nov 25, 2018
“It’s structural. It’s incredibly strong, but it lays in the ground. And it’s so simple. It just floats up.”
- FloodBreak Saves
- Sep 27, 2018
Slimline Gates Protect Against Low Level Street Flooding
PROTECTION AGAINST LOW LEVEL FLOODING The FloodBreak® Slimline Vehicle Gate is designed for low level flooding where less than 2′ flood protection is desired. Originally…
- FloodBreak Saves, In the Press
- Aug 28, 2018
FloodBreak flood barriers deploy automatically in PA
GATES DEPLOY IN BLOOMSBURG, PA Three FloodBreak® passive automatic floodgates are part of an EDA infrastructure investment that helped protect major manufacturers in Bloomsburg PA.…
- FloodBreak Saves
- Nov 07, 2017
Saved Again. Houston Building Protected from Harvey Flooding
HOUSTON BUILDING PROTECTED FROM HARVEY FLOODING After being inundated during the Memorial Day 2015 Flood, the property management team did not want to go through that…
- About FloodBreak, In the Press
- Oct 07, 2017
PR Feature: Houston Chronicle – Brisk Business for Floodgates after Harvey
- About FloodBreak
- Oct 13, 2015
FloodBreak Installs Flood Barriers at Two More Hospitals
FloodBreak passive automatic flood barriers are now protecting Mercy Medical Center in Cedar Rapids, IA & Monash Children’s Hospital in Melbourne, Australia Protecting hospitals is…
- Internal News
- Feb 11, 2015
FloodBreak Adds New Zealand to Expanding Global Presence
For over a decade, FloodBreak® passive automatic flood barrier systems have been protecting people and property without human intervention or power across the U.S. Based on…
- Internal News
- Dec 02, 2014
Permanent Passive Flood Protection with Curb Appeal
FloodBreak passive automatic flood barriers provide the best of all worlds: permanent flood protection, full building access and architectural integration. Many customers have chosen to use granite…
- Internal News
- Oct 15, 2014
Automatic Floodgates Ease Flood Fear For Tacoma WWTP
- FloodBreak Saves
- May 10, 2014
Saved From Flash Flooding
Two newly installed FloodBreak® passive automatic flood barriers protected a Dallas, TX condo garage from flooding during a recent storm. Severe storms rolled through the…
- Internal News
- Dec 23, 2013
FloodBreak featured in FEMA Floodproofing Non-Residential Buildings Publication
FEMA P-936, Floodproofing Non-Residential Buildings, features two hospital flood mitigation projects with floodwalls and FloodBreak® passive flood barriers. The new publication is intended to assist local government officials,…
- Internal News
- Nov 23, 2013
MTA Tests FloodBreak Vent Shaft System for Subway Flood Protection
The FloodBreak® Vent Shaft System is a versatile flood control product line that protects a range of ventilation openings above and below grade. Initially designed…
- Internal News
- Nov 10, 2013
Historic Rosenberg Library Protected by Passive Flood Barriers
Architecturally Integrated Flood Gates Protect Rosenberg Library. Customer: Rosenberg Public Library Location: Galveston, TX Products: Vehicle and Pedestrian Gates Installation dates: 2010 – 2011 Background The Rosenberg Library, a historic…
- FloodBreak Saves, Internal News
- Nov 10, 2013
New Jersey Dealership Saved Again from Flash Flooding
The FloodBreak® passive flood barrier installed in 2008, once again protected Route 22 Honda, a Hillside, NJ Honda dealership, when flash floods came unexpectedly again…
- Internal News
- Sep 10, 2013
FloodBreak Presents Solution to Raise Levees for FEMA Accreditation at FMA Conference
FloodBreak participated with levee experts at the 2013 FMA Annual Conference to discuss an innovative approach used by the IBWC to raise their levees to…
- Internal News
- Apr 23, 2013
Wastewater Treatment Plant in Decatur, IL
Floodproofing The Sanitary District Of Decatur The Sanitary District of Decatur, a wastewater treatment plant in Decatur, IL is permanently protected from flood damage should…
- Internal News
- Apr 10, 2013
FloodBreak Prevents Flood Damage at the Vanderbilt Eye Institute
A FloodBreak® passive floodgate system was installed at the Vanderbilt Eye Institute in Nashville, TN to provide permanent protection 24/7 against future flooding. The Vanderbilt…
- Internal News
- Apr 10, 2013
FloodBreak Chosen to Protect Another Hospital: University of TX Medical Branch
The University of Texas Medical Branch (UTMB) is an 84-acre campus on Galveston Island that was devastated by Hurricane Ike. FEMA awarded the state of…
- Internal News
- Feb 18, 2013
Hidden Passive Flood Barriers Protect Restaurant 24/7
FloodBreak® passive flood barriers provide permanent flood protection and are virtually invisible with tile covering. The City of Knoxville has been a participant in the…
- Events
- Jan 30, 2013
FloodBreak to demonstrate passive flood barriers at BAFPAA Annual Conference
FloodBreak will demonstrate its passive flood barrier technology to the Bay Area Flood Protection Agencies Association in Livermore, CA, on February 21, 2013. FloodBreak is…
- Internal News
- Nov 10, 2012
Raise Levees Without Raising Bridges
FloodBreak® Roadway Gates are a cost effective way to raise levees that must extend across roads and highways to meet FEMA accreditation requirements. FloodBreak completed installation…
- Events
- Nov 06, 2012
FloodBreak Presentation at NAO Conference
FloodBreak presented flood mitigation technology solutions at the National Aerospace Organization (NAO) conference in November, 2012 in Cocoa Beach FL. The conference: Protecting Military Airbases…
- Events
- Oct 24, 2012
FloodBreak Flood Seminar: Hanoi, Vietnam
FloodBreak will present passive flood barrier technology to the Ministry of Health at the IMECD Flood Seminar in Hanoi, Vietnam on October 30, 2012 FloodBreak…
- FloodBreak Saves, Internal News
- Aug 12, 2012
FloodBreak Protects Lourdes Hospital During 2011 Flood
A FEMA funded flood mitigation that included a flood wall and 10 passive floodgates saved Lourdes Hospital. FloodBreak® Automatic Floodgates were deployed to help protect…
- Internal News
- Aug 02, 2012
Roadway Gates Help IBWC Meet FEMA Levee Criteria
FloodBreak® passive flood barriers were installed as part of the IBWC Levee Flood Control project to raise those levees for FEMA accreditation. The International Boundary…
- FloodBreak Saves, Internal News
- Jul 12, 2012
FloodBreak Passive Floodgates included in two FEMA Best Practices stories
The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has included FloodBreak in two Mitigation Best Practices stories to showcase projects that show how others have taken action to…
- FloodBreak Saves
- Jul 02, 2012
Architecturally Blended Flood Protection
FloodBreak has installed campus wide floodgates that protect the MD Anderson campus from floods while retaining the architectural beauty. MD Anderson Cancer Center suffered significant…
- Internal News
- Jul 01, 2012
FloodBreak Automatic Floodgate Protects Garage From Floods
The FloodBreak Gate deployed automatically when streets flooded during the night, saving parked vehicles. After repeated flooding and significant damage, residents decided that they needed…
