Special Feature: Lou Waters on Coastal Resiliency at Landscape Scale at Annual Floodproofing.com Conference
At the Floodproofing.com Annual Meeting in New Jersey, FloodBreak had the privilege of continuing this partnership by furthering education on our flood mitigation solutions. Our collaboration is built on a shared commitment to advancing flood resilience through innovation and education. Education plays a vital role in flood mitigation, equipping professionals with the knowledge and tools […]
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 above. We designed our floodgates to improve the natural drainage path of a flash-flood system in Arizona while allowing the daily life of residents to […]
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 and property from flood devastation and provide our customers with peace of mind. As we’ve grown and taken on larger, more complex projects, implementing, and […]
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 who are challenged with protecting their communities and infrastructure from more frequent & intense storms in the Persian Gulf region. FloodBreak has been revolutionizing flood control since its founding […]
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 Park Resiliency project. The floodgate successfully met the stringent load and performance requirements. This video showcases the testing including all aspects of operation including load handling and is verified by […]
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 from flooding—a recurring issue in the area due to its low-lying geography – while providing full vehicular access to residents during sunny day conditions. FloodBreak […]
“It’s structural. It’s incredibly strong, but it lays in the ground. And it’s so simple. It just floats up.”
The FloodBreak® Automatic Floodgate, featured in Business Insider, showcases its revolutionary, self-deploying technology that protects communities from natural disasters without human intervention. Deployed during Hurricane Harvey, these floodgates have safeguarded numerous locations, providing automatic flood protection using hydrostatic pressure.
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 designed for EDF to protect nuclear power plants in France, the Slimline model met the requirement for a fully passive automatic flood barrier that could support HS-25 vehicular loads, protection […]
PR Feature: Houston Chronicle – Brisk Business for Floodgates after Harvey
This is a excerpt from an article FloodBreak was featured in 2017 with The Houston Chronicles. See below for a link to the full article.
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.
