Case Studies

PUB, Singapore’s National Water Agency

A statutory board under the Ministry of Sustainability and the Environment (MSE)

Requirements

Detailed design of the flood barrier system

Overview

PUB is a statutory board under the Ministry of Sustainability and the Environment (MSE). It is the national water agency, which manages Singapore’s water supply, water catchment, and used water in an integrated way.

Installation dates

April 2023

Leicestershire County Council

Property Flood Resilience Scheme

Requirements

Complete end-to-end management of the PFR Scheme covering Survey, Detailed Design, Manufacture, Installation, Commissioning and Handover.

Overview

Lakeside have increased the flood resilience to 22no. properties as part of the scheme, providing end-to-end support for Homeowners and guidance through the grant funding process.

Installation dates

March 2022 – June 2023

BT

Lakeside selected to protect 15no. BT utility sites nationwide.

Requirements

The bespoke defences required include:

• Demountable Aluminium Flood Barriers
• Steel Flood Defence Doors
• Stainless Steel Flood Gates
• Stainless Steel Flood Defence Escape Hatches

Overview

Lakeside has been appointed as a sub-contractor to MJ Quinn to carry out the design, supply and installation of flood defences to 15no. BT utility sites nationwide.

Each site has bespoke protection requirements and, subsequently, bespoke design and manufacture demands.

Installation dates

March – December 2022

Buckinghamshire Council

Property Flood Resilience (PFR) Flood Grant Scheme

Requirements

Flood defences covered all potential points of water ingress, including Door & Opening Defence, Brick Defence, Sewage Defence and Wall Defence.

Overview

Lakeside were selected as the Main Installation Contractor by the council, installing flood defences to 40no. properties in total as part of the PFR Flood Grant.  Working closely with AECOM as the Managing Agent and the Council as the end Client, the Project Team provided end-to-end support for Homeowners to provide guidance through the grant funding process, from survey to installation, training and maintenance.

Installation dates

September 2020 – October 2022

Essex County Council

Flood Grant Scheme

Requirements

Complete end-to-end management of the PFR Scheme for Essex Council, covering Flood Risk Surveys, Product Selection, Survey, Design & Manufacture, Installation, Demonstration and Maintenance.

Overview

Lakeside has been appointed as the Flood Protection Specialist to deliver the grant scheme on behalf of the Council since 2018. The scheme pays for the installation of flood protection products to homes such as Flood Doors, Flood Barriers and Anti-flood Air Bricks.

Installation dates

October 2018 – March 2022

Doncaster County Council

Property Flood Resilience

Requirements

Door & Opening Defence, Brick Defence, Sewage Defence, Wall Defence.
Manual measures, such as Flood Barriers, and passive measures, such as Flood Doors.

Overview

In November 2019, South Yorkshire and its surrounding counties were hit by severe flooding after a month’s worth of rain fell in one day, resulting in over 800 properties being flooded. We provided end-to-end support for Homeowners to provide guidance through the grant funding process, from survey to installation, training and maintenance.

Installation dates

November 2020 – June 2021

THE HOME OFFICE, UK Border Agency

Requirements

Lakeside Demountable Aluminium Flood Barriers;
Lakeside Slimline Demountable Aluminium Flood Barriers
Flood Barrier Accessories

Overview

The barriers have been utilised in the last flood.
On the 20th February 2022 the water reached 450mm above finished floor level and the building remained dry and operational

Installation date

February 2022.

Kendal Business Park, Kendal

Requirements

Lakeside Demountable Aluminium Flood Barriers, Ancillary Sewage Defence & Brick Defence Measures.

Bespoke project features

Rapid turnaround with surveys conducted within one working week from enquiry, extensive stakeholder management between Consultant, Client & Tenants.

Installation date

September 2017.

McCarthy & Stone

Retirement Living Development, Harbour Road, Gosport, Hampshire UK

Requirements

2 Lakeside Demountable Aluminium Flood Barriers, 1800mm H.

Bespoke project features

CAD drawings; project meeting attendance from design phase; product samples and technical advice.

Installation date

September 2017.

Sowerby Bridge Business Park

Requirements

Lakeside Demountable Aluminium Flood Barriers, Ancillary Sewage Defence & Brick Defence Measures.

Bespoke project features

Large scale installation with 34no. Flood Barriers, dye test to drains, bespoke sealed manhole covers.

Installation date

September 2017.

Luxury Marina Development, Ocean Village, Southampton

Requirements

9 Lakeside Demountable Aluminium Flood Barriers, 300 – 900mm H.

Bespoke project features

Bespoke cover plates; storage racks with accompanying Installation Reminder Sign.

Installation date

August 2017.

Fremlin Walk, Maidstone Kent

Requirements

Lakeside Demountable Aluminium Flood Barrier System, 900mm – 1200mm H.

Bespoke project features

Bespoke steel ramps to car park openings, required
due to high frequency of vehicle traffic, Demountable system allowing adjustable height, Lockable top pressing clamps, ensuring barriers can be locked into place once system is deployed and more…

Installation date

January 2017.

CBRE/Malcolm Hollis/Ramboll

Fremlin Walk Shopping Centre, Maidstone, Kent UK

Requirements

Lakeside Demountable aluminium Flood Barriers, 900mm and 1200mm H.

Project features

Daily, efficient project management due to large scale of the project in bad weather conditions; bespoke steel ramps to car park openings due to traffic frequency and colour-coded stock itemisation.

Installation date

January 2017.

Ace, Sandbanks, Poole

Requirements

Lakeside Demountable Aluminium Flood Barrier System, 900mm – 1500mm H.

Bespoke project features

Vertical wall-mounted storage units, Concealment of side
posts within cladding, Joint inter-company working with both Architect and Main Contractor

Installation date

December 2016.

David James Architects/Colmar Construction

ACE Sandbanks 17-21 Banks Road, Sandbanks UK

Requirements

5 Lakeside Demountable aluminium Flood Barriers, between 900mm and 1500mm H.

Bespoke project features

CAD drawings; project meeting attendance from design phase; product samples and technical advice.

Installation date

December 2016.

Ford, Hamton Environmental Services

Requirements

Lakeside Demountable aluminium Flood Barriers, 900mm H.

Bespoke project features

High agility and efficiency for installation in conditions of rising flood water.

Installation date

December 2016.

Bath Rugby

Requirements

Lakeside Demountable Aluminium Flood Barriers, 600mm and 900mm H.

Bespoke project features

Bespoke L-shape perimeter barrier.

Installation date

December 2016.

Sowerby Bridge Industrial Units, Calderdale

Requirements

Lakeside Demountable Aluminium Flood Barriers, Ancillary Sewage Defence Measures.

Bespoke project features

Extensive storage racking facilities, staff training support.

Installation date

December 2016.

Oxford University, UK Bio Centre

Requirements

Lakeside Demountable aluminium Flood Barriers, 600mm H; Vent Covers.

Bespoke project features

Bespoke perimeter barrier system and bespoke vent cover.

Installation date

October 2016.

PWP Architects/Soho House

PWP Architects/Soho House, Confidential Client UK

Requirements

Various 1.5m H and 900mm H barriers.

Supporting Information Provided

Initial site meeting and survey, product demonstration, bespoke ground works, bespoke pressing clamps and bespoke lockable cover plates for side posts.

Installation date

January 2016.

Kier

Requirements

2 Lakeside Demountable aluminium Flood Barriers, 2400mm H.

Bespoke project features

Project meeting attendance; product demonstration and bespoke ground works.

Installation date

July 2015.