Press release: Improving local flood resilience with Danish innovation

An innovative Danish company seeking to expand internationally has partnered with Accelar to investigate the market for its automated flood protection system, Floodframe, in the UK.

There are over five million people and many buildings and critical infrastructure assets already at risk from flooding and the chances of experiencing devastating and costly floods are increasing with climate change. This year’s draft flood and coastal erosion strategy for England has highlighted that new approaches and innovations are needed to help to improve community resilience, alongside appropriate support and incentives from Government and the insurance industry.

The FloodFrame flood protection system is market ready, having been successfully installed at various properties across Denmark. It was developed in collaboration with the Danish Technological Institute and Danish Hydraulic Institute. Through this new partnership, Accelar will assess the potential for Floodframe amongst different parts of the property and infrastructure sectors in the UK. The work will also explore how the product could create supply chain opportunities in the fast-growing green economy.

Floodframe’s Chief Executive Susanne Toftgård Nielsen commented “the development of FloodFrame was sparked by the devastating floods in the UK in 2013/14. Since launching onto the Danish market in 2018, we have worked with concerned individual homeowners, who wanted to protect their homes from yet another flood. We think that FloodFrame can be an effective solution for the many homeowners in similar situations in the UK.”

Accelar’s Managing Director Chris Fry added “there is no doubt about the need for cost effective adaptation and resilience solutions as part of our response to a changing climate. We are delighted to be working with Floodframe to pinpoint how, where and when their innovative product could best fit in.”

If you have an interest in contributing to this flood resilience market study or would like to find out more about Floodframe then please get in touch via floodframe@accelar.co.uk

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Supporting information:

Accelar Limited is a UK advisory firm and helps clients to confidently grasp the opportunities & navigate the risks associated with the transition to a clean and resilient economy. For more information please visit www.accelar.co.uk

For more information about Floodframe A/S please visit www.floodframe.com where you can also find a short video describing the product. Photographs of installations and further information about the product are available upon request