About

The concept of a completely removable, flood protection door barrier was first devised by inventor John (Ian) Harrison in the mid 1990’s to help protect his local seaside restaurant from the devastating effect of seasonal high tides. He soon realised he was not alone in needing protection and Floodgate was born.

With help from the University of Wales College Cardiff and the Welsh Office, Floodgate’s became commercially available in 2000 and we are still manufacturing them in Wales today. Floodgate was one of the very first flood protection products to successfully pass the stringent physical tests set by the Environment Agency under standard PAS1188-1:2014 and conducted by hydrologist engineers from HR Wallingford.

Our team has over 50 years experience in handling both domestic and commercial flood protection projects. With over 50,000 units currently providing reliable flood defence throughout the UK, Europe, the Far East, Africa, America and Australasia, we are a world-wide leader in property level flood protection.

Our extensive portfolio of clients include the Environment Agency, local authorities, housing associations, water utility companies, engineering companies as well as the general public.

We are also proud to announce that our management quality systems are certified to ISO9001:2015.