Lucy Bailey deploying FloodSax alternative sandbags FloodSax in their dry state soaking up floodwater running down an internal wall in a cottage

Order FloodSax alternative sandbags now as heavy rain is set to make an unwelcome return in mid-May 2024

The current warm and settled weather isn’t going to last so now is an ideal time to restock with FloodSax alternative sandbags to be ready for summer downpours.

Late spring and summer can provide the ideal weather conditions for flash flooding and in August 2023 two named storms battered the UK.

The Met Office is now saying that rainfall will be above average across the country as we head through mid-May.

In the latest forecast covering May 12 to May 21 the Met Office warns: “After Sunday, May 12, the weather is expected to switch back to become changeable across the country with further spells of rain and showers expected. Rainfall amounts could be above average in most areas. It’s also possible that rain will be heavy at times and any showers could turn thundery.”

Lucy Bailey from Environmental Defence Systems Ltd, the pioneering Yorkshire company which invented and manufactures FloodSax, said: “After a terribly wet autumn 2023 and winter into 2024 we have, at last, got some respite with some settled and warm weather.

“But the Met Office is already warning us it won’t last long and is set to break down after this Sunday, May 12, and then we could see rain across the country with the ever present threat of flooding.

“Local councils have no responsibility to provide sandbags or any other form of flood protection so it’s best to have some FloodSax handy which can save a fortune in flood damage, along with all the misery and trauma that flooding causes.”

FloodSax are far easier to store and deploy than traditional sandbags which are heavy, cumbersome, difficult to use and can often be ineffective.

FloodSax are far more flexible and multi-purpose than sandbags as they come vacuum-packed in space-saving bags so hundreds can be transported in a car, yet immerse a FloodSax in water then its gelling polymer absorbs the water and retains it, transforming it into an instant sandbag but without the sand.

In their dry state the gelling polymer inside FloodSax can quickly soak up water dripping or leaking inside buildings to stop damage from spreading and they are used extensively like this in homes, businesses and public buildings such as supermarkets and hospitals. They are very thin with a large surface area so can be slipped underneath leaking radiators, boilers, sinks and water pipes.

To buy FloodSax go to https://www.floodsax.co.uk/buy/uk-suppliers/