Earth Embankments

Flood Guard Systems Ltd can build earth embankments and bund walls to help protect areas and keep water out or under different circumstances these embankments and walls can be used as containing walls, bunds or banks. Whatever the application FGSL’s design engineers will ensure the greatest protection for any given site.

A conventional earth embankment may provide an effective flood defence around a building if practical and acceptable to the planning authority. There may be a need to provide pumping arrangements to remove potential rainwater or floodwater seepage. Access will be required so either the bund is designed to allow wheelchair access via a raised pathway at the front and rear of the bund or the use of a BSI kite-marked flood products or engineered equivalent is required. Embankments will require expert engineering design to ensure breaching will not occur, there is no risk of overtopping or risk will be increased elsewhere as a consequence. Detention basins may also need to be incorporated into the design to store the volume of surface water run-off being kept from the building. Substantial groundwork may be involved.