Ambiental were approached to undertake a Planning Policy Statement 15 – Planning and Flood Risk (PPS15) and specifically FLD1- Development in Fluvial Flood Plains – compliant Flood Risk Assessment (FRA)…
Ambiental is featured in International Water Power & Dam Construction Magazine
Ambiental has been featured in the June edition of International Water Power & Dam Construction. Managing Director, Dr. Justin Butler wrote the article titled “Modelling under water.” Justin gives …
Using data and technology to improve government Flood Response Plans
Government Flood Response Plans (or FRPs) function to outline the procedures for preparing and dealing with a flood emergency. Every county council in the UK should have an FRP in…
Developments in flood modelling
Flood modelling helps architects, engineers, scientists, government agencies and others to create adequate flood management plans. It is also an integral aspect of the planning and design process for new…
Flood related insurance losses in 2013: Improving loss control with Flowroute-i™
Back in July of this year Reactions magazine reported that 47% of 2013 NatCat losses were incurred due to flooding. Since the publication of that article, major floods have affected areas as diverse as …
The Bank of England is among the many sites in London at high risk from surface water flooding
Surface water flooding poses a significant threat to property and infrastructure in London. The government think-tank, London Councils, states on their website that: “London is at risk of flooding from…
UK tourist attractions at risk of surface water flooding
There is a commonly held misperception regarding the risk of flooding to a specific location. Many people believe that a building must sit close to a river or the sea…
Analysis of October Floods in Fife, Scotland
Heavy rainfall triggered severe flash floods across Tayside and Fife on Friday October 12th 2012. One property situated in Dura Den, pictured above, had an entire wall washed away by…
Ambiental announce new flood assessment capability
Ambiental has provided high resolution mapping, return period and advanced depth research to help Chubb Insurance Company of Europe SE assess the severity of flood risk faced by properties. The…
Advanced Flood Risk Mapping & Modelling In the Cloud
The high severity and increasing frequency of major flood events worldwide has driven flooding up the political and risk management agenda. David Martin, Technical Manager of flood risk assessment and…
Hull surface water flood modelling
Our Flowroute™ Surface Water flood modelling in Brandsholme, Hull, is augmented with visual data from the flood of 25 June 2007.
