Balfour Beatty publishes paper on flood and coastal risk management

“Ten steps to efficiency in Flood and Coastal Risk Management” published by Balfour Beatty.

International infrastructure group, Balfour Beatty, has published its paper “Ten steps to efficiency in Flood and Coastal Risk Management”, in line with their experience of protecting the UK’s coastlines and floodplains.

The paper outlines ten points that could enable commissioning authorities, government and the infrastructure industry to achieve efficiencies in delivering and maintaining flood defences, while ensuring a high level of quality and safety is maintained.

These range from undertaking schemes simultaneously enabling resources to be shared, through to improving procurement processes such as employing collaborative framework agreements, like those offered by Scape Group.

Balfour Beatty has delivered over 75 coastal protection and flood defence projects worth over £500M for clients such as local authorities and the Environment Agency. Due to their work on flood prevention schemes, since 2010, approximately 100,000 properties have had their risk of flooding reduced significantly.

Jim Hutchison, Balfour Beatty Business Development Director Flood and Coastal Risk Management, said: “Managing the cost of UK flood damage, for homeowners and businesses, will continue to be a pressing issue given the widespread changes in weather patterns with six of the seven wettest years occurring since the year 2000.

We work closely with the Environment Agency, local authorities and supply chain to ensure the effective delivery of flood protection schemes across the country. Taking a collaborative approach, early project involvement and standardising solutions can deliver significant efficiencies.”

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