How Pump Hire Specialists Help Flood-affected Businesses Recover
It has been an extraordinarily wet summer so far: a season of thunderstorms
, and in some parts of the country, seemingly endless heavy rain (the south east has been the worst affected region). Thousands of householders have been moved into emergency accommodation, due to their flood-hit homes becoming temporarily inhabitable.
But flooding can be disastrous for business owners, too something the British press and media often fail to give enough coverage to. After all, when a shop gets flooded it may not be family treasures that are ruined, but someones livelihood. And many business owners emotionally, as well as financially, invest in their company. So a flood disaster can be a massive blow for them, in more ways than one.
Business Link reports that a flooding disaster can mean a business suffers through:
Damage to premises or equipment
Lost stock and supplies
Cancelled contracts
Customers going elsewhere
Staff being unable to get to work
Exposure of the business to civil or even criminal liability, and even
Employees and customers being hurt or killed
Flooded roads can also reduce sales at high street shops, shopping centres, and retail parks
etc. simply because customers have no option other than to stay away until the roads have been cleared until the flood water has been pumped away.
The good news for business owners is that a pump hire company can come to their rescue quickly if their premises is flooded. What is more, hiring pumps to remove flood water is affordable and a hassle-free process.
Wet Weathers Immeasurable Impact
The harm that the dreadful weather has already caused this summer across the country is
frightening. As well as causing millions of pounds worth of damage to domestic homes and
business premises, entire crops of vegetables have be ruined (creating shortages), major events have been cancelled, and, tragically, lives have been lost mostly through vehicles colliding or crashing off rain-soaked roads.
On July 10th alone, 38 flood alerts, and seven standard flood warnings were issued by the Met Office reports BBC News, and the Environment Agency warned that numerous rivers in different parts of the Country could reach bursting point unless the heavy rain abated (Northumberland and Devon were the worst affected counties on that date).
Why Wet Weather Occurs
The cause of the wet weather is the jet stream, a high-altitude river of air flowing from west to east that governs the passage of weather fronts, depressions, high pressure zones and prevailing winds.
When the jet stream gathers pace, thunderstorms and heavy rain are inevitable. So far, despite considerable flooding this summer, it is still not as bad as the summer of 1960, when five major depressions marched across the nation over July, bringing rain every day from Penzance to Fife, states The Telegraph.
What a Flood Victim Should do
If a business is hit by flooding they should immediately get in touch with a good pump rental
company; they will know the most suitable pumps to supply. After pumping out the water, they will most likely suggest dehumidification as being the best drying out method (and will offer mobile dehumidifier hire as part of their range of services).
Using A Specialist
Hiring from a reputable pump rental company is vital. As well as offering a 24/7 emergency
response service, they will have the experience and expertise to handle any kind of pumping job, and will be unfazed by even the most severe post-flooding pumping requirement at a business premises.
They will also understand that a flooding disaster can be a business owners worst
nightmare, and will pull out all the stops to ensure that flood water is removed swiftly, without fuss and at an affordable rate, so that the client can get back on their feet again as soon as possible.
by: Steve Reeve
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