Are you Flood Ready? A flood resilience event for business

Business in the Community’s (BITC) Business Emergency Resilience Group (BERG) in collaboration with the Building Research Establishment (BRE) and Adler and Allan Limited, demonstrated how collaboration between the private, public and charitable sectors is helping to positively shift the UK’s response to flooding while helping to transform the UK Flood industry during Responsible Business Week 2017. Discover quick, simple actions that could make your business more resilient overnight by taking the Readiness Test - https://www.tradingforgood.co.uk/woul... Find out more about Trading For Good, a digital service delivered by BITC helping small businesses improve their reputation and grow their business - https://www.tradingforgood.co.uk/ BRE is the UK’s premier multi-disciplinary building science centre. Adler and Allan Limited are members of BERG and a key partner of the Government’s Property Level Flood Resilience Roundtable. Business in the Community, BRE and guest VIP speakers from the community, business and Government, explored BRE’s Resilient House – a new demonstration project on the world renowned BRE Innovation Park. This exemplar project shows the key role that resilience measures installed in homes can play in preventing and alleviating the devastating effects of flooding on householders and businesses. Adler & Allan, demonstrated a range of practical and innovative design, material and technology features important in transforming how Britain prepares for future flooding. The Resilient House shows how to prevent flood water entering a property as well as how to deal more effectively with flood waters if they do enter a property. The overall aim is to reduce the potential for damage and speed recovery, helping people get back on their feet quickly and easily. The BRE project has been funded by the BRE Trust under its resilience research programme and by partners AXA Insurance, British Damage Management Association, Cunningham Lindsey, Defra, Kingspan, Natural Cement Distribution and Property Care Association. Speakers at the event included Dr Peter Bonfield, Chief Executive, BRE, Graham Brogden, Chair, The Property Level Flood Resilience Roundtable and Head of Technical Claims – Property & Specialty Risks, Aviva, Robbie Craig, Flood Advisor, DEFRA, Mary Dhonau OBE, Mary Dhonau Associates, Dr Stephen Garvin, Director of BRE Centre for Resilience, Mark Calvert, Chief Executive, Adler & Allan, Dr Beverley Adams, GC-CPR Catastrophe Planning & Response, Guy Carpenter & Co and Mike Still, Chair of The Prince’s Business Emergency Resilience Group, Business in the Community and Managing Director, Marsh. Business in the Community exists to build healthy communities with successful businesses at their heart. Find out more at https://www.bitc.org.uk/ Follow us on Twitter -   / bitc