Launch of Spring Dam
Following the major Tilt-Dam installation at Riverside Exchange, Sheffield in 2008 ongoing innovation and system development has created Spring Dam. Whereas Tilt-Dam consists of a trench with a counterbalanced tilting lid, Spring Dam requires no trench, using torsion springs to store the gravitational energy as the lid is lowered. Spring Dam therefore has lighter lids, carries loading more effectively, is more economical and provides easier access for cleaning post-flood and routine inspection/maintenance.
The design principles, based on supreme reliability, remain as follows –
- Simplicity
- Longevity
- Speed of Mobilisation
- Completeness
- Robustness
- Easy Inspection/Maintenance
As a permanent in-situ flood defence, Spring Dam retains the following benefits:
- No offsite storage requirements and costs
- Non-labour intensive
- No transportation risks and costs
- Environmentally friendly
- No damage risk in handling
A full scale Spring Dam system has been designed, manufactured, assembled and successfully wet-tested at Littlehampton Welding Ltd (our licensed contractor), and is available for inspection and demonstration.
For further information please contact:
Bill Tustin: 01903 883276 or email bill@tiltdam.co.uk