StormMeister® Flood Protection was founded in the UK in 2010 with the specific aim of solving the problems presented by conventional flood doors which are difficult to operate. StormMeister® director Malcolm Snape is an engineer with over 30 years experience of manufacturing products for the construction industry and it was whilst working in the Tropical Rain Forest of West Africa he came up with the novel idea of using the hydrodynamic power of floodwater to seal flood doors.
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The inspiration came from the frequent tropical rainstorms in Akwa Ibom State.
The inspiration came from the frequent tropical rainstorms in Akwa Ibom State which is in south eastern Nigeria just to the north of the Equator. Such is the power of the rain and the flash flooding the rain brings the logical conclusion seemed to be to design flood protection products that could harness the hydrodynamic power of floodwater. The preliminary design for a flood door Active Flood Seal was penned by Malcolm in Nigeria in 2009 but more work was required back in the UK before that design was perfected and patented as the StormMeister Active Flood Seal.
StormMeister innovation and design did not stop there and since that beginning StormMeister® has been active in designing and developing not only flood doors but a wide range of user friendly flood protection products to protect commercial and residential properties. Flood defence solutions for residential and commercial properties that are not only effective but accessible and easy to use by everyone, including the elderly, infirm and disabled.
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Guaranteed for much longer than conventional flood protection products.
Conventional flood protection products use conventional technology which is often difficult to operate relying on handle pressure. Doors need to be tightly locked whereas StormMeister® uPVC flood doors utilise flood water pressure and in everyday operation are as easy to lock as an ordinary door.
StormMeister Flood Doors comply with BS EN 12217 the British Standard for external doors and are the ONLY mechanically operated flood doors to comply with that standard.
Ease of operation means less strain on the locking mechanism and elimination of compression damage to the flood seals which is a major problem with conventional flood products. StormMeister® products are therefore effective for much longer and can be guaranteed for much longer than conventional flood protection products.
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A purpose built research and development facility.
In the StormMeister purpose built research and development facility in Preston, Lancashire we continually test for performance, user friendliness, installer friendliness and reliability offering a wide range of flood protection products. Our installer friendly uPVC flood doors are unique in that the flood seals can easily be checked for correct alignment after the door has been fitted, yet another area where StormMeister leads the world. The StormMeister range includes Low Threshold Flood Resistant Doors which are unique in offering flood protection and wheelchair access.
‘Eco’ timber impact resistant flood doors have recently been added to the StormMeister range and as recently as November 2019 we have introduced a Zero Threshold Flood Gate ideal for wheelchair access but also ideal for industrial premises to enable uninterrupted access for fork-lift trucks. We have also introduced flood resistant garage doors and aluminium bi-fold doors having formed partnerships with major manufacturers so that in terms of flood products we have by far the largest manufacturing capacity in the industry.
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StormMeister™ Active Flood Seal™ – How It Works.
Flood water is a powerful force and StormMeister™ Flood Resistant Doors harness that force in order to maintain flood resistance without using complex locking mechanisms which are difficult to operate.
A multiple chamber structure is formed by a specially designed Chamber Gasket and flood water is actually allowed to enter the first chamber, the water chamber.
Pressure of flood water in the water chamber then compresses the expansion chamber which in turn presses the Chamber Gasket firmly against the door leaf in order to maintain what has proved to be an extremely effective flood seal.
Under test conditions StormMeister™ uPVC flood doors exceed the industry standard PAS1188-1:2014 by some considerable margin maintaining zero leakage at 600 mm of water for periods in excess of 48 hours.