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The FloodSax is an alternative sandbag invented in the UK in 2007 and widely used worldwide by local councils, businesses and homeowners.

It evolved from a military alternative sandbag called a BlastSax used by the Ministry of Defence in the UK to mitigate the effect of explosions by improvised explosive devices (IEDS).[1]

FloodSax protected homes in New Jersey by holding back a major storm surge in the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy in the USA in 2012 which led to them being named as an important item for people to have when severe bad weather is forecast[2]

They regularly feature in news coverage when people protect their homes from chronic flooding problems[3] or for entire communities which face a continual risk of flooding[4] and on international reports about sandbags and their alternatives[5]

A FloodSax alternative sandbag holding back a torrent of floodwater

In 2015 FloodSax were used to surround an unexploded bomb that had been dug up by a man gardening at his home in Stoke Newington, London. The bomb was taken to nearby Clissold Park and destroyed by the army bomb disposal team with a controlled explosion.[6]

Several local and parish councils now rely on FloodSax [7][8][9]

Similar alternative sandbags in the UK include the HydroSack or HydroSnake

References

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  1. ^ "Are floating homes a solution to UK floods?". BBC News. November 26, 2012.
  2. ^ "5 hurricane survival gadgets to help you through a storm". ABC13 Houston.
  3. ^ Hirst, Andy; Sutcliffe, Robert (October 26, 2022). "Huddersfield dad who fears home is worth nothing is thrown a lifeline". Yorkshire Live.
  4. ^ "How 'sandless' sandbags are protecting a town 'emotionally scarred' by major flood". The Herald. April 18, 2023.
  5. ^ https://www.argylereport.com/news/flood-protection-bags-market-analysis-to-2029-emmbi-maynard-technolgies-floodsax-big-bags-usa-conitex-sonoco/694758/
  6. ^ "Video – Unexploded World War Two bomb destroyed in Clissold Park". January 5, 2015.
  7. ^ "Steps to avoid further flood sacks confusion". www.teesdalemercury.co.uk. March 11, 2021.
  8. ^ "FloodSax - The Modern Sandbag". Gosport Borough Council.
  9. ^ "Council bolsters its approach to flood risk management". Forest of Dean District Council News. March 17, 2023.