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10 | JUNE 2017
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RAINWATER SYSTEMS GO WITH THE FLOW
When it comes to choosing the correct rainwater system for construction projects in the UK , it is not a case of one size fits all . Here , we take a look at how one manufacturer has developed a portfolio of products designed to cope with the wide range of rainfall conditions in different areas of the country .
If there is one characteristic that British people are known for all over the world , it ’ s probably our obsession with the weather . As children , we only seem to remember the long hot days of summer . Did they really happen ? Did our dads actually manage to keep the barbecue alight through the downpours ? Our rose-tinted memories may say yes , but reality was somewhat different .
And when the first flakes of winter snow arrive , does the whole country go into panic mode with road , railway and airport disruption at every turn ? Oh yes it does .
The real problem with the British weather is that it is so variable . In some areas of the country – Wales , Scotland , The Pennines etc , we see a huge amount of rainfall – as much as 180 inches per year , making them some of the wettest locations in Europe .
In other areas - London , East Yorkshire , Norfolk and Suffolk - much less rainfall occurs – as little as 24 inches per year , making them some of the driest areas of the country . It ’ s also a little-known fact that Colchester , Clacton and Ipswich actually have less annual rainfall than the Middle Eastern cities of Jerusalem and Beirut .
Guttering systems with the appropriate capacity .
Kayflow SuperDeep170 has ten times the capacity of a standard half round gutter .