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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.