Flooding | Anchor Pumps Blog

Summer Flooding Tips to Protect your Home from Floods

11 August 2015

More than five million people in Britain live with the imminent danger of being flooded from the sea or rivers. The risk of urban floods caused by extreme rainfall or...

Winter flooding guide - From protecting your pipes to submersible pumps

27 October 2014

The clocks have gone back which means winter is officially here! As the cold weather arrives, the danger of flooding re-appears for many in the UK. Last winter, we saw...

Top 5 Best Selling Drainage Pumps

18 August 2014

Here at Anchor Pumps, we stock a wide selection of drainage pumps from a choice of leading brands. To help you narrow down your buying decision, we take a closer...

Emergency Flood Contact List

06 June 2014

2014 has seen some of the worst flooding in the UK, with wettest winter in records dating to 1910, many homes and businesses where hit by flooding. Although winter may be...

5 Essential Steps for preventing flood damage

29 May 2014

Flooding can be a big problem for homeowners in certain parts of the UK as we've seen most recently with the disastrous floods at the start for 2014 and throughout the summer of 2013! With around...

Flooding Pumps Explained

28 February 2014

The types of pump needed to deal with flood water or any type of standing water due to rising river levels have to be powerful, sturdy and able to deal...

Benefits of a Basement Sump Pump

25 September 2013

If your home has a basement, it will most certainly require a sump pump. Sump pumps, or submersible pumps, are pumps that drain water build-up within the basement. Many homeowners...