The upcoming Floodex & Waterways show at Excel, London on 28 and 29 November is going from strength to strength, with a record number of visitors in 2023 and already 20% ahead on preregistrations for the same time last year.

The organizers have added more stands to the floor plan, to accommodate increased levels of enquiries and expect to see nearly 100 companies represented.

Floodex and the Waterways Management Show will see both old and new exhibitors in 2024. The Canal and River Trust, Inland Waterways Assoc (IWA) and The River Restoration Centre will be supporting the Waterways Management part of the show, whilst Aquamaintain and British Hovercraft company will both have crafts on display.

The Society of Local Council Clerks (SLCC), will also be supporting the event. The SLCC is the professional body for local council clerks and senior council employees for over 5,000 local councils in England and Wales.

The organizers first launched Floodex in 2016 – the event takes a more holistic approach to flooding and water level management. This was then followed by the launch of National Drainage Show was launched - 70% of flood incidents are caused by surface water runoff. Floodex is also the venue sponsor of the National Drainage Awards, enabling the event to be run alongside the National Drainage Show.

Waterways Management was then added to address the wider aspect of catchment areas and highlight not just the water level issues, but also the health of our waterways and how careful management can help alleviate flooding. This year the River Restoration Centre will be among the exhibitors, alongside Canal & River Trust and IWA.

New faces and returning exhibitors include Fentex, Groundhog, Euromacchine and Concrete Canvas are back at the show, British Hovercraft Company, Affinity Water, Aquamaintain, Polypipe, GAP Group, Groundhog, GFG, Fentex, Aryan Pumps, FPS Environmental, Aquaserve and many others will join lots of our traditional exhibitors.

Floodex will once again feature a full seminar programme, with CIRIA & susdrain curating the SuDS Theatre.

Looking ahead to 2025, the two day event will see the launch of the National Civils Show, which will run alongside the Drainage Show. The new show already has the support of some major trade associations and publications, with more expected to join over the coming weeks.

The National Civils Show is set to attract major contractors, engineering companies, and engineers from all aspect of civils and infrastructure, including wastewater & sewage, civil engineering, railways, highways, bridge & engineering, coastal defence and structural engineering.

Floodex is free to attend - click here to register for your ticket.

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