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Top 5 Puddle Pumps for Flood and Dewatering Construction
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Top 5 Puddle Pumps for Flood and Dewatering

When floodwater is sitting on your floor or a building site is pooling rainwater, a standard submersible pump can leave an inch or more of water behind. A pu...

By FPS Group · Updated May 2026
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Pumps

Case Study: How a Packaged Pump Station Supported a Flood Risk Assessment in Cornwall

What is a packaged pump station and when are they used? This article explains how pump systems can form part of a wider flood resilience strategy, using a re...

By FPS Group · Updated Mar 2026
What is a Sump Pump and How Do You Install One? Construction
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What is a Sump Pump and How Do You Install One?

A sump pump is an automatic water pump installed in a chamber at the lowest point of a property to collect and remove water when levels rise. Used for flood ...

By FPS Group · Updated Feb 2026
Flooded Basement Pictured with automatic water pump and hose Construction
Flooding

Best Automatic Water Pump for a Flooded Basement

The best automatic basement pump isn’t necessarily the biggest – it’s the one that works with how the property actually floods. This guide explains the cause...

By FPS Group · Updated Feb 2026
When Pump “Advice” Becomes Engineering Responsibility Construction
Pumps

When Pump “Advice” Becomes Engineering Responsibility

Pump advice becomes engineering design when site-specific calculations are required. Knowing where that line sits protects the customer.

By FPS Group · Updated Feb 2026
AMA Drainer 301 Submersible Pump pictured in flood water with float arm and hose attached Construction
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Why the AMA Drainer 301 Is One of the Most Popular Water Pumps

Why the AMA Drainer 301 is one of the most popular automatic drainage pumps: its arm float, integrated non-return valve and reliability in tight sumps, plus ...

By FPS Group · Updated Jan 2026
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Case Study: Pumping Water from Foundations

A local contractor contacted us partway through a project where they were trying to dewater a set of foundations,

By FPS Group · Updated Dec 2025