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Floor of a lift with doors slightly open Drainage
lift shafts

Best Water Pumps for Lift Shafts: A Buyer's Guide

Water in a lift pit is one of those problems that stays quiet until it becomes expensive. A small amount of seepage corrodes equipment, trips safety circuits...

By FPS Group · Updated Jun 2026
Flood and Water Pumps Warehouse in Nottingham

CHAS and PQS Renewed for 2026: How Our SSIP-Recognised Status Makes Us Simple to Approve as a Supplier

We have renewed our CHAS and PQS accreditations for 2026. Both are SSIP-recognised, making us a simple, compliant pump supplier to add to your approved list.

By FPS Group · Updated Jun 2026
Speroni Pump used for irrigation Borehole
Irrigation

Choosing a Pump for Garden and Agricultural Irrigation (UK)

Watering a garden, smallholding or fields? A practical UK guide to irrigation pumps: matching the pump to your water source, sizing for sprinklers, and the r...

By FPS Group · Updated Jun 2026
Evak Residox Automatic puddle Pump Flooding
puddle pumps

How to Pump Water Away Automatically at Floor Level

How a floor-level sensor clears standing water automatically, far lower than a float switch can reach. Featuring the EVAK Residox 400 and 750 Automatic, 230V.

By FPS Group · Updated Jun 2026
Speroni Surface Pump Pumps
Technical Guidance

Surface Pump vs Submersible Pump: Which One Do You Need?

Surface or submersible? The right choice depends on where your water is and what you are doing with it. A clear UK guide to suction lift, transfer, boosting ...

By FPS Group · Updated Jun 2026
How to use a pump curve Technical Guidance
Technical Guidance

How to Read a Pump Curve and Choose the Right Pump

A pump curve looks complicated, but reading one is simple once you picture a car engine. Learn head, flow, the duty point and the middle-third rule, in plain...

By FPS Group · Updated Jun 2026
AMA Drainer 301 water pump in a narrow chamber in a cellar Pumps
Pumps

Best Pump for Narrow Spaces and Chambers

Best pump for narrow spaces? It starts with manual or automatic, then the switch type and how low you need to pump. Here are our picks for tight chambers, su...

By FPS Group · Updated May 2026
Top 5 Puddle Pumps for Flood and Dewatering puddle pumps
puddle pumps

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
Tsurumi HS pump with engineer Technical Guidance
Technical Guidance

Why Max Flow Is Not Your Real Pump Flow on Site

A pump's headline max flow happens at zero head. Why your real flow is always lower, how lift and friction cut it, and how to work out what you will actually...

By FPS Group · Updated May 2026