
A personal response to the 15th anniversary of the Hull floods
A personal response to the 15th anniversary of the Hull floods by Dr Sam Ramsden of the Flood Innovation Centre
[Read More]We can help you develop innovative services, processes and products in flood resilience and support your business to move into the growing flood resilience market.
Whether it’s an existing product or a completely new approach to flood resilience, our aim is to support businesses by offering a range of tailor-made Innovation Support Packages. You will have access to a centre that brings together industry contacts, exceptional academic research and cutting-edge equipment to enable businesses and our communities become better prepared for rising flood risks.
Located in the Humber, the UK’s most flood-prone region after London, the Flood Innovation Centre is a place that helps businesses to innovate in the emerging flood resilience market.
We offer fully funded Innovation Support Packages including specialist and technical guidance. Whether you need access to facilities and testing equipment, or you require expert advice from flooding expertise at the University of Hull, we can help progress your ideas in flood resilience or improve the resilience of your business premises.
Fill in our application form and one of our team will be in touch to see how we can best help your business.
We can help your business to understand its flood risk and put in place measures to minimise disruption and get you back to work more quickly after a flood event. We can support your business to expand into new markets, increase sales opportunities or diversify your product range. All via our funded Support Packages, that provide help where you need it at no cost to your business.
Our packages are designed to help businesses get the support they need and transform flood resilience ideas into reality.
If you’re a business based in the Humber region, or one of the ERDF designated ‘Transition Areas’, concerned about coping with flood risk or with the ambition to develop a flood-related product, service or process – The Flood Innovation Centre is here to help.
Apply now and one of our advisors will be in touch.
Our Innovation Support Packages are designed to meet the needs of each individual business and are backed by specialist flood-related knowledge from the University of Hull.
Depending on the level of support you require, we’ll provide a tailor-made package to help move your flood resilience idea forward. We’ll ensure you have the opportunity to speak to our Technology Research Managers and, if needed, access to cutting-edge testing equipment and facilities.
Support could include in-depth sector-based workshops, design and testing services, VR modelling, prototyping, business planning, social impact studies and much more.
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The University of Hull has spearheaded a range of collaborations that are driving economic growth, particularly in the areas of low carbon and flood resilience. Find out more about our family of brands and what funding streams and expert support is available to businesses.
The Aura Innovation Centre (AIC) is helping Humber SMEs progress low-carbon innovation by shaping and defining ideas through to accessing specialist funded support.
The proposed ARK National Flood Resilience Centre will provide realistic environments to enable businesses, specialists and communities to build flood resilience through collaborative training and research across the UK.
The THYME project aims to build on the region’s world-class bio-economy assets to drive increased productivity for companies operating in the sector, in the North of England.
SparkFund is an innovation, research and development support and grants programme to help improve services to develop exciting new products for SMEs across the Humber and North Yorkshire.
A personal response to the 15th anniversary of the Hull floods by Dr Sam Ramsden of the Flood Innovation Centre
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