In a move that left his competitors at a loss for words, Guy Hamilton from PS Flood Barriers® explains why installing flood barriers on a structure that is not structurally flood proofed is more than just foolhardy, it can potentially be dangerous to both people and property.
NYC Health + Hospitals/Metropolitan in New York undertook a major flood resiliency project to protect its East Harlem campus, and to bolster this defense, the design incorporated both Flex-Gate® Side Deploy and Flex-Gate® Bottom Deploy barriers from PS Flood Barriers®.
Jersey City Medical Center’s (JCMC) Wilzig Hospital is undergoing a comprehensive upgrade in flood protection, which includes Flex-Gate® Bottom Deploy Flood Barriers from PS Flood Barriers®.
Around the Perelman Performing Arts Center at the World Trade Center, the flood-protection design includes a series of Hydro1® Pedestrian Flood Doors from PS Flood Barriers®.
The City of Hoboken is building one of the most significant flood protection systems in its history, and PS Flood Barriers® is manufacturing the large Sliding Flood Barrier and Hinged Flood Barrier systems for the project.
Arbon Equipment Corporation specializes in selling, installing and servicing loading dock equipment (including levelers), industrial doors and other in-plant solutions. Some of the most important products they offer come from PS Safety Access®, including safety gates and more. Recently, one of Arbon’s customers in Salt Lake City, Utah, approached them with a unique challenge that required an innovative solution.
In early 2025, a changing political climate prompted a new focus on the use of coal to bolster America’s overtaxed energy grid. As demands for power increase with the growing electricity requirements of AI computing, policymakers have once more identified the promising opportunities of domestic coal production, a predictable energy source that is close to home and – for the most part – already prepared to ramp up production.
The MLK Community Center is located in Long Beach, New York, offering a range of child care services, human / social services and career development support. It sustained significant damage from Superstorm Sandy in 2012, requiring the facility to be repaired and rebuilt. The project wrapped up in 2024, and included BK7 Flood Prevention, which was responsible for solving one of the project’s most important challenges: flood proofing the facility’s front door and surrounding windows.
Until Hurricane Sandy, decision makers in the city of New York had differing opinions on the importance of flood protection. The devastating flooding that resulted from the tropical cyclone in 2012 left no unbelievers, however. The only question on everyone’s mind was “How can we prevent this from happening again?” For the leadership at Glen Cove High School on Long Island – a facility housing grades 9–12 set on 50 acres of land – long-term plans started to include serious flood protection.
PS Industries, a leading provider of products that protect people and property, including flood protection solutions since 1974, is excited to announce the acquisition of Flood Barrier, a well-established leader in flood protection based in Florida. This strategic acquisition will further strengthen PS Industries’ highly regarded PS Flood Barriers® division, bringing together two companies with decades of expertise that share a proven commitment to safeguarding people and property from the devastating effects of flooding.
