Holidaymaker partners with Flood Technology Group to enhance safety in UK holiday parks
As part of its commitment to delivering a complete flood resilience solution to its customers in the UK holiday park sector, Yorkshire-based Flood Technology Group has announced that it’s working with Holidaymaker, a leading provider of innovative technology solutions for the hospitality sector.
By working together, the two organisations will integrate Flood Technology Group’s Flood Early Warning System technology with the Holidaymaker platform to provide real-time flood alerts and updates that will protect people and property in flood events.
The exciting collaboration will see a cutting-edge Flood Alert module being developed within the market-leading Holidaymaker platform.
Jamie McDonald, Head of Tech at Dorset-based Holidaymaker, explained: “Allowing our users to be instantly notified of flood warnings, alerts and safety information is incredibly powerful. It’s about giving them the tools to protect themselves and their property, and we’re truly excited to integrate this Flood Alert module into the Holidaymaker platform.
“It’s fantastic to collaborate with fellow tech enthusiasts like the team at Flood Technology Group, who are also pushing boundaries and developing innovative solutions to make things better for parks and guests.”
Simon Gilliland, Chief Executive of Flood Technology Group, said: “Having created the world’s first flood adaptive holiday lodges at a site in Warwickshire last year, we’ve had a huge amount of interest in our Flood Early Warning System and Flood Adaptive Platform technology from the holiday park sector and are currently in the process of rolling our products out to this market, with a string of projects at sites across the UK planned for the coming months.
“When we met the team at Holidaymaker, there was a clear synergy between our products and our commitment to providing innovative technology solutions for this sector. Our ultimate goal is to be able to deliver a complete solution to flood-prone holiday park sites, using our Flood Early Warning System to alert people to a pending flood event and our Flood Adaptive Platform to elevate caravans, lodges and mobile homes about the rising water.
“Having the endorsement of Compass, a leading specialist insurer for the sector, was another important step towards offering a complete flood resilience solution for park owners, and now, this exciting collaboration with Holidaymaker [also a Compass partner], means that we’ll also be able to deliver flood warnings, alerts and other safety messaging directly through their unique platform, helping to ensure that people receive information in a timely and easily-accessible way in order to keep them safe.”
David Lakins, CEO of Holidaymaker, said: ”We’re delighted to be working with Simon Gilliland and the team at Flood Technology Group on this important and innovative development.
Ensuring guest safety and improving communication in the event of extreme weather is a priority, and this partnership allows us to integrate industry-leading flood technology directly into the Holidaymaker platform.
“We’re looking forward to launching the Flood Alert module to the platform, to incorporate it into our apps, screens, kiosks and TV apps. As well as exploring further opportunities to support holiday parks with cutting-edge digital solutions.”
