Andel wins Innovation in Technology Award at British Romanian Chamber of Commerce Gala

20/02/25

The UK’s leading developer of specialised leak detection, water sustainability, flood defence and environmental protection systems, Andel, has won the Innovation in Technology Award at the British Romanian Chamber of Commerce Gala 2025.

The Yorkshire SME which specialises in water, oil and gas leak detection systems to protect the built and natural environment, won the award for its groundbreaking real-time flood warning system, FloodAlert.

The Barnsley-based business expanded into Romania three years ago after spotting potential growth in the area and considering the country perfectly positioned to allow growth within the European region.

Headed up by European Business Development Executive, Ioana Martin, the Bucharest office main divisions focus on leak detection, water sustainability and flood defence.

Iona Martin said: “We are delighted to have won this recognition from the British Romanian Chamber of Commerce for our flood warning system. Due to the effects of climate change and the increase in flooding worldwide, businesses and individual homeowners need to protect themselves from the risk of flood damage.

“We identified the need for people to have access to early warning of these flood events to allow them to take preventative action in time to save or minimise damage, or even to protect life and so we designed a product called FloodAlert Bollard which is a bollard made from recycled plastic waste, incorporating a radar sensor for real time monitoring of ground water levels.”

Peter Double, Managing Director of Andel, said: “It is critical that communities living in flood-risk areas to be alerted to any potential flooding because the disruption and loss that a flood can cause is devastating for families. We are proud that our product, FloodAlert can make such a difference and that it has been recognised in such a high-profile way by the Romanian Chamber of Commerce.”