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LATEST NEWS FOR 2025

We are delighted to announce that Chris Packham CBE will be attending the 2025 event and speaking on the first day. Chris is a naturalist, nature photographer, television presenter and author, best known for his television work. 

Chris Packham said "I am very excited to be attending this years Waterways Management Show. Its creative and forward thinking approach is not only timely - it is essential. We are crashing into a crisis and water management will be central to mitigating its impacts.

Only through constructive discussion and the sharing of ideas and skills will we maximise our capacity to adapt and survive . And obviously water is central to life and its sustenance and the mismanagement of our rivers has put it front and central of peoples environmental concerns.

We have to get water management right and this forum offers a real chance for progress".

Floodex & National Drainage Show will run alongside the National Civils Show, opening the event up to whole new audience of thousands of interested civil engineers, contractors, developers and planners, involved in construction, utilities, highways, railway and coastal defence professionals. There will be no walls between the events, so that interested visitors can cross between events unimpeded.

The show is going from strength to strength, with a record number of visitors in 2023 and 2024 edged that, despite the best efforts of Storm Bert and closure of the Elizabeth Line on day one, amongst other weather related incidents.

We were also delighted that the Society of Local Council Clerks (SLCC), will be supporting the event. The SLCC is the professional body for local council clerks and senior council employees for over 5,000 local councils in England and Wales.

Floodex, National Drainage and the Waterways Management Show saw some fantastic exhibitors and support for 2024, both old and new. The Canal and River Trust, Inland Waterways Assoc and The River Restoration Centre  supported the Waterways Management part of the show, whilst Aquamaintain and British Hovercraft company both had craft on display. 

We were also delighted that the Society of Local Council Clerks (SLCC), will be supporting the event. The SLCC is the professional body for local council clerks and senior council employees for over 5,000 local councils in England and Wales. 

Since launching Floodex in 2016, the organizers have always had the idea that an event should be staged that takes a more holistic approach to flooding and water level management, which is why the National Drainage Show was launched, as 70% of flood incidents are caused by surface water runoff.

Waterways Management was added to address the wider aspect of catchment areas and highlight not just the water level issues, but also the health of our waterways and how careful management can help alleviate flooding. With this in mind, we are very pleased that the River Restoration Centre will be one of our exhibitors, alongside Canal & River Trust and IWA with their Fund Britain's Waterways campaign.