Appendix 1
Tewkesbury Chamber of Commerce & Industry
FLOOD IMPACT
SURVEY OF
TEWKESBURY BUSINESSES
5. Please describe and estimate the loss or
property damage if you are able below:
1. Flooded cellar—damage to archive
records which will require to be dried out and information recovered—costs
£3000 Trade disruption—staff unable to get to office
on Monday. Only a few able to make it on Tuesday. Loss of chargeable
time £7000.
2. Had to close for business on Saturday
21st and Monday 23rd. Reduced working hours on Tuesday 24th. Loss
of commission income. 10% of normal activity
3. Stock £80,000 Plant £ 140,000
Loss of earnings £10,000
4. Cannot answer 4 at the moment as difficult
to assess. One sale lost at a cost of approx £2k, we expect
more to follow ( approx £7k ). As for effect on housing market
for certain areas, it is impossible to measure the forward loss
for the foreseeable future.
5. Only loss of trade, approx 40% of what
we normally sell
6. Damage to stock, process equipment (control
electronics), damage to leased property (relatively little), business
interruption £250K-£500K
7. NO DAMAGE—LOSS OF TRADE
8. £12-15K
9. Trade Loss £2,000
10. We are losing trade as we are unable
to get to our onsite customers and with Tewkesbury effectively
cut off losing number of people shopping.
11. V. poor trade on Saturday, and no trade
Monday or Tuesday and expected poor trade for remainder of week.
Takings since Saturday already down thousands on same time last
year.
12. Flooded cellars used for storage. Damage
to carpeting and floors. Limited damage to electrical installation
13. Awaiting Insurers assessment. Our estimate
is £40k plus loss of business at £1k per week depending
on duration of drying and re-fitting of premises.
14. We have not had any property damage
how ever we have lost about £50,000 in trade.
15. The knock on effect gets worse daily,
condensation from cellar is real problem affecting walls and floor!
assessing cost asap. removed most of stock as smell is horrid!!
stock and extra display items lost in cellar, but still smiling
as many poor people are worse off; determined to come back from
this and reopen asap!! a big hug to all my past and future customers
and thanks for the support from you guys at the chambers.
16. Heavy rain suspended ceiling tiles came
down, as rain was coming through the roof. (But what about wages,
I have to pay to staff loss of trade?)
17. Loss of Revenue due to flooding estimated
at around £18,000 to £20,000
18. Insurance wont payout due to property
not damaged. Estimated loss £1,500—£3,000
19. At least 1 full weeks trading whilst
still needing to pay 6 employees and having insurance cover that
will not cover the entire loss
20. Contents insured by myself—building
insured by the landlord that I rent the shop from. Flood water
entered shop through back as well as filling cellar up. Flooring
soaked and plaster crumbling on walls with damp. Some stock lost
in cellar as well as currently unused shopfittings. Stock in shop
extremely damp and smelly—unsaleable. Some in back of shop
soaked by flood water and disposed of. Carpeting taken up and
not disposed of at request of insurance company. (Put on pavement.)
Costs as yet not calculated. Could be months before I am open
again according to the landlord.
21. We were affected by the water being
cut off, not directly flooding . . . .but as a result of the flooding.
22. We would normal take on average £12000
worth of new business and we have not take any new business since
the flooding.
23. cannot work from home. all children's
toys @equipment lost @ +whole of ground floor ie workable area
+ garden + car. +cost of phone calls trying to help parents find
alternate care.= loss of earnings. possible £1000s.has affected
parents of minded children, earnings also
24. All my moulding and machinery approx
£5,000—£6,000
25. Business interruption estimated £2k
per week plus hotel contracts
26. Not possible at present, loss adjuster
coming 31 July 2007
27. £4500 stock Sewerage in cellar
with damaged stock just about finished. Pumping can't get rid
of rubbish. Lost £30,000 contract because customers house
flooded.
28. £1,800 loss of trade approx
29. One week loss of work
30. Console Table Guilt £2850 Carpets
£300 Restoration & Lost Stock £1000.00
31. Leaking Flat roof damage to tiles in
the shop. Shop closed for 6 days loss of trade
32. £30,000
33. Loss of trade—@ £300 per
diem—7 days estimated from 21/07/07 (to when we can reopen
shop) currently cellars are flooded, pump hire £150—5
x Racking (5 tier) @ £450 + Vat, some stock @ £100,
tools & paints £150 and Hire of dehumidity machine £120
34. Unable to trade due to floods and loss
of water—loss of trade over the busiest period
35. Complete new floor, in barber shop damp
all walls stock & equipment
36. Two Employees not able to attend work.
for two days. Loss of water to works.
37. regarding above question we have insurance
but have been told that as we were not actually flood damaged
(we have been without telephones since the flood and phones are
our life line) we are not covered for loss of business estimated
loss immeasurable 4 phones normally ringing off the hook with
orders to one mobile patched through we have kept open because
I can't send staff home on no pay but money is getting very short
the directors haven't taken any pay yet this month
38. £6,000
39. Total flooding of basement bar (to ceiling)
Floor (wooden) of restaurant warped & split Carpets ruined—Loss
of business until repaired—Stock (freezer) destroyed—some
equipment waterlogged. Should be covered by insurance
40. Between £750,000 & £1
million (Confidential Information)
41. Building OK, just loss of trade through
closure period when no access or no water supply for toilets.
42. 1 week of trade so about £3000
43. Van submerged by floodwater. Unable
to get to unit Unable to work due to lack of water Amount approx
£8-10,000
44. Devastation just about covers it including
garden due to diesel contamination from another outlet
Tewkesbury Chamber of Commerce and Industry
August 2007
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