The idea of a mobile flood barrier came into being when Ingvar Nero, the founder of Inero™, watched a news report on a flood. Growing up in a family of hard working farmers, inventiveness has always been a way for Ingvar to make everyday life easier. This mindset has stayed with him throughout his working life. As a young truck driver he came up with efficient solutions and clever routes. As a production manager, his strengths were that he believed in his staff as well as his ability to make fast decisions.

Ingvar asked himself: What is needed to create an efficient flood barrier? – I wanted to find a simple solution, something which anyone could easily install without any previous knowledge, which would also be easy to flat pack. It must not float, so it has to be made out of steel or steel plate and have a gradient which makes the water pressure hold the construction in place. The production would ideally be simple, without soldering or loose parts. 

One night Invar awoke with a clear vision of the solution. He had invented the quick connector. The patent was soon in his hands and now there was only only production missing. Weland became Inero's collaboration partner and together they have developed Inero's flood barrier for over ten years. 

– There is always yet another solution which we have not yet figured out, says Ingvar 

Because although the quick connector makes Inero's barriers unique, a product needs to be in constant development and adapted to the customer’s needs. 

Inero's first customers consisted of the fire and rescue services as well as public authorities and municipalities in Sweden,  and subsequently the demand has increased. England became Inero's next major customer and today the company has distributors in many countries such as France, Italy, Germany, Croatia, Canada and the Philippines. Inero also get a lot of enquiries from private users and is always prepared to find new solutions. 

– It is fantastic to witness every time someone discovers how fantastically simple our product is, says Ingvar. There are many ways to stop water, but we have created a system which is suitable for everyone to use.