Lightning Protection For Retail Businesses
At Lightning Protection & Earthing Specialists Ltd, we offer first class retail Lightning Protection System design and installation services, incorporating the utilization of earthing systems. We are certain to get the work done properly the very first time, to enable you to be safeguarded during even the most severe storms.
How Do These Systems work?
Lightning protection systems are usually designed specifically for each building, so no two systems are the same. In an average system, however, a Lightning Rod is positioned at the highest and most exposed areas of your building. These rods connect to earthing plates, which are buried in the ground, via heavy duty conductor cables. When lightning strikes, the lightning rod intercepts the Lightning strike and traps the high release of electricity, which is then sent to the earthing plate in the ground via the conductor cables, safely redirecting the strike away from your building. Many supermarkets and shopping centres around the country employ the use of a Lightning Protection System in order to protect their customers, staff, buildings and stock from destruction when lightning strikes.
How To protect your Buildings from a lightning strike?
- Install a Lightning Protection System that complies with current Lightning Protection Standards. At Lightning Protection & Earthing Specialists Ltd, we work carefully from our first visit right up to the final installation to ensure that all of our work complies with the all the latest requirements and legislation for Lightning Protection Systems.
- Install Surge Protectors for your electronic equipment. These units work by directing the surplus voltage from a surge, one of the effects of a nearby lightning strike, down into the ground (also called Earthing). These devices will help to protect your equipment from becoming short-circuited, saving you the cost of replacing all your equipment.
- Ensure you get your Lightning Protection System inspected regularly. Here at Lightning Protection & Earthing Specialists Ltd, we perform yearly inspections and maintenance of all the systems we install*. This will help make sure that your Protection System is operating at peak performance and will help alleviate catastrophe should lightning strike.
*in compliance with the BS EN 62305-2006 & the superseded BS6651-1999 British standards for Lightning Protection.
Installing the Lightning Protection System
We offer a myriad of services here at Lightning Protection & Earthing Specialists Ltd. We specialize in installing Lightning Protection Systems that meet the BS EN 62305 – 2006 specifications and provide full protection against lightning strikes. You can expect systems that are of high quality and that safely direct the lightning strike down to the ground. This can help avoid harm to property that may arise because of a lightning strike. The systems are designed from a network of down conductors, roof tapes and earthing electrodes offering the right safety for your property, its occupants and its contents.
Once we complete the installation, we also offer the option of inspecting, testing and maintaining the lightning protection system on a regular basis. We carry out yearly checks on our protection systems to see if they are still in good shape or if they need upgrades. Once all tests and inspections have been completed, we issue our clients with a detailed log book of what we found.
Our company is one of the leading specialists in Lightning Protection and Earthing System design and installation for businesses in the Retail sector. We go through a comprehensive process to provide only the best service to our customers, making certain each system we install is of the highest quality.