Lightning Protection
Lightning Protection
Using a wide range of safe access methods, Central High Rise’s Lightning Protection Division installs lightning conductor systems to all types of buildings and structures. Whether new builds or older, more complex and established structures, we are an industry specialist in fitting both new and retrofit systems.
Our service contracts entrust us with testing and maintaining lightning conductor systems to the likes of the MOD, utilities sites, multi storey housing, schools, colleges, universities, heritage sites and ecclesiastical buildings.
All Central High Rise designs and surveys are verified by association accredited designers and include sympathetically detailed systems, static earthing to ammunition sites, equipotential bonding and earth of military and police communication masts, surge protection to Level 4 systems, grain sites and silos.
Lightning Protection Risk Assessment
BS EN 62305:2012
British standard BS EN 62305 states that a risk assessment must be carried out to determine what level of protection will be required. Central High Rise can offer a site survey and risk assessment to determine what level of protection will be required (if any).
We have a team of ATLAS accredited designers who will carry out a risk assessment to determine exactly what level of protection will be required. This is supported by a fully trained team of operatives for the installation of the system to the highest standard, ensuring safety at all times.
Central High Rise offers a wide range of lightning protection products and services from the test and inspection of lightning protection systems to the design and installation of a full faraday cage system, or the supply and installation of early streamer emission systems to new builds or retro fits.
Installation of Lightning Protection
Central High Rise operatives are CSCS registered L/C installers and are fully qualified in working at height.
We can carry out remedial works or upgrades to existing systems all in accordance with BS 6651:1999 or complete installations to new builds or to existing buildings all in accordance with BS EN 62305:2012.
Due to our steeplejack roots we can gain access to a wide range of places that historically could only be reached via scaffolding. We pride ourselves on offering a complete service from start to finish.
Lightning Protection Testing to BS 6651:1999
For lightning protection installed before August 2008 the system can be tested, inspected and maintained to the previous standard (BS 6651:1999 “Protection of Structures Against Lightning”).
Lightning Protection Testing to BS EN 62305:2012
For systems installed after August 2008, the system must be tested and inspected and maintained to the new standard (BS EN 62305:2006 Protection Against Lightning). BS EN 62305
Early Streamer Emission Systems
If cost or the aesthetics of the building is an issue, Central High Rise can offer the supply and installation of early streamer emission systems. The ESE standard, NF C 17 – 102, is from a Member State of Europe.
Surge Protection
Wherever computers and other electronic equipment are connected to a mains power supply, they are at risk from transient overvoltages, caused by electrical switching or the secondary effect of lightning, exposing them to:
- Data loss and disruption
- Component degradation and damage
- Costly systems downtime
Install protection at the main distribution board (service entrance), sub-distribution board and local equipment to BS 7671, using:
- Lightning current / equipotential bonding SPDs
- Plug-in SPDs for local sensitive and critical equipment
- DC power SPDs (including photovoltaic systems)
- SPDs for 690 V wind turbines
