Electricity + Control January 2019

EARTHING + LIGHTNING PROTECTION

Lightning Protection Concepts expertise boosted by addition of Alexis Barwise as director and co-owner

Lightning Protection Concepts (LPC), local provider of a full range of lightning protec- tion services, has welcomed the former DEHN+SÖHNE area director: Asia, Mid- dle East and Africa (AMEA), and founder and former MD of DEHN Africa, Alexis Barwise, into the team as a director and co-owner. Barwise joins founder and fellow co-owner Trevor Manas, who established the company in 2017. LPC is an independent and innovative consultancy firm established to provide lo- cal organisations with unsurpassed, highly comprehensive and innovative solutions and services to assist the market with its earthing and lightning protection require- ments. Together, Manas and Barwise, through their combined experience and expertise, now offer the market a comprehensive range of services, covering the spectrum of surge and lightning protection systems (LPS), from external lightning protection through to earthing, surge protection de- vices (SPD), and electromagnetic capability (EMC), to name a few. In the past 20 years, Manas has been the chief lightning protection designer for

ments for compliancy, including full report with site photographs, drone imagery and step-by-step correction measures. • Conceptual and detailed lightning pro- tection systems designs. These include the dimensioning, specification and placement of LPS components includ- ing bills of materials (BOM) installa- tion instruction details/schematics, 2D layout drawings and full 3D coverage models. • Conceptual and detailed earth-termi- nation system (ETS) designs. These include the dimensioning of ETS com- ponents, mathematical calculations and software-aided simulations with regards to determining factors such as ground potential rise (GPR), per- missible step and touch voltages and short-circuit fault currents. • CPD accredited seminars for engineers and installation training for installers. • Tender and/or end-user specification writing, including the selection of the applicable codes of practices, design methodologies and minimum installa- tion, component and certification re-

quirements, in order to obtain a safe, effective and compliant LPS.

Barwise explains, “Together Trevor and I boast upwards of a combined 35 years of experience in the earthing and lightning protection industry. Having known each other for many years, we have previously worked together in two non-profit organi- sations, the first being ELPA, and the sec- ond being the Lightning 30 Foundation. We are board members of both organisa- tions and I am the current ELPA chairman, while Trevor is the former ELPA national director.” Manas concludes, “Our firm specialises in the design, consultancy, certification, and training of earthing and lightning pro- tection systems. The formalising of our new business arrangement is a logical ex- tension of our individual strengths and ex- perience. LPC is on the cusp of launching several new service concepts and we are looking forward to the next stage of the journey”. Enquiries: LPC:Trevor Manas, trevor@lpconcepts.com; Alexis Barwise, alexis@lpconcepts.com

over 5 000 projects world- wide, authored more than 20 white papers on various aspects of earthing and lightning and is a member of the SABS TC 067/ SC06 lightning protection work- ing group. He set out cre- ate a company that offers all the planning, design, training, and certification required to successfully implement a lightning pro- tection solution that is fully compliant with local and international standards. Current services deliv- ered by the company in- clude: • Determining and mit- igating the risk of po- tential lightning strikes through conducting thorough LPS risk as- sessments. • In-depth site assess-

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