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Winder Power Ltd | High Voltage Test Laboratory Earthing System
Winder Power required a fully bespoke earthing system tailored for lightning impulse testing and other high-energy test regimes. Omega Red Group was appointed to design and deliver this specialised earthing infrastructure within a complex existing building layout.
Exposing lightning safety myths: ‘Lightning protection systems are outdated technology.’
Lightning protection may look traditional, but appearances can be deceiving. While some older systems are now outdated, many modern installations use advanced engineering, contemporary materials and up-to-date risk assessment standards. Understanding the difference is essential to ensuring buildings stay properly protected.
Exposing lightning safety myths: ‘There’s nothing you can do about lightning strikes.’
When it comes to lightning, many people assume the damage it causes is simply unavoidable. After all, we can’t stop lightning from striking – and that’s true. But here’s the dangerous misunderstanding: While we can’t prevent lightning strikes, we absolutely can prevent most of the damage they cause.
Omega Red Group supports Defence and DSEAR sites to meet new BS 7883:2019 compliance challenges
Defence facilities and DSEAR‑classified zones operate in some of the most demanding and tightly regulated environments in the UK. Ensuring the safety and integrity of Personal Fall Protection Systems (PFPS) in these settings is critical, and recent changes to industry standards have raised the bar even further.
Omega Red Group launches ‘Grounded in Safety’ podcast
Omega Red Group, South Staffordshire Plc’s specialist earthing, lightning protection, surge protection and height safety business, has today launched its business podcast, ‘Grounded in Safety’.
Exposing lightning safety myths: Lightning never strikes the same place twice
We’ve all heard the expression, ‘lightning never strikes the same place twice’, but what’s the truth behind this phrase?
Case study: Lightning protection and earthing systems for SeAH Wind Monopile Factor
Project overview Built between 2022 and 2025, SeAH Wind Monopile Factory marks a significant milestone,
Case study: Lightning protection for anaerobic digesters
Omega Red was contracted by a company that specialises in anaerobic biodigesters across the UK, to fit a lightning protection system at its anaerobic digestion facility.
Lightning | Are you truly protected?
After more than ten years, the British Standard (BS) for protection against the effects of lightning, BS EN 62305, has undergone a technical revision, becoming BS EN IEC 62305, which acknowledges the international standard upon which it is based.