The Lightning Protection Association

A professional association of Lightning Protection practitioners working together to raise standards, share knowledge, and strengthen credibility across the industry. Get the clarity, exposure, and training every installer needs to do the job right—every time.

What We Do

The Lightning Protection Practitioners Association works to strengthen the industry by connecting professionals, promoting standards-based practices, and providing ongoing technical support and knowledge sharing.

Exposure to Industry​

Exposure to industry peers - Both their and your knowledge and experience, are encouraged to be shared – the concept idea is so all industry role players would understand and employ LP concepts and methodologies, and understanding of the standards the same way to protect the industry, as well as the end-users.

Easier Communication​

LPP does marketing for the Association. Anyone can access the Members Section to list or consult the easily accessible members database. You also get notifications of any and all industry seminars, zoom meetings, standards briefings, etc.

Better Methods​

Old, new or better methods of doing things are discussed, shared and explained in a peer-related scenario. We have the answers, AND we have an association with local universities, postgraduate studies, lecturers, and professors who delve deep to solve the unknown issues step by step.

Gain Confidence​

Being a member will require of you to adhere to generally accepted best practices and all of the relevant standards. This will give members much more confidence in applying your knowledge and know-how, knowing you are selling/promoting the accepted minimums and required values.

Exposure to Industry​

Exposure to industry peers – Both their and your knowledge and experience, are encouraged to be shared – the concept idea is so all industry role players would understand and employ LP concepts and methodologies, and understanding of the standards the same way to protect the industry, as well as the end-users.

Easier Communication​

LPP does marketing for the Association. Anyone can access the Members Section to list or consult the easily accessible members database. You also get notifications of any and all industry seminars, zoom meetings, standards briefings, etc.

Better Methods​

Old, new or better methods of doing things are discussed, shared and explained in a peer-related scenario.
We have the answers, AND we have an association with local universities, postgraduate studies, lecturers, and professors who delve deep to solve the unknown issues step by step.

Gain Confidence​

Being a member will require of you to adhere to generally accepted best practices and all of the relevant standards. This will give members much more confidence in applying your knowledge and know-how, knowing you are selling/promoting the accepted minimums and required values.

Membership Benefits

What an LPP membership includes.

A practical membership for lightning protection companies that want visibility, credibility and access to industry opportunities.

Your own LPP member page

A dedicated company profile on the LPP website with your logo, services, contact details and service regions.

Listing in SA Directory

Your company appears on the South African directory, making it easier for clients to find you.

Industry exposure

Be part of LPP awareness and marketing campaigns aimed at insurers, engineers, property owners, lodge owners, thatch builders and commercial clients.

Industry exposure

Be part of LPP awareness and marketing campaigns aimed at insurers, engineers, property owners, lodge owners, thatch builders and commercial clients.

Getting Started

Benefits of our membership

Our concept idea is to assist and encourage all industry role players, to understand and employ standards-based Lightning Protection Systems’ (LPS) supply, design, installation and testing procedures universally while at the same time encouraging industry best practices.

attending

External Courses

Attending of external courses, association seminars and training, is made readily accessible.

exposure

New Concepts

Exposure to new concepts and methodologies – understanding of the standards to protect the industry.

New

Products, Suppliers and Exposure

New products, new suppliers, and exposure to public/insurance work, as searched by users of our site and end-users.

how to BECOME A MEMBER

join in 4 simple steps

Here are some of the key steps you will take when applying.

1.

Apply online. Select a payment package (billed either monthly or annually).

2.

Make an online payment for the sign-up fee and first month’s membership fee.

3.

Complete the form to set up your member page/company listing.

4.

Receive your free training followed by a session with one of the association members.

Getting Started

join in 4 simple steps

From sign-up to live listing in under one business day.

One simple membership

Apply online. Select a payment package (billed annually).

Complete secure payment

Make an online payment for the sign-up fee and first month’s membership fee.

Complete your profile listing

Complete the form to set up your member page/company listing.

Receive your welcome email

Receive your free training followed by a session with one of the association members.

how to BECOME A MEMBER

SIGN UP PROCESS

Here are some of the key steps you will take when applying.

  • Apply online. Select a payment package (billed either monthly or annually).
  • Complete the required forms and confirm adherence to our Terms and Conditions.
  • Make an online payment for the sign-up fee and first month’s membership fee.
  • Complete the form to set up your member page/company listing.
  • Receive your free training followed by a get to know session with one of the association membes.

MEET THE

DIRECTORS

All of the LPP directors are LP professionals themselves, some of us are also members of the SANS 10313 Working Group at the SABS.

This gives our association a voice and some influence, as to what is written into SANS 10313 – making it fair towards the public as well as toward LP contractors.

Get to know us

ABOUT US

LPP website is part of the LP Contractor’s broader Training and Marketing toolbox. We aim to provide readily available access and knowledge that a basic installer needs to know as an absolute minimum.

The LPP website is your new starting point to become a knowledgeable LP Contractor, and if you are sure you have the knowledge – it’s a place where you can share your knowledge and experience with your peers on the other side of the country where the person or company you are helping, is not your direct opposition. We do not condone personal opinion based solutions that do not work and do not conform to the set standards. Instead, we equip LP contractors to the preferred alternative – standards-based solutions.

LPP is made up of other LP contractors like yourself – normal people, doing extraordinary and amazing work, saving people, saving property. We all talk the same technical language. Join us.

SOME BACKGROUND

HISTORY

LPP as an association was born from the need to have LP Contractors given a united front, from where the consumer, the developer, the building contractor, the engineering sector, as well as the insurance market, can source a reputable, knowledgeable, well informed and universally coherent Lightning Protection Specialist.

For too long, untrained and uninformed so-called lightning contractors quoted and delivered LP related services, which the public and end-user saw only as opinion based smoke and mirrors. We owe it to the consumer, to give them real solutions. Universally understood and interpreted internationally accepted standards-based solutions that really work – no questions asked. Here we are.