From risk quantification to built protection, expert engineering for the infrastructure that can't afford to fail.
Lightning strikes threaten the facilities your operations, safety, and reputation depend on. The question isn't whether your infrastructure is at risk, it's whether your protection is adequate, compliant, and performing as intended.
Aetheric provides expert consulting across the full lightning protection and earthing engineering lifecycle. Whether you need to quantify risk, design a protection system, verify an existing installation, or develop an enterprise-wide resilience strategy, our services deliver the technical rigour and standards compliance your facility demands.
Tell us about your facility and objectives. We'll recommend the right service, or combination of services, for your situation.
Request a ConsultationOur seven consulting services cover every stage of lightning protection, from initial risk analysis through design, verification, and long-term strategic planning. Each can be engaged independently or combined into an integrated programme.
Quantify your exposure. Justify your investment.
Quantitative lightning risk assessment on Skytree Scientific's AI-powered platform with real-time lightning data. We apply the IEC 62305-2:2024 single-risk methodology, frequency-of-damage analysis, NSG, and TWS assessment, and deliver cost-benefit analysis justifying every recommended measure.
Best for: Facilities needing to establish a risk baseline, justify capital expenditure, or meet regulatory risk assessment requirements.
Standards: IEC 62305-2:2024, AS/NZS 1768:2021, NFPA 780 Annex L
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Integrated protection from strike to earth.
Comprehensive design of lightning protection systems integrating external protection (air termination, down conductors, earthing), internal surge protection (multi-stage SPD coordination), and equipotential bonding. Every solution is tailored to your facility's risk profile and operational requirements.
Best for: Facilities requiring new or upgraded lightning protection systems designed to current standards.
Standards: IEC 62305, AS/NZS 1768:2021, IEC 61643 / AS/NZS 61643
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Verify and validate the foundation your protection depends on.
Comprehensive earthing verification and modelling, soil resistivity profiling, fall-of-potential earth resistance, touch and step voltage assessment, bonding continuity testing, and computational earthing modelling. Megger DET2/3 for field measurements; XGSLab for multi-layer earth structure modelling and performance validation.
Best for: New installations requiring commissioning verification, existing systems needing periodic compliance testing, facilities investigating suspected earthing issues, or projects requiring earthing system modelling and design validation.
Standards: IEC 62305, AS/NZS 1768:2021, IEEE 81
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3D protection zone analysis for complex facilities.
3D Rolling Sphere Method modelling, optimising air termination placement and verifying coverage on structures of any complexity. XGSLab's Lightning module integrated with CAD tools delivers accurate analysis for facilities with multiple elevations, equipment projections, and architectural constraints.
Best for: Complex facilities where standard protection approaches may leave gaps, or where visual/architectural constraints require optimised conductor placement.
Standards: IEC 62305, AS/NZS 1768:2021
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Independent assessment that tells you exactly where you stand.
Comprehensive third-party audits evaluating existing lightning protection, surge protection, and earthing systems against current standards. We document condition, verify compliance, identify hazards, and deliver a prioritised remediation roadmap with cost estimates.
Best for: Facility acquisitions, periodic compliance verification, post-incident investigation, or any situation where you need an independent view of protection system condition.
Standards: IEC 62305-3, AS/NZS 1768:2021, IEC 61643 / AS/NZS 61643
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Construction-ready documentation you can build from.
Complete engineering design packages for lightning protection, surge protection coordination, and earthing. Our designs translate risk assessment findings and audit recommendations into constructible systems, drawings, specifications, SPD coordination studies, bill of quantities, all in AutoCAD with Revit and BIM compatibility.
Best for: New construction projects, facility upgrades, or remediation of audit findings requiring engineered, construction-ready solutions.
Standards: IEC 62305, AS/NZS 1768:2021, IEC 61643 / AS/NZS 61643
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Strategic resilience for organisations, not just facilities.
Enterprise planning for government agencies, utilities, and multi-facility organisations. Multi-year strategies covering portfolio risk assessment, protection standards, business continuity integration, regulatory compliance frameworks, and implementation roadmaps, including climate adaptation for forward-looking requirements.
Best for: Government agencies, utilities, defence facilities, and multi-site operators managing distributed assets across regions.
Standards: IEC 62305, AS/NZS 1768:2021, IEC 61643 / AS/NZS 61643
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Lightning protection isn't a single transaction, it's a lifecycle. Our services are designed to integrate seamlessly, whether you engage one or all of them:
Assess → Risk assessment quantifies exposure and establishes required protection level. Site audit evaluates what's in place against current standards.
Design → Design services translate assessment into construction-ready documentation, informed by RSM modelling for protection zones and earthing testing/modelling for validated site data.
Verify → As-built verification, fall-of-potential earthing testing, bonding continuity, and commissioning sign-off confirm the installed system meets design.
Sustain → Resiliency planning provides the strategic framework for organisations managing ongoing protection across multiple facilities and regions.
Every facility is different. We'll help you determine the right starting point and scope based on your specific situation, standards obligations, and objectives.
Talk to Our TeamOngoing protection management through a subscription model.
For organisations that need more than a one-off engagement, Aetheric offers Resiliency as a Service, a subscription-based model providing continuous lightning protection management, monitoring, and compliance verification. RaaS bundles our consulting services into tiered programmes tailored to your facility's complexity and criticality.
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Our services are shaped by the specific technical challenges, compliance requirements, and operational priorities of each sector:
Uptime criticality, high-density electronics, and 24/7 operational requirements.
Wind farms, solar installations, power generation, and grid infrastructure.
Transportation, telecommunications, water, and government facilities.
Offshore platforms, refineries, storage, and hazardous area compliance.
Choosing a lightning protection consultant comes down to three things: technical depth, standards fluency, and the ability to deliver practical solutions, not theoretical exercises.
Aetheric is New Zealand-based and operates across APAC, the Middle East and West Africa, each region with its own standards landscape and regulatory requirements:
Whether you're protecting a single facility or managing risk across an entire portfolio, our team can help you identify the right approach, scope the engagement, and deliver results that meet your standards and timeline.
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