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About LPI

Australian owned and operated, setting the standard in lightning protection innovation.

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Fully Australian Owned

All LPI staff, including our CEO and company directors, work from our office and manufacturing areas based in Huntingfield (south of Hobart), Tasmania.

About LPI

Lightning Protection International Pty Ltd (LPI) is an Australian company that designs, manufactures, and supplies lightning and surge protection solutions for critical infrastructure worldwide.

What we do:

  • Design and manufacture lightning, surge, and earthing protection systems
  • Provide consultancy services including risk assessments, system design, and compliance testing
  • Support installation in line with international standards

Products, services, and approach:

  • Protect critical assets from direct lightning strikes through engineered protection systems
  • Protect equipment from incoming surges and transients with coordinated protection solutions
  • Provide low-impedance earthing and bonding systems to minimise voltage differences
  • Ensure personnel safety through compliant, end-to-end protection design and support

The problem we solve:

  • Protect people, infrastructure, and critical systems from lightning strikes and electrical disturbances
  • Prevent equipment damage, costly downtime, and data loss
  • Improve safety and maintain operational continuity

Our impact:

  • Over 250,000 installations worldwide
  • Exporting to more than 100 countries
  • Supporting industries including renewable energy, telecommunications, mining, defence, and construction

LPI delivers reliable, high-performance solutions that protect lives and assets across the globe.  We take the hits, so you don’t have to.

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Our Leadership Team

Brodie

Brodie Sward

Business Development Manager - Australia & New Zealand

Research and Development

LPI is internationally recognised as a leading contributor to the advancement of the lightning protection industry. Our personnel maintain a strong presence within relevant Australian and international standards committees and have authored numerous internationally peer‑reviewed technical papers.

LPI’s Research & Development team provides specialist lightning protection advice to customers operating in some of the most lightning‑prone regions of the world. The team is actively engaged in product design and innovation, anticipating customer needs through extensive high‑voltage testing conducted at laboratories worldwide. This work is further supported by the use of industry‑leading robotics at LPI’s headquarters in Hobart, Australia.

Through continuous research, development, and collaboration, LPI delivers innovative, reliable, and cost‑effective solutions both in response to — and in anticipation of — our customers’ evolving requirements.