Lightning Protection
Design, installation and care of lightning protection systems that keep buildings and the people in them safe.
- Lightning protection design
- New system installation
- System alterations and extensions
- Inspection and testing
Fabier Building Performance
For better buildings.
Nine specialist service lines under one standard: protection, compliance, engineering, maintenance and facilities management, delivered with clarity, care and technical discipline.
People. Places. Performance.
Fabier exists to make buildings safer, better maintained and easier to manage. We combine specialist technical delivery with a clear, accountable service built around the people responsible for property.
Accredited
CHAS · Constructionline · SSIP
Standards
BS EN IEC 62305 series · BS EN 62561 · BS 7430:2026 · BS 7671:2018+A4:2026
Quotations
We aim to return straightforward quotations within 1 working day. More complex designs and multi service requirements may require additional review. We will confirm timescales from the outset.
What we do
Protect. Maintain. Improve.
Compliance and Maintenance
Annual testing, certificates, remedials and test and maintenance agreements.
- Planned inspection programmes
- System testing and recording
- Clear reports and recommendations
- Remedial works where required
Earthing
Earthing systems designed, installed and verified with the same discipline as our protection work.
- Earthing system design
- Earth electrode installation
- Earthing for lightning protection
- Testing and verification
HVAC
Planned maintenance and statutory checks that keep heating, ventilation and cooling performing.
- Planned preventative maintenance programmes
- F-gas leak checking and record keeping
- TM44 air conditioning inspection
- Filter, coil, condensate and control servicing
Compliance
Statutory testing, certification and a single record of where every building stands.
- Fixed wire testing and EICR reporting to BS 7671
- Lightning protection and earthing test certification
- Compliance calendars and next due dates
- Digital record of certificates across a portfolio
Engineering
Surveys, BS EN 62305-2 risk assessments, design and technical submissions.
- Site surveys and condition surveys
- BS EN 62305-2 risk assessments
- System design and class selection
- Technical submissions and as fitted drawings
Maintenance
Planned building maintenance on one programme, with one point of accountability.
- Annual planned maintenance programmes
- Co-ordinated attendance across services
- Reactive attendance and remedial works
- Condition reporting after every visit
Facilities Management
People, places and performance managed together across a building or a portfolio.
- Hard services co-ordination
- Compliance oversight across a portfolio
- Supplier and subcontractor management
- Single reporting standard across buildings
Why Fabier
Details build trust.
Technical expertise, without the complexity
Specialist knowledge delivered in plain language, so you always know where your building stands.
Clear documentation
Practical recommendations and records you can rely on — for insurers, auditors and your own peace of mind.
One consistent standard
The same care across site work, reporting and client service, on every building, every time.
Built for the long term
We work for lasting building performance, not one-off transactions.
Projects
Performance looks different up close.
FABIER PROJECT
Student accommodation · 2025 to 2026
Owlstone Croft, Cambridge
Design, supply, installation, testing and certification of six separate Class IV lightning protection systems to two accommodation blocks and four terraces, plus a UKPN substation earth.
- Structures protected
- 6
- Contract value
- £18,900
- Protection class
- IV
Structures protected
Contract value
Protection class
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FABIER PROJECT
Residential · 2026
73 Bridge Road East, Welwyn Garden City
Level IV protection to two new buildings using the structural frame as down conductors and the pile foundations as the earth electrode, with a 20 x 20 m aluminium mesh and bonded roof handrails.
- Down conductor positions
- 25
- Dedicated earth rods
- 0
- Site attendances
- 4
Down conductor positions
Dedicated earth rods
Site attendances
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FABIER PROJECT
Sports · 2023
QPR Training Ground
Lightning protection to a new steel framed training ground building using 13 structural columns as down conductors and 13 pile caps as the earth termination, with an aluminium tape air termination at roof level.
- Columns as down conductors
- 13
- Pile cap earth connections
- 13
- External down tapes
- 0
Columns as down conductors
Pile cap earth connections
External down tapes
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How we work
Survey first. Price to the standard. Keep the record.
Understand the asset
Survey first. We record what is actually there, what the standard requires and what the building already offers before anything is priced.
Price to the standard
The compliant scope is priced clearly, with genuine options listed separately, so nobody buys copper they do not need.
Deliver with continuity
The people who design the work supervise it, and the people who install it come back to test it. One team, one standard.
Keep the record
Certificates, readings, drawings and next due dates held digitally across a building or a whole portfolio.
Insights
Technical clarity, in plain language.
Risk Assessment
Do I need lightning protection? What BS EN 62305-2 actually asks
The risk assessment explained for building owners: the four losses, what drives the number, and why most buildings need a Class III system or nothing at all.
FABIER Insights · 4 min read
Cost
Why we price to the standard, not the drawing
Consultants over provide. How Fabier prices what BS EN 62305-3 needs and lists the extras as options, so the client sees the real cost of copper and tighter down conductor centres.
FABIER Insights · 4 min read
Design
Natural components first: using the building you already have
Metal roofs, structural steel, rebar and piles as air termination, down conductors and earth electrodes, and when a dedicated system is the honest answer.
FABIER Insights · 4 min read