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Thunder and lightning go digital When Reyno Thormählen looks up and sees thunderclouds, his face brightens. Thunderstorms are good. If things flash and thunder properly, his system can prove its protective function. Because Reyno Thormählen is the boss of a lightning protection company. I n the middle of the province of Lower Saxony, in Großenmeer near Oldenburg, you will find one of the most innovative craft enterprises in Germany. “We are the market leader in lightning protection,” Thormählen says confidently. 120 employees are working at seven locations in the north of the Federal Republic of Germany on systems that make buildings safer. “North” is a broad term in this. “We’re active as far as Cologne and Leipzig,” the general manager explains. “Ap- proximately 80  percent of our customers come from the industrial field, ten percent from the pub- Reyno Thormählen is one of the General  Managers of Blitzschutz Thormählen lic sector, and just as many from the private sector.” Barracks, airports, industrial plants, wind farms – for Thormählen’s teams, things often get high up. No wonder Lower Saxony even has its own industrial climbers among its ranks. “We install lightning protection at places like North Stream 1 and 2, or are involved in the noise protection cover à The Phoenix Contact innovation magazine UPDATE 4/20 41