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
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