Facts about lightning damage:
The United States receives 20 million lightning strikes each year.

Between three and five percent of all commercial insurance claims are lightning related.*

Total lightning losses in the United States reach approximately $5 billion annually.*

In addition to causing structural damage, a single bolt of lightning can wreak havoc with workplace computers, office machinery and sensitive electronic building systems. Lightning related damage is frequently responsible for costly downtime in commercial facilities.

*Source Factory Mutual Insurance Co.

Why Risk it?

A properly installed lightning protection system safeguards a facility structurally and also protects property, inventory, electronic equipment and personnel from the destructive forces of lightning. Like fire alarms, sprinklers and security systems, a lightning protection system provides the peace of mind that comes from knowing that a potentially catastrophic problem has been dealt with proactively.
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