LPI Group

02/02/2023

Technical Blog 6 - Coverage Studies for Electrical Fixtures on Mission Critical Roofs.

When installing lightning protection systems for mission-critical projects, there is daily interaction between electrical equipment and the fixtures installed at the roof level.

In this technical blog, Hadi Beik Daraei Baik Daraei, Senior Design Manager at LPI Group, outlines what a coverage study is, how you can protect your data centre roof and electrical equipment against lightning strikes, best practices and standards for protecting electrical equipment at roof level, and the exceptions for protection requirements of a mission-critical data centre.

Read the full technical blog here: https://lnkd.in/exFsF9vr

Read our Senior Design Manager's article to learn what a coverage study is and the importance of protecting electrical fixtures at roof level.

10/01/2023

Lightning protection parameters for high rise buildings.

LPI Group caught up with Senior Electrical Engineer Hadi Beik Daraei to discuss the lightning protection parameters for high-rise buildings.

The development of high-rise buildings continues to trend upward, in Ireland and Europe, with the average height of a high-rise building in Europe being 130 metres.

In an area with an average flash density greater than 1.5, for a building higher than 25 meters the risk of probable damage and loss of human life for a building that contained more than 100 people is considered high risk.

Read the full blog post to discover how you can protect your high-rise building from the potential threat of lightning strikes.

https://lnkd.in/gdeukMDZ.

15/12/2022

We're Hiring!

As LPI Group continues to expand our business operations across Europe, we are actively recruiting an enthusiastic, self-motivated, and experienced HR Business Partner to join our growing team in Dublin.

This is an exciting, hands-on role in an ambitious and fast-growing company that would suit a candidate with relevant experience in the construction industry and a business degree or equivalent with a CIPD qualification.

The suitable candidate will be provided with support and development to assist their career growth in our fast-paced, process-driven environment, where teamwork and communication are key to our success!

To find out more about the role and to apply, please visit https://lpigroup.com/careers/

13/12/2022

‘Investigate the market. It seems daunting at first’ – firms’ advice on exporting to Nordics.

There are currently over 50 Irish companies working on data centre projects across the Nordics, according to Enterprise Ireland, including Dublin-based LPI Group.

“Data centres are in our lives now. It is critical infrastructure, which sped up during Covid, that’s the realisation people have to get. I know there is a lot of populism, but they also create a lot of employment, not just in the data centre, but the eco-system that goes around it”, commented Paudi Reidy, CEO LPI Group.

Client exports to the Nordic region reached a record high of €1.24 billion last year, up 31 per cent on 2020. A lot of it is in the high tech construction sector.

Turnover at LPI Group will be around €16 million this year. It also has two sister companies, and between the three, turnover will be just under €40 million in 2022.

The company recently opened an office in Gävle, Sweden, and hopes to use increasing numbers of local staff in the markets it operates.

Link to full article here: https://lnkd.in/dG3D_A-y



Enterprise Ireland Nordics, Business Post, Host in Ireland.

01/12/2022

LPI Group joins Enterprise Ireland and the IDA Ireland trade mission to Denmark.

Paudi Reidy, CEO of LPI Group, joined Enterprise Ireland and IDA Ireland on the opening day of Tánaiste Leo Varadkar's three-day trade mission to Denmark, in which over 60 Irish and Danish companies are participating.

The aim of the trade mission is to boost further business collaboration between Ireland and Denmark promoting Ireland as a world-class business location.

Enterprise Ireland client exports to Denmark have grown particularly strongly in the area of high-tech construction, with over 50 Irish companies delivering on data center projects across the Nordics, of which LPI is one.

LPI Group looks forward to further accelerating this collaboration, with special thanks to Karin Angus and Hannah Fraser for their continued support in this region.

21/11/2022

Happy International Men's Day 2022.

LPI is proud to be celebrating International Men's Day 2022 on November 19th.

International Men’s Day celebrates worldwide the positive value men bring to the world, their families, and communities. This year's theme is “Helping Men and Boys”.

We must become the change we seek.” It is only when we all, both men and women, lead by example that we will create a fair and safe society that allows everyone the opportunity to prosper" Mahatma Gandhi.

21/11/2022

DCsforBees!

'Orchards in the Community' Initiative is back providing early food sources for our pollinator-friendly friends 🐝.

We are delighted to participate again with Host in Ireland and this fantastic initiative which will help improve our bee friends' health and improve pollination.

When we started this year, we set out to plant 2,000 mixed fruit orchards. Thanks to our friends, family, and volunteers in the digital infrastructure industry and all their hard work, we are nearly at 3000 pledges for the year.

Well done to all those who are involved and Host in Ireland for leading this important initiative.

15/11/2022

BNCC 2022!

Our team is delighted to be catching up with Enterprise Ireland's Karin Angus and Ciara Lynch alongside BNCC organiser, Mickey Lund at today's Building Network Construction Conference in Copenhagen.

This is a fantastic event showcasing the historical high level of Scandinavian energy, industry, infrastructure, real estate, and urban development projects that have been completed and the future Scandinavian construction projects worth billions.

15/11/2022

Meet us at the Building Network Construction Conference (BNCC 2022).

Join us at the 4th Annual Building Network - International Construction Conference (BNCC 2022), on the 15th of November 2022 at the Marriott, Copenhagen.

The conference is being held in collaboration with Copenhagen Capacity and various European chambers of commerce.

LPI's Alan Doyle and Conor McDonald will join developers, clients, turnkey, and general contractors, consultants, subcontractors, suppliers, and other experts to discuss large upcoming projects in Denmark, Sweden, Norway, and the Baltics.

If you would like to meet with Alan or Conor to discuss your earthing, lightning protection systems, or surge protection devices for your facility, please email [email protected] to arrange a meeting.

10/11/2022

Meeting the global need for scalability in the energy transition.

The Paris Agreement goal of limiting global temperature to 1.5C above pre-industrial levels is unreachable without an immediate scale-up of energy transition technologies, experts say.

"We should be investing at more than twice the speed and the scale that we are doing at the moment".
Miguel Stilwell d'Andrade, Chief Executive Officer at EDP.

Last year saw 294GW of renewable energy capacity installed worldwide. Although this was a record, with EDP alone installing 2.6GW of wind and solar, it was only about 6 percent above the almost 277GW of capacity that came online in 2020, marking a slowdown in installation rates at a time when the buildout of renewable energy should be accelerating.

With this demand for increased installation rates, it is critical that your renewable energy is protected from the potential hazards of lightning strikes.

LPI offers full design, installation, commissioning, and testing of your renewables, ensuring your most valued assets are protected from avoidable downtimes that could result in serious financial losses.

Read the full report here: https://lnkd.in/e2DQRedh

We know how to get to net zero – but we’re not getting there fast enough. Companies such as EDP believe massive scalability is the answer

08/11/2022

The Business of Data Centres!

Paudi Reidy, CEO, was delighted to attend DCD>Connect Virginia this week participating in various discussions alongside Ethos Engineering's Greg Hayden (MBA, Chartered Engineer) and John Coroner, R K D ARCHITECTS, Kevin Maguire, and Suir Engineering's David Phelan around supporting current and future clients to scale their mission-critical businesses globally.

A number of thought-provoking and informative sessions were had for all involved alongside informal chats with attendees at the Host in Ireland cafe.

03/11/2022

DCD>Connect | Virginia

LPI is heading stateside to the globally renowned DCD>Connect series in Virginia, United States.

Over 500+ members of the data centre design and construction supply chain will convene for two days of discussions, workshops, seminars, interviews, demos, and 1-on-1 introductions to support technology discovery and best practices.

We will be joining the Host in Ireland team at the Host in Ireland café from November 7th - 8th at the Lansdowne Resort & Spa in the heart of the data center valley in Loudoun County.

Paudi Reidy, CEO, and Co-Founder of LPI Group will be there to answer any of your questions on lightning protection, earthing systems, and surge protection devices for the design of your mission-critical data centre.