Experienced Lightning Protection Professionals with Solutions for Institutions, Business, Industrial Complexes and Homes

Dobbyn Lightning Protection (DLP), family owned and operated, and a division of Dobbyn Electrical Services, has been protecting properties – and their valuable contents – in Western Canada since 1999. We work closely with Thompson Lightning Protection and East Coast Lightning Equipment, North America’s premier suppliers of lightning protection equipment. Our equipment is the very highest quality and meets or exceeds Canadian Standards. 

DLP installs lightning protection systems on hospitals, industrial facilities, commercial buildings, institutions, churches, and residences in Alberta, British Columbia and Saskatchewan. We are the only company in Western Canada to offer system certifications through the Lightning Protection Institute Inspection Program, guaranteeing that our installations meet the highest standards.

Our Team

Tom Dobbyn – Vice president

• Certified Journeyman Electrician
• CAN/CSA-B72-M87 Technical Committee Member
• LPI Lightning Protection Engineering Seminar graduate
• Alberta Certified Peer Health & Safety Auditor
• Alberta Construction Safety Association WHMIS Instructor
• Lightning Safety Alliance Continuing Education Presenter

Simon Larter – Project Manager

• B.S. in Civil Engineering (Drexel University, Philadelphia, PA, Cum Laude)
• LPI-Certified Master Installer Designer of Lightning Protection Systems (Cert. No. 1058)

• Member of the NFPA 780 Technical Committee on the Standard for Installation of Lightning Protection Systems

• Lightning Safety Alliance Continuing Education Presenter

• Former United Lightning Protection Association board member