Premier Technical Services Group Ltd (PTSG) has been delivering specialist electrical services at the Lowestoft Naval Memorial.
The war memorial commemorates nearly 2,400 men of the Royal Naval Patrol Service who died during the Second World War and have no grave but the sea. It is situated to the north of the coastal town of Lowestoft, in a wooded garden, known as Bellevue Park.
Lowestoft was chosen as the site for the Memorial to those men of the Royal Naval Patrol Service who have no other grave than the sea. This was because it was the Depot for the Royal Naval Patrol Service during Second World War, developed from the pre-war Royal Naval Reserve Trawler Section Depot. At the outset of the war the men of this service were mainly the fishermen of the requisitioned trawlers and drifters used on patrol work, but later it included men from all walks of life and various types of small craft.
In this project, engineers from PTSG Electrical Services Ltd delivered a test and inspection of the lightning protection system in place at the war memorial. Once a lightning protection system is installed, it must be professionally tested at least once a year to ensure it is capable of conducting a potential lightning strike to a safe earthing point. This ensures compliance with the Electricity at Work Act 1989 and BS EN 62305. PTSG recommends intervals of 11 months between tests to allow for seasonal variations.
