Harger Lightning & Grounding

What Harger Lightning & Grounding does

Harger Lightning & Grounding (legal entity Harger Inc.) is a US-based, privately held manufacturer of lightning protection, grounding, and bonding equipment, founded in 1960 and headquartered in Grayslake, Illinois. The company operates across three core product lines: grounding and bonding products (including UL 467-listed copper busbars, conductors, mechanical grounding components, and grounding electrodes), exothermic welding products built on its patented UltraShot technology, and installer-friendly lightning protection components. Harger serves at least eight end markets — solar power, rail, datacom, utility, wireless, commercial, industrial, and oil & gas — through a channel-based go-to-market model comprising 691 partner locations of factory-trained contractors, authorized distributors, and manufacturers' rep agencies across the US and Canada, supported by a B2B sales portal with account-specific pricing on a 4,000+ item catalog.

Revenue is generated predominantly through hardware product sales, with no disclosed pricing tiers or subscription model. The company complements its physical product portfolio with the Harger Apps suite of eight web/mobile tools for product selection and NFPA 780 compliance, and the Harger University training program for installers and specifiers. A TE Connectivity logo and careers link to careers.te.com on the Harger site suggest a possible corporate affiliation not formally disclosed. Recent strategic activity includes a publicly announced price adjustment effective August 10, 2026, continued investment in the digital apps suite, and the Harger University training initiative. The company employs 101–250 people, has not raised disclosed external funding, and shows no public M&A or leadership transition activity in the input data.

Name

Harger Lightning & Grounding

Legal name

Harger Inc.

Website

https://harger.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1960

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Harger Lightning & Grounding is a US-based, privately held manufacturer of lightning protection, grounding, and exothermic welding equipment, founded in 1960 and serving solar, utility, datacom, wireless, rail, commercial, industrial, and oil & gas markets through a 691-location distributor and contractor channel.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Lightning Protection Equipment

akta.pro primary industry

Grounding, Bonding & Lightning Protection (grounding bars, clamps, earthing systems, lightning arrestors) (IMAGAEAJ)

akta.pro secondary industry

Grounding, Bonding & Lightning Protection Conductors (IMADAMAM)

Keywords

• Lightning protection equipment
• Grounding bonding products
• Exothermic welding systems
• Surge protection hardware
• Electrical safety components

Headquarters

HQ city

Grayslake

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Supply Chain, Operations, Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Hardware Product Sales: Harger generates revenue through the sale of physical products including grounding and bonding products, lightning protection equipment, and exothermic welding materials. Products include grounding busbars, conductors, mechanical grounding components, grounding electrodes, air terminals, cable holders, and related hardware.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Harger Lightning & Grounding is a manufacturer of physical lightning protection, grounding, and bonding equipment serving solar power, rail, datacom, utility, wireless, commercial, industrial, and oil & gas markets. Its three core product lines consist of UL 467 listed grounding busbars and bonding components, the patented UltraShot® exothermic welding system, and installer-friendly lightning protection components (air terminals, bases, cable holders, and thru-roof details). The company supports these hardware lines with the free Harger Apps suite of design tools and the Harger University training program.

Product overview

Harger Lightning & Grounding is a manufacturer of lightning protection, grounding, and bonding solutions for various markets including solar power, utility, datacom, commercial, industrial, rail, wireless, and oil & gas. The product portfolio consists of three core product categories: Grounding & Bonding Products (UL 467 listed copper busbars, conductors, mechanical components, and electrodes), Exothermic Welding Products featuring the proprietary UltraShot® technology with patented copper-container connections and extended mold life, and Lightning Protection Products with innovative installer-friendly components. The company complements its hardware offerings with a suite of Harger Apps including the Ground Bar Selector, HarGround Selector, Risk Assessment Calculator, Zone of Protection Tool, LP Component Spacing Tool, Sideflash Bonding Assessment Tool, UltraFill Calculator, and Ultraweld Tech Support app. Additionally, Harger University provides professional education and training for lightning protection and grounding system design and installation.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Harger Apps: Innovative apps designed to make jobs easier and more productive, including Ultraweld Tech Support, Ground Bar Selector, HarGround Selector, UltraFill Calculator, Risk Assessment Calculator, Sideflash Bonding, LP Component Spacing, and Zone of Protection tools.
• UltraShot
• Ultraweld
• Harger University

Products and services

• Grounding & Bonding Products Complete line of grounding and bonding hardware including UL 467 listed copper busbars, conductors, mechanical grounding components, and grounding electrodes for electrical contractors and infrastructure operators.
• Exothermic Welding Products (UltraShot®) Patented UltraShot® exothermic welding system using a copper container that becomes part of the connection, with molds proven to last several times longer than conventional processes; sold to electrical contractors and infrastructure operators needing reliable welded grounding connections.
• Lightning Protection Products Innovative, installer-friendly lightning protection components including air terminals, bases, cable holders, and thru-roof details, backed by a dedicated lightning protection design department; sold to electrical contractors, design engineers, and infrastructure operators.
• Harger Apps Suite Free suite of mobile and web design and technical-support applications for engineers, architects, and installers; tools include Ultraweld Tech Support, Ground Bar Selector, HarGround Selector, UltraFill Calculator, Risk Assessment Calculator, Sideflash Bonding, LP Component Spacing, and Zone of Protection.
• Harger University Educational partnership program that trains and certifies individuals dedicated to professional design, installation, maintenance, and support of lightning protection, grounding systems, and exothermic welding; intended to support Harger's channel partners and end users.

Quantifiable outcome

• Molds in UltraShot process proven to last several times longer than conventional process

Named customers1 record

Segments8 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Industry AffiliationscoreOthersHarger displays industry affiliation logos on their website indicating membership in relevant industry associations for lightning protection and grounding. Specific organizations shown in the logos section include multiple industry bodies related to electrical safety and lightning protection standards.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Market position

Competitive moat5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/@HargerLightning/videos
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/harger-lightning-&-grounding
• Instagraminstagram.com/hargerlightning

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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