What Indelec does

Indelec SAS is a French, family-owned specialist in external lightning protection systems, founded in 1955 and headquartered in Douai. The company designs, manufactures, and services an integrated lightning-protection stack built around its proprietary Prevectron 3 early streamer emission (ESE) paratonnerre, complemented by lightning strike counters, masts, meshed Faraday cages, down conductors, grounding systems, surge protection devices (parafoudres), and airfield obstruction lighting. Its technology premise is to generate a premature upward leader that intercepts downward lightning within a calculated protection radius, an architecture the company describes as differentiated versus conventional Franklin rods, and which is supported by what the company characterizes as the only in-house French R&D center dedicated to thunderstorm phenomena.

The business operates a vertically integrated model combining proprietary product sales with the full project lifecycle — NF C 17-102 / IEC 62305-compliant ARF risk studies, certified installation through a network of 20 owned agencies in France plus international partners covering more than 80 countries, and recurring inspection and maintenance. Connected hardware (Prevectron 3 Connect) and the bo.indelec-connect.com customer portal extend the offering into warranty management and remote monitoring. Adjacent services include working-at-height safety (Delta Box, Linea), deep ground electrode drilling and geology, and — through the Indelec Mobility line — audit, installation, and maintenance of electric-vehicle charging infrastructure.

Commercially, Indelec targets enterprise and B2G customers with complex or regulated infrastructure needs: industrial and ICPE-classified sites, data centers, ERP public-receiving buildings, ATEX-classified facilities, heritage monuments (e.g., Angkor Wat, Petit Palais Paris), renewables (GE Renewable Energy), aerospace and aviation (Zodiac Aerospace, American Airlines), cloud operators (OVHcloud), and mobility rollouts. Pricing is project-based quotation rather than published list pricing, and revenue is structured across hardware sales, professional services, and managed/maintenance streams. The company employs approximately 300 people, reinvests 5% of revenue into R&D, and funds the Fair Planet humanitarian program at €2 per product sold — an indicator that the operational perimeter and capital intensity of the business is intentionally stable rather than high-velocity scaling.

Name

Indelec

Legal name

Indelec SAS

Website

https://indelec.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1955

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Indelec is a French, family-owned specialist (founded 1955) that designs, manufactures, and services proprietary Prevectron early streamer emission lightning protection systems, surge protection, and grounding solutions for industrial facilities, data centers, infrastructure, heritage sites, and EV charging deployments across 80+ countries.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Lightning Protection Equipment

NAICS

Electrical Equipment Manufacturing (33531), Current-Carrying Wiring Device Manufacturing (335931)

SIC

Electronic & Other Electrical Equipment (No Computer Equip) (3600), Instruments For Meas & Testing Of Electricity & Elec Signals (3825)

akta.pro primary industry

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

akta.pro secondary industries

Electrical Surge, Lightning Damage & Power Quality Troubleshooting (HSAOAEAD), EMI/Shielding, Grounding & Surge Protection for Cabling Systems (HDAFALAL), Surge Protectors & Power Strips (SPD) (HDACAJAB)

Keywords

• Lightning protection systems
• Early streamer emission
• Surge protection devices
• Grounding solutions
• Risk assessment services

Headquarters

HQ city

Douai

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Lightning Protection Products: Sale of proprietary lightning protection equipment including Prevectron 3 paratonnerres, surge protectors, masts, down conductors, and grounding components. Products range from single components to complete protection systems.
2. Installation Services: Professional installation services for lightning protection systems performed by certified technicians across the company's agency network in France and internationally.
3. Analysis and Risk Assessment: Technical analysis and risk studies (ARF - Analyse du Risque Foudre) to determine appropriate protection levels according to NF C 17-102 and IEC 62305 standards.
4. Control and Maintenance: Annual inspection, testing, and maintenance services for existing lightning protection installations to ensure ongoing compliance with regulatory requirements.
5. Electric Mobility Services: Audit, installation, and maintenance services for electric vehicle charging infrastructure under the Indelec Mobility division.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Indelec designs, manufactures, and installs lightning protection systems, with its proprietary Prevectron 3 ESE (early streamer emission) lightning rod family as the centerpiece. The company also offers connected variants for remote monitoring, complementary protection components (masts, down conductors, surge protectors, grounding systems), and end-to-end services spanning risk analysis, installation, and ongoing maintenance.

Product overview

Indelec offers a comprehensive lightning protection ecosystem centered on its Prevectron 3 ESE (Early Streamer Emission) lightning rod family, including connected versions (Prevectron 3 Connect and Prevectron 3 S60 Connect) that enable remote monitoring. The product portfolio spans the full protection chain: ESE paratonnerres, lightning strike counters, masts, meshed Faraday cage systems, down conductors, grounding solutions, surge protectors, and airfield lighting. Services complement products through complete lightning protection lifecycle offerings including risk analysis, installation, and maintenance, plus specialized services for working-at-height safety (Delta Box, Linea), electric mobility infrastructure, and deep grounding solutions.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Fair Planet: Charitable association founded in 2007, supported by Indelec, funding water access, education, and health projects in developing countries. Donations of 2 euros per product sold worldwide.

Products and services

• Prevectron 3 Connect Connected early streamer emission (ESE) lightning rod system that allows remote monitoring and management of lightning protection installations for industrial and commercial sites.
• Prevectron 3 S60 Connect Connected version of the Prevectron 3 S60 model with remote monitoring capabilities for lightning strike tracking and system status verification.
• Prevectron 3 Early streamer emission (ESE) lightning rod with patented technology for capturing lightning strikes and protecting structures with a larger protection radius than conventional Franklin rods.
• Paratonnerre à dispositif d'amorçage (ESE) Lightning rods with early streamer emission devices that advance the upward leader to intercept lightning strikes within a calculated protection radius, designed for facility protection.
• Protection contre les surtensions (Parafoudres) Surge protection devices (SPD) that protect electrical and electronic equipment in buildings and infrastructure from lightning-induced overvoltages.
• Indelec Mobility Electric mobility solutions service including audit, installation, and maintenance of EV charging infrastructure for commercial and industrial facilities.
• Prises de terre profondes (Deep Grounding Service) Deep grounding service including geological analysis, drilling, and application engineering for optimal earth electrode systems in difficult soil conditions.
• Protection contre la foudre (Installation and Maintenance Service) Full-cycle lightning protection service including risk analysis (ARF), certified installation, and annual inspection and maintenance for compliance with NF C 17-102 and IEC 62305 standards.
• Sécurité en hauteur (Delta Box and Linea) Working-at-height safety systems (Delta Box and Linea) used by technicians to perform inspections and maintenance on elevated lightning protection installations.
• Mon Prevectron-connect (Customer Portal) Online customer portal for connected Prevectron products, enabling warranty certificate access and remote monitoring of installed lightning protection systems.

Quantifiable outcome

• 280,000+ lightning protection installations completed worldwide
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers12 records

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature5 records

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• C'PossibleminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 May 2026Partnership supporting youth integration and professional insertion in Douai, France. Indelec reinforces its commitment to local youth employment and social responsibility through this initiative.
• Goutte à Goutte CamerounminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2026Partnership with Goutte à Goutte Cameroun association to build wells and drilling systems in northern Cameroon, addressing water scarcity issues. Fair Planet provides financial support while Goutte à Goutte handles on-ground implementation with local communities.
• PT KPP (Indonesia)coreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ Distributor · 1 January 2019Long-standing partnership celebrating 20 years of collaboration in 2019. PT KPP serves as Indelec's representative and distributor in Indonesia, providing local sales, installation, and maintenance services for Indelec products in the Indonesian market.
• Fair PlanetcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2007Indelec's CSR initiative where employees collect funds to support humanitarian projects. Since 2007, Fair Planet has funded water wells, schools, and aid projects in developing countries. For every product sold globally, 2€ is donated to Fair Planet. Projects include water access in Benin, Cameroon, Kenya, India, Morocco, and Brazil.
• ABC Para-raios (Brazil)minorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorBrazilian partner distributing Indelec products and services, with involvement in Fair Planet CSR activities including children's aid programs in Sorocaba, Brazil.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Siemens: Siemens offers electrical infrastructure, building technologies, and surge/lightning protection solutions as part of its Smart Infrastructure division. It overlaps with Indelec in large industrial and data center projects.
• Schneider Electric: Schneider Electric provides a broad range of electrical distribution, surge protection, and building energy solutions, competing with Indelec in data centers, commercial buildings, and industrial facilities through its EcoStruxure platform.
• Eaton: Eaton provides a broad portfolio of power management products including surge protection devices and electrical components for industrial, data center, and commercial customers, overlapping with Indelec's surge and grounding business.
• ABB: ABB is a broad incumbent in electrification and industrial automation, offering surge protection devices, switchgear, and power distribution solutions that overlap with Indelec's surge and grounding portfolio as part of a much wider offering.

Direct peers

• DEHN: DEHN is a German family-owned specialist in lightning protection, surge protection, and safety equipment. It is the closest direct competitor to Indelec, offering ESE and conventional lightning rods, surge protective devices, and grounding systems across Europe and globally.
• OBO Bettermann: OBO Bettermann is a German manufacturer offering a full lightning and surge protection portfolio including isCon, V50, and MCF/N系列产品, plus cable management. It is a direct competitor to Indelec in European and emerging-market projects.
• Alltec Global: Alltec (Global Lightning Protection Systems) designs and manufactures ESE lightning air terminals, surge protection, and grounding products for industrial and commercial customers. It is a direct peer in the proprietary ESE paratonnerre segment.
• Aplicaciones Tecnológicas: Aplicaciones Tecnológicas is a Spanish specialist in lightning protection with its own APLICACIONES TECNOLÓGICAS brand of ESE lightning rods and PreStorm预警 systems. It is a direct peer in the ESE technology segment.
• nVent ERICO: nVent's ERICO brand is one of the world's leading specialists in lightning protection, grounding, and surge protection products, including the proprietary nVent ERIFLEX, ERITECH, and Cadweld lines. It competes head-to-head with Indelec in industrial and commercial projects worldwide.
• Furse (by ABB): Furse, now part of ABB, is a UK-based specialist in earthing, lightning protection, and surge protection with a long history in the field. It is a direct peer to Indelec in European projects and heritage/infrastructure applications.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/IndelecFrance
• Facebookfacebook.com/indelecexport
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/indelec

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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