Business View Magazine Apr-2023

76 BUSINESS VIEW MAGAZINE VOLUME 10, ISSUE 4 succeeding and what could cause a scrub or catastrophe, one major factor is a lightning strike to a vertical vessel sitting on what can be described as a stick of dynamite.” The senior Carpenter researched lightning and lightning protection and found that everyone was still using technology that went back to Benjamin Franklin - lightning rods and attraction systems. “He thought to himself, we are trying to land a man on the moon, yet we’re trying to protect this launch vehicle with over 200-year-old technology,” Carpenter continues. “He believed there had to be a better approach, and the belief launched him on a mission to look at alternative lightning protection methods. “During his analysis, he discovered a new prevention approach. He started his own business in 1971 with this innovative technology, naming it Lightning Eliminators and Consultants.” Since its founding, the company has provided lightning prevention services and solutions to