About Us
Welcome to Safearth
The Earthing Specialists
UK | Europe | Australia | USA | Canada
Safearth is an international team of specialist electrical engineers focused on earthing and earthing system testing.
Safearth is committed to providing valuable solutions to meaningful problems, which has led to the development of advanced testing methods, instruments and analysis techniques.
We research, design, develop and manufacture a suite of earthing system test instruments that allow you to manage your high voltage assets more safely and effectively. These instruments are most effective when coupled with the best testing methods, so we also offer professional training at every level, from field technicians, to asset strategists, to design engineers.
Safearth began as part of a power utility more than 30 years ago and was privatised in 2008. We started business in America in 2013 and in Europe in 2018. We are a growing global business and are excited about making a positive impact on electrical safety and reliability for you.
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Culture & Values
Fostering Excellence and Innovation
We are “an engineer’s engineering business”. Our team has incredible abilities and ideas, and we strive to create a work environment (both in our workshop and on site) where they can achieve their very best.
We encourage our team to take the next step from having an ‘idea’ by providing a lab and workshop in which they can quickly prototype ideas to see if they are any good. Tight iterative loops of “idea > build it > test it > analyse > develop idea” both result in excellent outcomes, but also encourage our team to always think about improvement. These improvements might come in the shape of new test equipment, a new testing process, better analysis software, or more valuable reports. The mix of technical and practical also results in solutions that will better suit our clients.
Balance
Visitors to our offices often comment on the strong sense of community and collaboration they experience. Alongside a welcoming and well-equipped environment, we offer practical resources that staff can borrow. This culture of sharing and support contributes to the way we work together and enhances the quality of the professional services and solutions we deliver.
Partnership
We work with clients, not just for them – this always yields better results.
Most of our jobs involve an element of on-site training – we want owners to understand their systems better.
We’re open to our clients phoning us up, asking for help or advice.
We firmly believe in sticking to the areas of our expertise (per the Engineers Australia charter), and so we often work in partnership with other engineering service providers to deliver the best outcomes.
Commitment to Others
We serve our community by supporting non-profits and charities, as well as our unpaid involvement in industry bodies.
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Our History
We’ve put together a timeline charting key milestones over our thirty-plus-year history in the earthing industry.
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Our Team
Senior Staff
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- Company Director
- Trainer (International)
- Standards Committee Rep.
- Conference Presenter
- Key industries:
- Power Utilities
- Generators
- Rail
- Mining
- Tunneling
- Construction
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Bill is an international leader in the earthing specialty, with over 30 years’ experience including testing, design, incident investigation, policy & standards development, training, and change management. He has published numerous technical papers and remains active within IEEE, Cigre, and ENA & Standards Australia earthing groups. Bill is now making the UK home and he’s ready to work with you! -
- Engineering Director for Europe
- Trainer (International)
- Conference Presenter
- Key industries:
- Power Utilities
- Renewable Energy
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- Principal Engineer
- Lead Investigator
- Consultant
- Trainer (International)
- Conference Presenter
- Key Industries: all
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- Principal Engineer
- Expert Consultant
- Electronic Design
- Compliance Management
- Logistics Management
- Conference Presenter
- Trainer
- Key Industries:
- Utilities
- Tunnelling
- Gas and Water
- Mining
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- Corporate Financial Controller
- International Commerce
- Logistics Management
- Event Management
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Professional Representation
Safearth is proud to serve on many national and international organisations in our field. We contribute to improving industry standards and the knowledge of these communities, and ensure our approaches align with the world’s best practices. We are represented on the following committees, some as working group chairs.
- Cigre Study Committee B3 (Substations)
- IEEE Std 80 – Guide for Safety in AC Substation Grounding
- IEEE Std 81 – Guide for Measuring Earth Resistivity, Ground Impedance, and Earth Surface Potentials of a Grounding System
- IEEE Std 693 – Recommended Practices for Seismic Design of Substations
- IEEE Std 837 – Standard for Qualifying Permanent Connections Used in Substation Grounding
- IEEE Std 998 – Guide for Direct Lightning Stroke Shielding of Substations
- IEEE Std 1048 – Guide for Protective Grounding of Power Lines
- IEEE Std 1246 – Guide for Temporary Protective Grounding Systems Used in Substations
- IEEE Std 1268 – Guide for Safety in the Installation of Mobile Substation Equipment
- IEEE PES Substations Committee
- ENA EG-0 (Power System Grounding)
- AS2067 (Substations and HV Installations)
- AS3007 (Electrical Installations in Mining)
- AS/NZS1768 (Lightning Protection)
We have also presented at the following conferences, as presenters and tutorial trainers, including:
- IEEE ESMO
- IEEE T&D
- CIGRE Session
- CIRED
- CEATI Stations
- TechCon
- CEATI Grounding & Lightning
- Powertest
- Down To Earth Conference (Australia)