Our mission

Our vision

To achieve its mission, METEORAGE develops increasingly effective decision-making aid services adapted to all business sectors impacted by these extreme weather phenomena. From the outset, the company’s business model has been based on the bold gamble of pooling the major investments required for lightning detection and the services platform to serve a large number of users at accessible prices. The development of this risk culture among all economic players is therefore a major challenge, which is part of a long-term vision to preserve our planet. METEORAGE is now positioned as the world leader in its highly specialized field.

Our values

They guide our actions and inspire our employees every day to offer our customers innovative solutions and excellent service.

01Innovation

Innovation is at the heart of our DNA.

It has a clear objective: to improve user benefits and create value for our users, whatever their field of activity. In line with this objective, we are developing in-house our service generation and detection network management platform, a tool that is absolutely unique on the market, and over which we have complete control.

Developments are carried out using agile methods, both to integrate technological and scientific developments and to respond rapidly to expectations for operational improvements.

Our recurring investment in R&D is massive, with 3/4 of our technical team allocated to these functions.

02Service-minded

Even in a service company like METEORAGE, a service-minded must be demonstrated on a daily basis. And it’s just as fundamental that it permeates the whole company and is shared by every member of the team, even those who have no direct contact with our customers.

The aim is to offer an irreproachable customer experience. This is reflected in particular in the high rates of renewal of subscriptions to our services, which are a source of shared pride.

03Excellence

The raw material that METEORAGE deals with, lightning and thunderstorms, is eminently dangerous, and we are aware of the risks incurred by our customers who rely on us to reduce them. That’s our duty.

The quest for excellence therefore applies to the entire METEORAGE value chain, from the lightning detection network, which uses the best available technology, to our services, which are constantly adapted and subject to stringent quality and availability monitoring.

04Commitment

Commitment is first and foremost synonymous with involvement and motivation, both individual and collective, in the service of our mission and the objectives we set ourselves.

METEORAGE’s activity is, by its very nature, at the service of the planet. So it’s only natural that we should commit ourselves to an ambitious social and environmental approach, covering all aspects of the ISO 26000 standard.

05Team spirit

We cultivate a friendly and stimulating working environment in which everyone can develop and express their potential and talents.

We are convinced that the well-being of our employees combined with their commitment is essential to our success.

METEORAGE’s mode of governance is based on the autonomy and responsibility of each employee. In return, we encourage collaborative working wherever possible, in a constant search for collective efficiency.

Exemplary conduct to serve the community

“Our mission—to save lives and property by enabling our customers to mitigate the risks created by thunderstorms—must be accomplished with rigor and modesty.

With our customers’ safety issues in mind, we aim for excellence as an international leader in our field. Such high standards can only be achieved through perfect mastery of all our operational and support processes, as well as through a collective ethic upheld by each and every one of our employees, who are our committed ambassadors.

We have set out our rules of conduct, our mode of governance and our principles of collective and individual life in a reference document, our Ethics Charter, the cornerstone of our commitment.

This charter is intended first and foremost for all our employees, who must respect it in all their daily activities by cultivating the values of trust, mutual respect and responsibility entrenched in the company.

It also sets out our commitments to our stakeholders: shareholders, customers, suppliers, partners, etc. We are convinced that the pursuit of our development and our intense R&D efforts are fostering an increasing awareness of the culture of risk and its prevention.

We pursue our objectives with loyalty, honesty and transparency.

All our employees, through their service to the community, undertake to observe and ensure the observance of our Ethics Charter within the scope of their duties and responsibilities.”

Dominique Lapeyre de Chavardès
CEO

A deeply ingrained commitment to corporate social responsibility from the outset

METEORAGE is ISO 9001 certified and Qualifoudre approved. In 2019, it received the Trophée Or’Normes awarded by AFNOR in the category “Protecting people and/or the environment”.

“Committed CSR” certification with Confirmed level by AFNOR Certification—“Responsibility Europe” certification at an international level—this certification is an important recognition of our ethics and our actions on a daily basis. This social responsibility has been part of our culture and our organization for over 30 years.

Read our press release on our CSR certification:

Our commitments

Our commitment is not limited to providing technical solutions. We are also involved in awareness-raising and training initiatives for the general public and professionals to promote a better understanding of the risks associated with lightning and thunderstorms.

Our knowledge of the lightning phenomenon spurs us to contribute, within the public sphere, to developing scientific and technical culture and improving the knowledge of thunderstorms. We take part in actions to raise awareness of the risks associated with lightning. We also contribute to education and teaching in our field of expertise.

Our mission:
save lives and protect property

Since 1987

ISO 9001 certification

Qualifoudre certification

International presence

A history marked by a pioneering spirit

1987

Creation of the
start-up METEORAGE

Installation of the lightning detection network in France.

1988

Creation of CATS

Development of our lightning detection network management and service production software.

1990

Extension of the METEORAGE network to Switzerland

Deployment of the lightning detection network outside France.

2001

Météo-France and G.A.I. become shareholders

Météo-France takes control of METEORAGE. G.A.I. (USA), a manufacturer of lightning detection sensors, becomes the 2nd shareholder.

2002

Vaisala becomes a shareholder in METEORAGE

Vaisala (Finland) acquires G.A.I.

2008

Extension of the METEORAGE network to the United Kingdom and Ireland.

2009

Renewal of the French network and the METEORAGE operational centre.

2012

Qualifoudre certification.

2014-2015

Extension of the METEORAGE network to Spain, Portugal and the Netherlands.

2018

Innovation and development of our services

Integration of storm cells into our storm and lightning monitoring solutions.

2020

METEORAGE network extended to Italy

Following the acquisition of CESI SIRF.