ELECTRIC.IE • The Magazine & Website for the Irish Electrical Industry • 3 Grant Aerona R290 Wins 'Heat Pump of the Year' 2025 - Page 31 15 Private Wires Bill to open new opportunities for the industry- Page 15 Designer Group's new Modular Manufacturing Facility- Page 45 27 5 Editorial. 6 Innovative Tools: Providing tailored tool solutions to electrical wholesalers nationwide. 7 2 GW of installed solar power surpassed - A landmark in the nation’s clean energy journey. 10 Click Litehouse expands Elucian range with new plastic consumer units. 13 Looking Ahead to the Solar & Heat Renewables Show 2026. 15 Private Wires Bill to open new opportunities for electrical industry. 17 Register now to enter the Hager mediterranean cruise competition. 19 Phoenix Contact: Maintenance-free DC UPS with integrated power supply and capacitive energy storage unit. 19 Phoenix Contact: Preassembled M12 push-pull connectors for ethernet applications. 21 Damien Heffernan joins AP Haslam as Chief Operating Officer. 22 IEBA Winter Ball brings Monte Carlo glamour to Dublin. 25 What Ireland’s auto-anrolment pension means for electrical employers and employees. 26 Demesne Electrical - New location announcement. 27 David Blagburn retires from Ledburn Cables 29 PowerPact 4 ComPacT NSXm Powerboard from Schneider Electrical. 31 Grant Aerona R290 wins 'heat pump of the year' 2025. 32 Gold for sustainability at Rittal. 35 Farho Electrical Radiators - A legacy of quality and innovation. 39 Closing the loopholes: A call for stronger EU rules for safer and fairer eCommerce. 45 Designer Group invest €10m in new modular anufacturing facility. 48 EMDA member directory 2026. 55 Eirgrid and ESB Networks complete GlenreeMoy 110kV uprate. 56 Thirteen years of Electric.ie magazine. 59 EWL Electric Group raises €4,500 in support of IEBA. 61 €20 Million Apprenticeship boost signals major investment in Ireland’s electrical skills pipeline. 63 The goverments new infrastructure action plan. 65 Appointments. 65 Buyers' Guide 10 Contents 22
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