Electric.ie July/August 2023

ELECTRIC.IE • The Magazine & Website for the Irish Electrical Industry • 5 Editorial electric.ie Electric Bureau Ireland Ltd., Bluebell House Business Centre, Bluebell Avenue, Dublin 12 Tel: (087) 6698028 Info@electric.ie Reg. Dublin: 512293 Colin Sherlock General Manager Layout/Design colin.sherlock@electric.ie DISCLAIMER Electric Bureau Ireland Ltd. accept no responsiblity for the accuracy of contributed articles or statements appearing in this publication. Electric.ie is published by Electric Bureau Ireland Ltd. The magazine is circulated throughout Ireland and is available on wholesale trade counters and from representatives of electrical distributors who are members of EMDA The editor welcomes: contributions of technical papers, information on new products, details of installation projects and all editorial input of interest to our readers. Printed by W&G Baird We are pleased to include reports, on a very active period for the industry, in this issue of ELECTRIC.ie. Very positive feedback from visitors and exhibitors to the recent very successful AECI trade show and conference. Also, good support from electrical industry at recent National Manufacturing and Supply Chain event in the RDS. Some good photos from both events included in this issue. Not all work! Great weather for golf! The annual IEBA golf outing drew full support. Photos of golfers and presentation of prizes included. CEF also attracted a full and enthusiastic attendance to their annual golf outing at Powerscourt golf club. Save the date! The IEBA ball will take place in the Intercontinental Hotel on November 17th. More information to follow shortly. Back to business, Demesne Electrical are holding their 'Switched On' trade event trade event on 21st September. This year it will be held in the Green Isle Hotel. they will have 30 leading electrical manufacturers in attendance (Page 6). Ambitious to progress from Electrician to Engineer? Great offer detailed on page 47. An interesting article on page 11 from CLICK to introduce their unique ‘Definity Complete’ Process, which simplifies the ordering of the fabulous Definity Range of wiring accessories. Mark your calendars for Edmundson Electrical's EV Charging Day on September 5th, a must-attend event for those eager to explore the world of electric vehicle charging. Hitachi Ireland, celebrated an incredible milestone of over 2,000 incident-free days (See page 33). Kewal Ghag, Schneider Electric at the National Manufacturing Exhibition in RDS. Pat Tully and Cel O'Reilly of the IEBA present the Golf Winners Trophy and other prizes to Joe Walsh, General Manager of Siemens Ireland. The winning team was Dave Rooney, Darren Whelan, Keith Justice and Keith Bolton (absent). Eoghan Nelson, Country Manager celebrating 100 years of Phoenix Contact at the RDS. AECI Vice President Darren Kinsella presents prize for "Product of the Show" award for the Strut-Lock to Bobby Macken of Gomac Cables.

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