ELECTRIC.IE • The Magazine & Website for the Irish Electrical Industry • 5 The Electrical Trade Show is back! A DATE FOR YOUR DIARY 31st August 10.00am to 6.00pm SPA Hotel, Lucan 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 Sales & Marketing 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 A good note of optimism and confidence in the electrical industry air, as we head into the Summer season. The AECI trade show is back after the pandemic interruption and is reporting that Profile Emergency Lighting joins EMDA. Phil Kane talks about a cleaner future. the great support by exhibitors will ensure a highly successful return of the exhibition. The new venue at SPA Hotel will encourage visitors with easy access and parking. AEW hosted a very successful awards event to acknowledge the success of wholesalers' staff in their new training program. With training supplied by EDA and EIFI Training bursary support this has been a great success of cooperation in the industry. EMDA are also getting back to activity and are delighted to welcome Profile Emergency Lighting into membership. The industry congratulates Gay Byrne (EIFI President) on his election to the executive board of LightingEurope. Gay’s experience in the industry, his work as founding Chairman of Lighting Association Ireland can only help to promote Ireland's interests on the European stage. We have an exclusive article from Phil Kane as she discusses a cleaner future that beckons the humble switchgear (Page 29). CEF customers were delighted to be out again after the pandemic. Electric.ie was invited along to the CEF Golf Day at Ashbourne Golf Club. The photos confirm a really enjoyable day for everyone. (Page 55) We are delighted to report all positive news in the industry this month. We include information on several new products being launched. Schneider Electric have launched the new EVLink Home and EVLinks HomeSmart (see page 9). and GARO talk about their new Consumer Unit with Futuresmart technology (page 15 ). ABB have just launched the new Tmax XT Circuit Breaker (Page 13). Glamox has the new C52 Light Fitting (Page 26). The Luceco Gabriel Byrne joins the Executive Board of LightingEurope. Patrycja Trudzik, EWL receives award from Tracy Hewitt, EDA. GOLF WEDNESDAY 5th SEPTEMBER 2018 Tee-Times 9.30 - 11.00am at Killeen Golf Club, Kill, Co. Kildare Demonstrations & Technical Seminars Safe Electric / RECI Inspectors with hands on traini GOLF Tuesday 30th August 2022 at Lucan Golf Club. Entrance FREE OF CHARGE See the most advanced array of Electrical Products, Equipment from Manufactures and Suppliers PLUS Hand on Demonstrations and Technical Seminars throughout the day. GOLF OUTING FOR OUR AECI MEMBERS AND GUESTS: TUESDAY 30th August 2022 LUCAN GOLF CLUB SPONSORED BY ARACHAS Group have acquired Sync EV (see page 23). Precision Cables have acquired Hartec Limited, a manufacturing company that offers expertise in electro-mechanical assemblies and sub-assemblies, cable harness and sub-harness, box build and panel build (Page 35).
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