Electric.ie Mar/Apr 19 Magazine

ELECTRIC.IE • The Magazine & Website for the Irish Electrical Industry • 45 MK Electric ™‘”‡”•Ǩ —‹–‡ ”‡ƒ”ƒ„Ž› ˆ‘” –Š‹• industry, the company continues to manufacture products for the UK ƒ† ‘˜‡”•‡ƒ• ƒ”‡–• ƒ– –Š‡ ˜‡”› •ƒ‡ •‹–‡ ‹ ‘—–Š‡†Ǧ‘Ǧ ‡ƒǡ ƒ• well as another UK site in St Asaph, ‘”–Š ƒŽ‡•Ǥ ͱ ͽͦͦ Ȃ Ž‡…–”‹…ǡ „› ‘›ƒŽ Appointment  ͥ͢͢͝ǡ Dz Ǥ dz Ž‡…–”‹…ƪ‘ƒ–‡† ‘ –Š‡ –‘… š…Šƒ‰‡ ƒ† „‡…ƒ‡ Ž‡…–”‹…‘Ž†‹‰ ‘’ƒ› –†Ǥ Twenty years later, MK Electric had become a household name ƒ† ™ƒ• ƒ™ƒ”†‡† ƒ ‘›ƒŽ ƒ””ƒ– of Appointment by Her Majesty the Queen; this honour is only bestowed on companies which have supplied the Royal household with ‰‘‘†• ˆ‘” ƒ– Ž‡ƒ•– Ƥ˜‡ ›‡ƒ”•Ǥ Ͷʹʹ͹ Ȃ —Ž–‹ƒ–‹‘ƒŽ ‡–™‘” In 2005, MK Electric was acquired by Honeywell and became part of ƒ —Ž–‹ƒ–‹‘ƒŽ ‡–™‘” •—’’Ž›‹‰ ‹†—•–”›ǦŽ‡ƒ†‹‰ ‡“—‹’‡– ˆ‘” multiple sectors. Becoming part of the Honeywell corporation provided MK Electric with access to a vast wealth of experience and expertise within the Honeywell Centres of Excellence, allowing the company to draw on global resources to explore new technologies. Nevertheless, MK remains true to its British heritage, celebrating the 100 ‹ŽŽ‹‘–Š •‘…‡– –‘…‘‡ ‘—– ‘ˆ ‹–• Š‹•–‘”‹…‘—–Š‡†Ǧ‘Ǧ ‡ƒ ˆƒ…–‘”› ‹ 2014. Ͷʹ͵ͷ ‘™ƒ”†• Ǧ Š‡ ˆ—–—”‡ By 2013, the tools for mass communication had far outstripped anything Charles Arnold could Šƒ˜‡ ‹ƒ‰‹‡† „ƒ… ‹ ͥͥ͝͝Ǥ ‘„‹Ž‡ devices had become ubiquitous, and Original Factory in response, MK Electric became ‘‡ ‘ˆ –Š‡ Ƥ”•– ƒ—ˆƒ…–—”‡”• –‘ launch a USB charging module. By 2015, the business had incorporated the technology into its iconic K2747 ͞‰ƒ‰ •™‹–…Š•‘…‡– ‘—–Ž‡– ƒ† across its wider portfolio. Today, as we celebrate a hundred years of trading for MK Electric, we ‘– ‘Ž› Ž‘‘ „ƒ… ‘ –Š‡ •—……‡••‡• of the past, but forward to the continued leadership of MK Electric and the lasting legacy of Charles Arnold. MK Electric was built on the core values of quality, safety and reliability, and these fundamentals ™‹ŽŽ †‡Ƥ‡ –Š‡ ‡š– Š—†”‡† ›‡ƒ”• and beyond. 1947 The Introduction of BS www.mkelectric.co.uk