Electric.ie September/October Edition

38 ELECTRIC.IE • The Magazine & Website for the Irish Electrical Industry • New Ovia Lighting division launched in Ireland T he new Ovia Ireland division is headed up by Dan Hope, a well-known figure in the lighting industry, who is operating as national sales manager for the new enterprise. Ovia Ireland is a stand-alone business that fully replicates the Ovia business operation in the UK, with access to the same products, marketing support, technical support and new product development. Dan has a wealth of experience, industry knowledge and contacts to bring to the new role. He joins from Ansell Lighting where he spent time as an area sales manager before being promoted and completing four years as national sales manager. He holds the LIA Certi cate – considered the gold standard in lighting training - and is also a fully Industry News quali ed emergency lighting commissioner. Through the Ovia operation, Dan is keen to get the message across to the wholesalers that Ovia Ireland will have a focus on the contractor – in other words the products and service offered through the wholesalers are designed to help contractors get the most out of Ovia, with the right products, education and support that will help them take on more ambitious projects, safe in the knowledge that a trusted brand is behind them. Commenting on his new position with Ovia in Ireland, Dan said: “It has only been a few months since we established this new Ovia division and I couldn’t be more delighted with the progress we have made and the very positive reaction we have been getting from the industry. We have already recruited another member to the sales team and have been out there building up strategic partnerships with wholesalers and talking to contractors. The new head of ce and warehouse facilities in Dublin are well on the way to being completed, with a warehouse manager in place to oversee that ‒ Click Litehouse, part of the Scolmore Group, has identified an opportunity to capitalise on the growing demand for the Ovia range of lighting and lighting control products across Ireland. This has resulted in the setting up of a brand new operation which will bring the extensive range of Ovia lighting products to the whole of Ireland, via a dedicated team and through the various channels that serve the requirements of the industry across the country. Dan Hope, National Sales Manager, Ovia Ireland.