NEWS
K ind-hearted members of the Irish Electrical Benevolent Association (IEBA) answered an urgent fund- raising appeal by IEBA President Cel O’Reilly by donating over €32K to the charity so far. Cel made the appeal in November because of the fund-raising hole caused by Covid-19 restrictions that forced the IEBA to cancel all its 2020 fundraising events. These included the Leopardstown Race day in March, the two-day IEBA summer golf days in Dublin and Cork and its main event, The Winter Ball. The IEBA would normally raise around €60,000 from these events to help people in the electrical industry in need of assistance. Cel praised the response from members and believes the final fund-raising total will be even higher. How to donate 1 Bank online to Bank of Ireland BIC BOFIIE2D IBAN IE98 BOFI 9002 8794 1097 27 2 Go to www.irisheba.ie and click on the donate button 3 Post a cheque to… Irish Electrical Benevolent Association 6 the Mill Building, The Maltings, Bray, Co Wicklow. 4 Or make contact with any of the following committee members: Aidan Hayes +353 (0)87 2333008, Jim Rice +353 (0)87 6207667, President’s appeal raises over €32K
Gerard Smith, Operational Excellence Manager for CDE, and Ian Fraser, Key Account Manager at Power NI, mark their new green energy partnership.
CDEgoes greenwithPower NI
C DE, the world’s number one wet processing equipment company, will save just over 630 tonnes of CO2 by choosing green energy generated by only local, renewable sources. Power NI, Northern Ireland’s leading energy provider, will supply the Cookstown-based firm with over 2.1 gigawatt hours (GWh) of electricity – the same amount of energy that would power over 650 homes for a year. By choosing a green energy contract, CDE will save approximately 630 tonnes of carbon due to the electricity being
sourced from 100% renewables. The Green Energy contract will see Power NI supply CDE’s global headquarters in Cookstown and its world-class fabrication facilities in Monkstown and Cookstown. Gerard Smith, Operational Excellence Manager at CDE, said, “Sustainability is central to all that CDE does. We develop engineered solutions to usher in a greener, more sustainable future in the materials processing industry.” For more information on how Power NI
can power your business, visit www.powerni.co.uk/business
Remembering ‘Gentleman’ George
W e are deeply saddened to hear of the passing of our dear friend, George Kernohan. George was a leading figure in the electrical industry for more than 40 years and as Managing Director of Braid Electrical Services, George provided training and employment for a large number of people in his hometown of Ballymena. In 2019, he was awarded with the Overall Achievement Award at Northern Ireland’s Electrical Awards for his services to the industry and received a standing ovation from the crowd of industry peers who agreed with the judge’s description of George as ‘one of life’s gentlemen.’ We would like to take this opportunity to extend our condolences to his family, friends and colleagues during this very difficult time. George was an exceptional figure within the local electrical industry and he will be sadly missed by us all.
Ian Brodigan +353 (0)86 6445010, Jimmy Whan +353 (0)87 2994199, Tony Murphy +353 (0)87 1232612, Jack Hegarty +353 (0)87 2786995, Pat Tully +353 (0)86 6060678, Dan Fisher +353 (0)87 988 0598, Phil Kane +353 (0)86 2448140
The late George Kernohan, with his Overall Achievement Award at NI’s Electrical Awards 2019.
Cel O’Reilly, President of the IEBA
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