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Manufacturer of smoke and CO devices Ei Electronics has just opened a state-of-the-art Fitness Centre at their campus in Shannon, Ireland. With an AstroTurf pitch, spinning studio, TRX and ultra-modern gym, these facilities will contribute to the health and wellbeing of Ei employees for years to come. As part of Ei’s culture of promoting career progression, Trevor Maxwell has been recently promoted to Gym Coordinator. Trevor joined Ei in 2014 as a Production Operator before being promoted to Material Handler in 2020. During this time, Trevor also completed the Hi-Tech and City & Guilds Electronics Course. Now the coordinator will have his hands full with classes and other activities at the Fitness Centre. Ei Electronics opens new fitness centre at campus in Shannon
Brett Smyth, new IDEAL Electrical MD for EMEA and APAC.
New Managing Director for EMEA and APAC at IDEAL Electrical
Brett Smyth has been promoted to Managing Director of IDEAL Electrical for EMEA and APAC. Brett will retain his current responsibilities and now oversee IDEAL Australia and IDEAL Asia. Brett started with IDEAL Industries in January 2019, when he was brought in to lead the European Electrical Business. Since then, he has taken the business to a new level of success. With the help of his team, Brett managed to grow the business
substantially in key areas like the Middle East, UK and Europe. Brett has a BA Honours Degree in Finance from the University of Manchester, a Master’s Degree in management from Cranfield University and an MBA from the University of Manchester. His mix of innovative thinking and pushing his team to give their best, combined with the ethos of celebrating the employees and their efforts make his team proud of working for IDEAL.
Sport Ireland is the authority tasked with the development of sport in the country, and its National Indoor Arena includes training centres for athletics, gymnastics and multi-sports facilities. The original arena was lit in 2017 using Thorn Lighting’s 2kW metal halide Altis floodlights. Sport Ireland approached Thorn and their sister brand Zumtobel, both lighting brands of the Zumtobel Group, in search of an optimal 1-2-1 upgrade to LED and controls. Ronan Meally Consulting Engineers and electrical contractor Tec Facilities Management worked with the Zumtobel Group to overcome the challenges of a tight turnaround and the constraints of a live building to install Thorn’s Altis LED floodlights, Zumtobel’s CRAFT II Plus luminaires and LITECOM controls. The new scheme presented cost savings of 38% in energy compared to the original one. In addition to that, the Altis LED floodlights provide flicker-free operation, a considerable benefit to a National Sports Facility when it comes to filming in HDTV. Sport Ireland National Indoor Arena upgrades to a new lighting kit from Thorn and Zumtobel
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