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“We have a fantastic team working with us and they are the main reason why we can drive the company on to where we are today.”
We are entering a different era with regard to renewable energy and energy efficiency and that can only be a good thing for our industry, as we will all need to diversify with it and learn more about how best to do it. Do you believe smart homes/building automation will eventually become standard for new builds? SC: In short, yes. I think 90% of houses, even now, have some form of smart home device in it, be it a smart speaker or a smart heating thermostat. I think the full smart home systems are still out of reach for most homeowners, but it’s definitely a question that is coming up more and more. On the commercial side, building automation and BMS systems are integral to the running and monitoring of these buildings and it will only get better as time moves on. What has been your most challenging project to date, and why? SC: I will say it was probably my first large commercial project in 2017 – a large
two-storey extension onto a factory in West Cork. I was thrown in at the deep end, and we had a lot of new things to learn, see and do. But we got on with it and got it done on time and on budget. After that, each project has its own challenges, more so because of the scale of the projects that we now undertake. Skilled labour is probably our number one challenge at the moment and that is across the board, I would say. What aspects of your job do you enjoy most? SC: I love a challenge. Tell me I can’t or won’t be able to do it, and I will go for it and make it happen! I love building a team around me where we all have a common goal to do the best for each other and for the progression of the SCES brand. We have a fantastic team working with us and they are the main reason why we can drive the company on to where we are today. And we are always looking for like-minded talent to join our team. Every day is a school day. There is no day that you don’t take away another bit of
information or learn something. The mayhem and the chaos… I love it!
What do you value most about Hager? SC: The product is just fantastic. You know when you are using Hager that you have a quality piece of kit in your hands. You literally can feel the difference from its competitors in your hands. The support that I get from the guys and girls in Hager Ireland is brilliant. If I’m out on site, I can pick up the phone and talk to Brendan or Luke in Dublin, and that is invaluable to me and my foremen as contractors. The range they carry is second to none. If you can think of it, they will have a solution for it! And of course … those blue Hager screwdrivers! “It’s great to see electricians applauding
and promoting the excellent standards of work within our industry.”
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