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Editor’s COMMENT FUNDRAISING SEASON GETS UNDERWAY Congratulations to the winners, highly commended and shortlisted entries at the Northern Ireland Electrical Awards 2025. We hope everyone attending enjoyed the evening and extend our thanks to the event sponsors supporting this important celebration of industry excellence. electex Belfast has also been and gone since our last edition, with our next shows coming up in Dublin over September 10-11, 2025, and Limerick from March 31 to April 1, 2026. You’ll find a busy edition inside, including profiles of all 17 branches in CEF’s expanding network as the electrical wholesaler celebrates its 20th anniversary in Ireland. With fundraising season well underway, coverage includes the very successful inaugural NI Electrical Industries Charity Shield, which raised an impressive £14,000 for EIC. Looking ahead, the Dash of the Derg returns for a second year on September 5, following the success of last year’s event which raised close to €30,000 for IEBA. Alyson Magee
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12 Products: Cover star Precision Cables outlines its role as a strategic partner in the electrification of Ireland, helping design and power infrastructure for generations to come. 23 In Focus: The industry’s top people, products and projects have been recognised at the Northern Ireland Electrical Awards 2025, held in Titanic Belfast on June 6. 53 In Focus: With CEF celebrating 20 years in the Irish market in 2025, we chat to the electrical wholesaler’s East region Manager Mark McCluggage and profile all 17 branches. 76 News & Views: ECA NI Chairman Richard Gilmour recently welcomed National President Stuart Smith to the association’s Annual Dinner at the Culloden Estate and Spa. 89 Products: Among sector leaders showcased in our lighting feature is ROBUS, which marked 40 years in business as the largest Irish lighting manufacturer in the world last year. 96 News & Views: Twelve football teams battled it out to raise funds for EIC at the NI Electrical Industries Charity Shield in Crusaders FC’s Seaview Stadium, Belfast on May 16.
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