Editor’s COMMENT
ELECTRICAL MAGAZINE
ISSUE 103 - JUNE/JULY 2024
EVENTS SEASON GETS UNDERWAY
We’re now deep into events season, with this packed edition featuring the annual ECA Northern Ireland Regional Dinner in Cultra, second-ever AEW Awards Lunch in the Liffey Valley and an EDA Regional Business Forum in Belfast, its first to be held in NI since before the pandemic. All three events were well attended, offering great networking opportunities as well as informative updates on the latest issues, challenges and opportunities facing the electrical industry. Common themes included embracing renewables, supporting initiatives aimed at retaining and attracting staff, and getting
behind EDATA - a database created by EDA to facilitate easy, instant like-for-like comparison of electrical products. A few upcoming events include Ireland’s Electrical Awards to be held in Clontarf Castle Dublin on June 14, with a vibrant shortlist showcasing the industry’s top talent featured inside. ELECTEX Dublin is coming to RDS Simmonscourt over September 11-12, following its successful debut in Limerick in March. The summer will be over before you know it, so don’t forget to get your stand booked. Also in this edition, a bumper Focus on Lighting
THE TEAM: Managing Director Karen McAvoy Editor Alyson Magee Editorial Laura Barr Publication Manager Janice Uprichard Production Manager Julie Anne Guiney Digital Creative Manager Jo Hendron Digital Communications Rachel Freeman Accounts Andrea Simpson Photography Gordon McAvoy Administration Laoise Boyle
and the latest company news. Enjoy… Alyson Magee
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CONTENTS
10 News & Views: Ireland’s Electrical Awards 2024 finalists are unveiled ahead of the gala awards night to be held in Clontarf Castle Hotel, Dublin on Friday, June 14… 14 News & Views: ECA National President Sean Smyth attends the annual NI Regional Dinner in the Culloden on April 19, where £1,645 was raised for its charity partner… 20 In Focus: NI’s electrical sector is urged to embrace renewables, EDATA and recruitment opportunities at an EDA Regional Business Forum in Titanic Hotel Belfast on April 17… 47 News & Views: WEEE Recycling and Staff Training Awards are presented at the AEW Awards Lunch 2024, held in the Clayton Hotel, Liffey Valley on May 8… 86 News & Views: Customer service is a priority at CEF’s new 10,000sqft establishment in Cookstown Industrial Estate, Tallaght, led by Branch Manager Scott Langley… 94 Products: Precision Cables, exclusive distributor of the Prysmian range in Ireland, welcomes an ambitious rebranding strategy rolled out by the Prysmian Group…
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