Electric.ie January/February 2022

8 ELECTRIC.IE • The Magazine & Website for the Irish Electrical Industry • Hager Hager’s electrical wholesaler spotlight: CSGL Electrical Tell us about yourself Married to Stephen and have a son and daughter, Greg and Lynn, hence where the name CSGL came from. I am a very positive and motivated person who thrives on helping others reach their potential. Tell us about your company We are an independent electrical wholesaler operating since 2011 in Ennis Co Clare. A family run business with an emphasis on customer care, efficient service, while supplying quality products at competitive prices. We operate from a 5000sq ft warehouse and showroom. We have a very motivated committed team that strive to be the best we can be within the industry. We follow a mantra of continuous improvement for everyone. How did you end up working in the electrical industry? By default - Starting with an administration role. I developed a passion for the industry, I have held various roles over the last 20+ years from admin to credit control to store manager within the industry before embarking on opening CSGL. What area of the industry do you focus mostly on? All aspects, industrial, commercial, domestic and agricultural. Our customer base is so varied we provide what our customers need in whatever category it falls into. Have you remained busy throughout the pandemic? Yes thankfully. Fear of the unknown focus you. During lock down we remained operational behind closed doors to provide emergency backup for companies/ contractors that remained open to provide essential services. Like many others we saw a dip in our sales, but I think every business from the largest to the smallest experienced the same. What type of projects have you predominantly been supplying to during the last 18 months? Projects varied, but we did see a shift in consumer spending for outside projects for a while. Returning to normality the focus now seems to be on energy saving for all sectors. Do you think the pandemic has impacted the type of projects (in a good or bad way) you’re being asked to supply to? The pandemic restrictions caused major issues for our business sector but after the initial shock and restrictions started to ease, some companies / businesses took the opportunity to revamp so we were involved in several commercial projects. We have also seen an increase in domestic projects as the need for houses has increased. Caroline O'Connor, CSGL Electrical ർ We speak to Caroline O'Connor of CSGL Electrical. Caroline leads a trusted expert team with over 20 years’ experience in the sector.