64 ELECTRIC.IE • The Magazine & Website for the Irish Electrical Industry • Obituary Joe Tynan 1934 - 2022 It is with great sadness, we announce the loss of our beloved father, Joe Tynan, founder of our family company, Progress Electroplating and Manufacturing Co. (PEMCO). We are saddened to announce his passing on the 20th of December 2022, in Thailand, after a short illness. Joe was a family man who encouraged his children and grandchildren with his entrepreneurial spirit into the business. Our Father was devoted to this company which he Established in 1976. He was an Electrician by trade and was lled with passion and committed to making things happen. His expertise, energy and enthusiasm led him to be a member of many industry committees. Joe Tynan was a joy to meet and an honour to know. He will be remembered for his kind and generous nature and for his unrivalled knowledge of our industry. One of our esteemed customers said of him “What a great man with a fantastic brain and forward- thinking". Joe built a wonderful company and will always be remembered for his introduction of the galvanised earth rods to the Irish market, hardly a house built in Ireland in those days without a ‘Joe Tynan Earthrod’. Progress Electroplating and Manufacturing Co. Ltd is a Manufacturing and Distribution company based in Bray, Co. Wicklow, Ireland supplying the Electrical Wholesale Trade in the Republic of Ireland, Northern Ireland, and the UK. PEMCO is a 3rd generation family run business employing 20 people. Overall, in his time Joe Tynan will always be remembered for his tireless efforts to make the company sustainable and successful. Engineering Industries Ireland, the Ibec group that represents engineering businesses, is pleased to announce the appointment of Niall Fay, Director of Grant Engineering, as its new Chair. Marking the appointment, Mr. Fay stated: “It is a huge honour to be appointed Chair of Engineering Industries Ireland. Despite the changing economic headwinds of recent months, the Irish engineering industry remains a strong, vibrant sector within manufacturing and services. “We are living in an age of unparalleled technological disruption and accelerated business transformation. The renewable Engineering Industries Ireland announces new Chairperson energy space will present growth opportunities, as will activities linked to electrification and connected and autonomous vehicles. The very real threat of climate change around the globe requires flexibility and agility from the Government and the engineering sector, collaborating to reduce the dependency on carbon and manage industry activities in a more sustainable way. “Furthermore, with international trade facing many new barriers and previously stable economies looking increasingly risky, the lack of an export credit agency is becoming even more of a serious problem for Irish engineering exporters. As the only material EU country that does not have a state-backed export credit insurance or agency, Ireland is putting itself at a competitive disadvantage against other EU competitors that can access such schemes and we are at risk of losing, long established engineering multinationals with a base here. It is imperative that we underpin our competitiveness by putting in place a State backed export credit insurance scheme and an Export Credit Agency to ensure Irish engineering businesses can compete on a level playing field on the international markets. “I look forward to working with key stakeholders in addressing these shared challenges and encourage companies to innovate and develop solutions towards a better future for Ireland.” ‒Niall Fay, Director of Grant Engineering, appointed as new Chair of Ibec group. ‒Ed Byrne, Galco Steel Group Managing Director, appointed Vice-Chair.
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