Electric.ie January February 2020

ELECTRIC.IE • The Magazine & Website for the Irish Electrical Industry • 5 Editorial electric.ie Electric Bureau Ireland Ltd., Excel Electric Centre, Bluebell Avenue, Dublin 12 Tel: (01) 4080256 Info@electric.ie Reg. Dublin: 512293 Colin Sherlock Sales & Marketing Manager Layout/Design colin.sherlock@electric.ie DISCLAIMER Electric Bureau Ireland Ltd. accept no respon- siblity for the accuracy of contributed articles or statements appearing in this publication. PRINTED IN IRELAND By Turner’s Printing Co. Ltd Electric.ie is published by Electric Bureau Ireland Ltd. The magazine is circulated throughout Ireland and is available on wholesale trade counters and from representatives of electrical distributors who are members of EMDA The editor welcomes: contributions of technical papers, information on new products, details of installation projects and all editorial input of interest to our readers. The CEF Group at the IEBA Masquerade Ball Happy new year to all our readers, advertisers and supporters. 2020 marks the eight year of the publication of ELECTRIC.ie . Our magazine continues to grow as the trade magazine of choice for all sectors of the Irish Electrical Industry. Our website traffic and social media platforms, particularly LinkedIn have grown significantly. Over a 30 day period in September, ELECTRIC.ie had over 70,000 interactions across LinkedIn. The NSAI are due to replace the existing wiring rules with the new IS:10101 National Wiring Rules for Electrical Installations. These should be available some time later in January 2020. Sign up for our newsletter on www.electric.ie and we will keep you informed on this. The Jan/Feb edition brings our report on the IEBA Masquerade Ball. This year an amazing €30,000 was raised for the Charity. We congratulate Precision Cables and CESCO for reaching their 40th year in business. In this issue we have included, once again, the EMDA Membership Directory for 2020. This handy list contains contact information for all of our members. In other news, we report on.... • Rointe now have a heating club for Official Installers that can benefit from training courses, seminars, marketing material and much more. • Schneider Electric discuss how smart heating can be the ideal first step into the world of home automation. • Enable Ireland recently chose the ROBUS VEGAS LED LEXI STRIP for their newest building in the Lavanagh Centre in Cork. • Glamox have been involved in designing the light management system to ensure that the Roligheden School in Southern Norway has the most energy-efficient lighting to ensure minimal climate footprint.