Electric.ie March April 2021

ELECTRIC.IE • The Magazine & Website for the Irish Electrical Industry • 5 Editorial electric.ie Electric Bureau Ireland Ltd., Bluebell House Business Centre, Bluebell Avenue, Dublin 12 Tel: (087) 6698028 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. 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. Printed by W&G Baird It is with great sadness that we start this month’s editorial with the sad news that Bernard Lynch died (peacefully) at home on the 17th February 2021. Bernard worked in business development with AP Haslam. He very successfully presented both the EIFI Awards Lunch and the IEBA Christmas Ball. During this time, we were privileged to experience his professional skills, always delivered with pleasure. Nothing was ever a problem to Bernard. He was great fun to be with and always shared his positive perspective on life. We will miss his enthusiasm and banter. EIFI President, Gay Byrne, passes on condolences to Bernard’s family, on behalf of many in the industry who will be very saddened at his passing. We welcome two new members to the EMDA family. CESCO and MODULA. The Electrical Manufacturers and Distributors Association is an organisation that promotes the common interests of its members. An introduction to both of these companies is included in this issue. Demesne Electrical are holding a virtual conference on 25th March. Twelve of their international suppliers are participating. Demesne are always looking for new ways to make it easier for customers to do business with them. We wish them well with this event. NSAI has launched a public consultation for the draft I.S. 399, “Energy efficient design – Requirements with guidance for use”. This will close on the 19th March. For more details see the article inside. Bernard Lynch 1960-2021 The AEW and WEEE Ireland have partnered in the drive to promote WEEE Re-cycling in 2021. Gewiss launch the new ICON EV Charging Solution in Ireland. LED Group ROBUS reveal some of their plans for the future. There are reviews of many new products from Rittal, TEC, Schneider Electric included in this issue. As we are going to print the construction industry is still in lock-down. There is certainly still some activity in certain sections of our industry. It is vitally important that construction sites open up as soon as possible. In the meantime the industry continues to support Government guidelines. Irish Lamp Recycling Demesne Electrical Virtual Conference