Electric.ie May - June 2025

Editorial 5
Gustavo Franchi Steps into new role as project sales engineer at Hager Ireland. 7
Schneider Electric: Building partnerships for greater sustainability and business impact. 8
OPW to proceed with Limerick Opera Centre. 11
Plan for expanding EV charging across Ireland. 11
EIFI Electrical Industry Awards 2025. 12
Kempston Controls: Smart Power management for maxmum reliability. 15
Phoenix Contact: New surge protection for API applications 17
Phoenix Contact: Push-in contacts inserts for heavy-duty connectors for power transmission. 17
Supporting a renewable future with Precision Cables. 19
STIEBEL ELTRON Ireland appoints new award-winning managing director. 21
Schneider Electric appoints Rhonda Doyle as New Country President for Ireland. 25
AP Haslam: solutions for data centres and critical power. 29
Grant announces new Aerona R290 air source heat pumps and smart controls course. 31
Switch Distribution: Energy efficient lighting solution for parking garages. 32
Darren Kinsella appointed president of AECI at annual AGM. 35
ESB launches shared EV ehubs pilot in Dublin suberbs. 37
Home energy upgrade loan scheme. 37
AECI's Premier Trade show 25 39
Rittal Ireland: Why smaller may be better. 40
WEEE Ireland: 250 million electrical items recycled. 45
EU's new Ecodesign working plan. 47
Dash of the Derg. 50
The National Construction Summit. 51
LightingEurope calls for practical, harmonised implementation of the Green Claims Directive. 55
ATC RF Smart Heating Range. 57
Appointments 63
Golf 64
Buyers' Guide 65

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