ELECTRIC.IE • The Magazine & Website for the Irish Electrical Industry • 11 Robus receive a Highly Commended Award for Harbour Express from Mark Keogh. EIFI Awards Celebrate Industry Achievements Bringing together representatives from every sector of the supply chain — from product manufacture and distribution to contracting and project completion — the event reaffirmed the EIFI’s commitment to promoting industry best practice and recognising the people and companies that continue to raise standards nationwide. Recognising Excellence With categories spanning all segments represented by the EIFI membership — AECI, AEW, ECA, EMDA, LAI and NECI — the awards reflected the breadth and depth of talent within the sector. The judging panel, which included Paul Tighe, Vice-Chair of CIBSE Ireland, and Michael Curran, CIBSE Committee member, John Clare, Chair of TC02 Committee, Eamonn Sheils, SEAI Programme Manager and Dr Keith Sunderland, Engineers Ireland faced a challenging task in selecting winners from an exceptionally strong field of entrants. Mark Keogh the President of the EIFI welcomed guests and spoke about the objective of these awards to acknowledge, reward and help EIFI Awards The Electrical Industries Federation of Ireland (EIFI) recently hosted its Awards event at Croke Park. It was a celebration of excellence, innovation, and achievement across the whole Irish electrical industry. to promote industry best practice across all these sectors. Compere for the day was wellknown broadcaster Marty Morrissey, who helped make the occasion both engaging and memorable. Award Highlights Among the top honours of the afternoon, Mick Guinee received the President’s Award in recognition of his outstanding contribution to the industry, while Kevin O’Reilly was presented with the Lifetime Achievement Award, acknowledging decades of dedication and leadership. In the Apprentice of the Year category, Adam Bourke (Thomas Kenny & Co) claimed the top prize, with Kevin Guinea (H&F Electrical) and Ciaran O’Dwyer (KN Electrical) both highly commended — strong evidence that the future of the trade is in capable hands. Innovation was also centre stage, as Weidmüller’s PV Inline (AP Haslam) took home Innovative Product of the Year, with commendations going to Hager for its Enhanced Vega Consumer Unit and ROBUS for its Harbour Express range. Mick Guinee is photgraphed with the Ei Electronics team having received the President's Award from Mark Keogh, President of EIFI.
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