September/October Edition

ELECTRIC.IE • The Magazine & Website for the Irish Electrical Industry • 15 Industry News Byrne appointed as President of the EIFI G ay Byrne, Chairman of Fantasy Lights Group, has been appointed President of the Electrical Industries Federation of Ireland (EIFI). Gay is a long-standing member of Ireland’s electrical community with a service history stretching back to the 1970s. Apart from spearheading the growth and success of his own company, he has always supported, and played a very active role in the various professional and trade bodies within the industry. These include the Federation itself and the Electrical Manufacturers Distributors Association. In addition, he was a founder member and first Chairman of Lighting Association Ireland (LAI) and still serves on the LAI Executive as ex-officio. Gay is also a keen supporter of the Electrical Industries Golfing Society, the Irish Electrical Benevolent Association, and various other social and charitable electrical industry initiatives. In accepting the EIFI chain of office recently following the virtual AGM, Gay promised to build on the tremendous work of his predecessor Mark Keogh, while harnessing the collective strengths of the member associations to help meet the challenge of these extraordinary times. AECI Trade Show has been postponed The Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic has meant that it’s now vital to limit social contact and avoid gatherings. For that reason, the AECI have made the difficult decision to postpone their annual Electrical Trade Show that was due to take place on September 2nd in the Spa Hotel in Lucan. Chris Lundy of the AECI said "We have taken these steps to help keep our staff, exhibitors and attendees safe and to help prevent the further spread of this virus. We have changed the date to Wednesday 24th February 2021 and it will be located at the same venue, The Lucan Spa Hotel Co. Dublin. Choosing to postpone our event was a difficult decision, especially when we have put time and effort into the planning and promotion. While this may cause some inconvenience in the short term, we can work on making our 2021 Electrical Trade Show our best one yet" .