Electric.ie March/April 2018 Editon

ELECTRIC.IE • The Magazine & Website for the Irish Electrical Industry • 3 As the NSAI hold an event to mark the transition of ETCI committees to NSAI ETC, we take a look at the long history of achievement of the ETCI and pay tribute to the people behind its establishment in 1972. Editorial electric.ie Electric Bureau Ireland Ltd., Excel Electric Centre, Bluebell Avenue, Dublin 12 Tel: (01) 4080256 Info@electric.ie Reg. Dublin: 512293 Our Team Colin Sherlock Sales & Marketing Manager Layout/Design colin.sherlock@electric.ie Jessica O'Farrell Administration jessica@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. At the same event the prestigious IEC1906 Award was presented to three individuals for exceptional achievement. FEGIME is Ireland's leading group of independent electrical wholesalers with nine member companies and 28 outlets. We take ƒ Ž‘‘ ƒ– –Š‡ „‡‡Ƥ–• ‘ˆ membership and a focus on the companies themselves. In this issue we also announce the date for this years EIFI Electrical Industry Awards. The date for your †‹ƒ”› ‹• –Š‡ Ͳͱ•– ‡’–‡„‡”Ǥ Noel Simpson of the AEW visits the Irish Lamp Recycling company in Athy and gets some tips on how to make lamp recycling more ‡ƥ…‹‡–Ǥ There are quite a few new job opportunities in this edition and some job announcements. We visit the Young Scientist and Technology Exhibition and the National Manufacturing and Supply Chain Conference and Exhibition. Jim Keogh John McAuley, Chairman of the NSAI Electro Technical Committee EIFI Awards date announced 21st September