May June 2020 Electric.ie Magazine

58 ELECTRIC.IE • The Magazine & Website for the Irish Electrical Industry • UK: Covid-19 and Social Distancing for Electrical Wholesalers T his document was put together for the UK electrical wholesale market. It may be of some interest to wholesalers here as well, although obviously taking into account that some differences will apply. The document gives practical guidance for lots of different situations like driving to work, serving customers, delivering to construction sites, receiving deliveries from suppliers and more. ‒ With the help of a panel of experts, the EDA in the UK have created a Practical Guide for Electrical Wholesale Branches. The underpinning principles always takes precedence: • Two metre (6 feet) social distancing is absolute between staff, customers, and suppliers. • Washing of hands for 20 seconds more frequently. • Catch coughs and sneezes in tissues. • Frequently clean and disinfect objects and surfaces that are touched regularly. This document can be downloaded at www.eda.org.uk Industry News Colm Burke appointed President of the Electrical Contractors' Association ‒ Colm Burke, Managing Director of Hyperscale Data Centres at Mercury has been appointed as President of the Electrical Contractors Association. C olm, who was previously the Vice President of the Association, succeeds Tim Ferris, Managing Director, O’Shea’s Electrical Ltd. The announcement was made at the Electrical Contractors Association (ECA) and Mechanical Engineering & Building Services Contractors’ Association (MEBSCA) AGM, which took place recently. Ciaran King, General Manager, King & Moffatt now takes up the role of Vice President, following Colm’s promotion. Colm Burke thanked Tim Ferris for his commitment and dedication to the ECA during his presidential term, particularly for his work in the area of progressing the industry’s digital transition. Colm said: “Tim has done an outstanding job in an important year for the industry when it made substantial progress in transitioning to being a modern digital-enabled construction sector". Tim Ferris, Managing Director, O’Shea’s Electrical Ltd, presents Colm Burke, Managing Director, Hyperscale Data Centres, Mercury with the ECA president’s chain of office.