Electric.ie Nov/Dec 18 Edition

ELECTRIC.IE • The Magazine & Website for the Irish Electrical Industry • 11 ROBUS Top Image: Left: Catherine Reid (Customised Conversions Manager), Jessica Jones (Assistant Purchasing Manager), Laura Lawlor (Business Intelligence & Internal Sales Manager), Aisling Byrne (PA to Founder & ADR Manager), Emma Ryan (Area Sales Manager IRL), Sharon Sweeney (Irish Sales Manager), Mick G. Slein (Commercial Director), Conor Brannelly (Project Engineer IRL), Patrick Dunne (Area Sales Manager IRL), Mick Slein (Founding Director & CEO), John Humphery (Managing Director UK & Europe), Katie Slein (Area Sales Manager IRL), Emma Durkin (Marketing Manager), Christian Dijkstra (Chief Operations Officer), Lisa Mc Donagh (Financial Accountant), Rob Pickerill (Financial Controller) and Philip Ryan (Area Sales Manager IRL). Mick Slein, Founder of LED Group ROBUS, is awarded the EIFI Lifetime Achievement Award ‹… Ž‡‹ ™ƒ• ƒ™ƒ”†‡† ƒ ‹ˆ‡–‹‡…Š‹‡˜‡‡– ƒ™ƒ”† ƒ– –Š‡ ƒ–‹‘ƒŽ Ž‡…–”‹…ƒŽ †—•–”› ™ƒ”†•Ǥ  ”‹†ƒ› Ͳͱ•– ‡’–‡„‡” ͲͰͱ΂Ǥ ‹… ƒ––‡†‡† –Š‡ ƒ™ƒ”†•…‡”‡‘› ƒ……‘’ƒ‹‡† „› Š‹• ‘–Š‡”ǡ ‹Žƒǡ ƒ––‡†‹‰ ƒ• Š‹• —‡•– ‘ˆ ‘‘—”ǡ ƒ• ™‡ŽŽ ƒ• Š‹• •‘ ‹… ”ǡ †ƒ—‰Š–‡” ƒ–‹‡ ƒ† •‘‡ ‘ˆ –Š‡ •–ƒơ ‡„‡”•Ǥ • –Š‡ –‹–Ž‡ ‘ˆ –Š‡ ƒ™ƒ”† •—‰‰‡•–• ‹… ™ƒ•…Š‘•‡ –‘ ”‡…‡‹˜‡ –Š‹• ƒ™ƒ”† „‡…ƒ—•‡ ‘ˆ –Š‡ ‡–”‡’”‡‡—”‹ƒŽ ™‘” –Šƒ– Š‡ Šƒ• †‘‡ ™‹–Š‹ –Š‡ ”‹•Š ‡Ž‡…–”‹…ƒŽ ‹†—•–”› ‘˜‡” –Š‡ ’ƒ•– ͟͠ ›‡ƒ”•Ǥ ˜‡” •‹…‡ •‡––‹‰ —’ ”‘—’ ‹ ͥͤ͝͠ǡ –Š”‘—‰Š Š‹• ‡‡”‰› ƒ† ˜‹•‹‘ǡ Š‡ Šƒ• ‰—‹†‡† ”‘—’ –‘ „‡ –Š‡ ‰Ž‘„ƒŽ Ž‹‰Š–‹‰…‘’ƒ› –Šƒ– –Š‡› ƒ”‡ –‘†ƒ›ǡ ™‹–Š ƒ ’”‡•‡…‡ ‹ ”‡Žƒ†ǡ ǡ ‘–‹‡–ƒŽ —”‘’‡ǡ ‹††Ž‡ ƒ•–ǡ ˆ”‹…ƒǡ —•–”ƒŽ‹ƒ ƒ† ‡™ ‡ƒŽƒ†Ǥ ‹… ”‡ƒ‹• ˜‡”› ƒ…–‹˜‡ ‹ ‘’‡”ƒ–‹‘• ‹ ”‘—’ ƒ† –”ƒ˜‡Ž• ƒ”‘—† –Š‡ ™‘”Ž†ǡ ‡‡–‹‰…Ž‹‡–• ƒ† ˜‹•‹–‹‰ ‘ƥ…‡• ‹ Š‹ƒ ƒ† —•–”ƒŽ‹ƒ ”‡‰—Žƒ”Ž›Ǥ –‡’’‹‰ ˆ‘”™ƒ”† –‘ ƒ……‡’– Š‹• ƒ™ƒ”†ǡ ‹… †‡Ž‹˜‡”‡† ƒ ‹•’‹”ƒ–‹‘ƒŽ •’‡‡…Š –‘ ƒŽŽ ‹ ƒ––‡†ƒ…‡ǡ †‡–ƒ‹Ž‹‰ Š‘™ ƒ †‡…‹•‹‘ ‹ ͥͤ͝͠ –‘‘ Š‹• –Š‡ ‘”†‹ƒ”› Ž‹ˆ‡ –‘ ƒ ™Š‘Ž‡ ‡™ Ž‡˜‡ŽǤ Ž™ƒ›• ƒ ‘†‡•– ƒǡ ‹… ƒ––”‹„—–‡• Š‹• •—……‡•• –‘ Š‹• ƒ„‹Ž‹–› –‘ ƒ––”ƒ…– ‰”‡ƒ– ’‡‘’Ž‡Ǥ ‹…ǯ• ƒ……‡’–ƒ…‡ •’‡‡…Š •–ƒ–‡† Dz ˆ †‘ Šƒ˜‡ ‘‡ ƒ––”‹„—–‡ –Šƒ– Šƒ• ƒ†‡ –Š‹• „—•‹‡•• –Š‡ •—……‡•• –Š‹ ‹– ‹• –‘†ƒ›ǡ ‹– ‹• –Šƒ– Šƒ˜‡ ƒŽ™ƒ›• ƒ––”ƒ…–‡† ”‡ƒŽŽ› ‰”‡ƒ– ’‡‘’Ž‡Ǥ Šƒ– •–ƒ”–‡† ‹ ͥͥ͜͝ ƒ† Šƒ˜‡ …‘–‹—‡† –‘ „‡ ˜‡”› ˆ‘”–—ƒ–‡ –‘ ƒ––”ƒ…– •‘‡ ƒ„•‘Ž—–‡ •—’‡”•–ƒ”•ǡ some of whom are with me today. Š‡”‡ˆ‘”‡ǡ ƒ †‡Ž‹‰Š–‡† –‘ ƒ……‡’– –Š‹• ƒ™ƒ”†ǡ ‘– ‘ „‡ŠƒŽˆ ‘ˆ ‹… Ž‡‹ǡ „—– ‘ „‡ŠƒŽˆ ‘ˆ –Š‡ ˆƒ–ƒ•–‹… ’‡‘’Ž‡ –Šƒ– Šƒ˜‡ ƒƒ‰‡† –‘ „”‹‰ ‘ –Š‹• Œ‘—”‡› ™‹–Š ‡ǡ –‘ ƒ‡ –Š‹•ǡ ƒ –”—Ž› ‰Ž‘„ƒŽ Ž‹‰Š–‹‰ „—•‹‡••Ǥdz Left: John Humphery, UK & European Managing Director, Mike G. Slein, Commercial Director, Mick Slein, Founding Director & Christian Dijkstra, Chief Operations Officer of LED Group ROBUS