Ireland's Electrical Magazine Issue 86

Ireland's Electrical Magazine Issue 86

ISSUE 86 - AUGUST/SEPTEMBER 2021

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CONTENTS

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News &Views 5 CTS head is new Chair of NIFL

Products 12 E2S

In Focus 19 Mental health first aid

Caltech Electrical Supplies Ltd have strengthened their product line with the addition of the highly specialised ES2 warning signals to their stable of top brand names. Ei Electronics’ SmartLINK Gateway is revolutionising the way in which fire and CO alarm systems are managed, paving the way to a solution-focused approach to asset management.

Connaire McGreevy, MD of CTS facilities management based in Newry, Co Down, is appointed as the new Chair of the NIFL Premiership Management Committee.

Paul Williams, Electrical Contractors Association’s Health & Safety Manager and Mental First Aid ‘Train the Trainer’, talks about poor mental health and how electrical contractors are stepping up support.

61 Ei Electronics

7 European athletics win for Vaughan apprentice

24 Grand Opera House

Troy McConville, one of Vaughan Engineering Group’s electrical

William Coates Ltd and supply chain take centre stage on stunning renovation project for Belfast’s iconic Grand Opera House building.

apprentices, returns victorious from the European Athletics Promotion. 11 Nittan agrees further sponsorship Nittan Europe announce continued sponsorship of SERC’s Fire Engineering Apprentice of the Year award across five years. THE TEAM: Managing Director Karen McAvoy Publication Manager Janice Uprichard Advertising Julie Patterson Editor Heather Campbell Production Manager Julie Anne Guiney Digital Creative Manager Jo Wilson Digital Content Editor Cathal Delea Digital Communications Rachel Freeman Photography Gordon McAvoy Printed by W&G Baird

85 MK Electric

58 Fire & Security

MK Electric’s new MK Base range - designed to meet and exceed client expectations for quality, safety, range and ease of installation.

Catch up with latest news, updates and product launches from the specialist fire and security sector.

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NEWS

Mark Alexander, newly appointed Energy Transition Manager for Mutual Energy.

Ethos Engineeringdonates €30K to cancer charity

Mutual Energymakes senior appointments

Ethos Engineering (M+E consultants) smashed their July €10K fundraising target for The Irish Cancer Society by €5K. That makes a total of €15,000 raised through generous donations of time, effort and hard-earned money from all Ethos Engineering work colleagues, industry friends, family and supporters. CEO Greg Hayden praised their hard work, “I am personally so proud of the massive team effort from all the staff, at Ethos and our sister companies, Fusion and KPPM. “As this disease has unfortunately impacted so many of our lives, Ethos Engineering will now match all the funds we have raised, which will

allow us to donate €30,000 to a really brilliant cause in the fight against this horrible disease.” Ethos Engineering provides mechanical and electrical consultancy services to the residential, commercial, micro-electronic, healthcare, municipal, hi-tech, >Page 1 Page 2 Page 3 Page 4 Page 5 Page 6 Page 7 Page 8 Page 9 Page 10 Page 11 Page 12 Page 13 Page 14 Page 15 Page 16 Page 17 Page 18 Page 19 Page 20 Page 21 Page 22 Page 23 Page 24 Page 25 Page 26 Page 27 Page 28 Page 29 Page 30 Page 31 Page 32 Page 33 Page 34 Page 35 Page 36 Page 37 Page 38 Page 39 Page 40 Page 41 Page 42 Page 43 Page 44 Page 45 Page 46 Page 47 Page 48 Page 49 Page 50 Page 51 Page 52 Page 53 Page 54 Page 55 Page 56 Page 57 Page 58 Page 59 Page 60 Page 61 Page 62 Page 63 Page 64 Page 65 Page 66 Page 67 Page 68 Page 69 Page 70 Page 71 Page 72 Page 73 Page 74 Page 75 Page 76 Page 77 Page 78 Page 79 Page 80 Page 81 Page 82 Page 83 Page 84 Page 85 Page 86 Page 87 Page 88 Page 89 Page 90 Page 91 Page 92 Page 93 Page 94 Page 95 Page 96 Page 97 Page 98 Page 99 Page 100 Page 101 Page 102 Page 103

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