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.

Colm Burke, Managing Director of Hyperscale Data Centres at Mercury has been appointed as President of the Electrical Contractors Association.

Colm, 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”.