Gabriel Byrne Gabriel Byrne, Lighting Association Ireland (LAI) delegate to LightingEurope, was elected to its Executive Board during the recent general assembly in Brussels. On his election Ourania Georgoutsakou, LightingEurope Secretary General, said: “Gabriel’s long experience in lighting, both as a company owner and as a leader of industry associations, will be of [...]
The Electrical Industries Federation of Ireland (EIFI) is the all-industry body for the electrical sector in Ireland. It incorporates the main representative associations of electrical contractors and manufacturers, wholesalers and distributors of lighting and electrical products and equipment. Gay Byrne, President of the EIFI, opened the presentation speaking about the EIFI's support for the SEAI [...]
The Association of Electrical Wholesalers (AEW) and WEEE Ireland are redoubling their efforts in 2021 to drive a big increase in the recycling of waste lighting through the AEW’s 130 Electrical Wholesale outlets in Ireland. WEEE Ireland CEO Leo Donovan comments: “WEEE Ireland has been working on behalf of the lighting sector to organize the [...]
Arc Fault Detection Devices (AFDD) prevent the risk of building fires when they detect an electric arc fault in a circuit and isolate the faulty circuit.
The ‘Guide to I.S. 10101: 2020 National Rules for Electrical Installations’ training programme has been uploaded onto the CIF Training webpage as a freely accessible CPD training programme. There is also a pdf presentation available to download under ‘supplementary materials’. Those viewing the course in its entirety can receive a CPD certificate by email. The [...]
Gay Byrne - President of the EIFI Gay Byrne, newly appointed President of the Electrical Industry Federation of Ireland, outlines his mission concept for the future development of the organisation. The EIFI is the national collective of the major industry trade associations operating in the Irish Electrical Industry. Given the ongoing and future [...]
Webinar on the New National Wiring Rules I.S. 10101. (Long Version) Webinar by Charles Dunn, Chair of NSAI/ETC/Technical Committee TC2 Electrical Installations, changes in the new "Wiring Rules" are outlined. Long Version. Short Version Available Here
Safe Electric are bringing you a series of short informative videos to help you learn more about the changes in the National Wiring Rules for Electrical Installations I.S. 10101:2020 In episode 1, Inspection Manager, Dave Butler along with Safe Electric Inspectors John Cotter & Seamus Greene discuss: Enhanced Cable Specifications to Comply with I.S. [...]
New President of the EIFI - Gay Byrne Gay Byrne, Chairman of Fantasy Lights Group, has been appointed President of the Electrical Industries Federation of Ireland (EIFI). Gay is a long-standing member of Ireland’s electrical community with a service history stretching back to the 1970s. Apart from spearheading the growth and success of [...]
All of us have probably experienced emergency lighting at least once in our life, either while leaving a building in case of a real emergency or during a regular fire exit exercises we took part in. Just have a look around you: emergency lighting is present in all types of buildings, from hospitals to schools, [...]