Mike Marshall, Technical Director of ECSSA outlined the practical implications changes to the regulatory bodies will have on the Irish Electrical Industry.
Topic:
By early 2009, the CER will have announced the names of the body or bodies who will be appointed to supervise electrical installation safety in Ireland for the next seven years. It is important that the industry is made aware of the practical implications of this change.
At the Voltimum Centre (Stand L12) at Plan Expo, ECSSA will distribute helpful literature and provide information about the changes.
Speaker:
Mike Marshall, Technical Director of ECSSA
When Mike joined the staff of ECSSA in 2004 he brought with him 40 years of hands-on experience in the electrical industry. Educated in CBS Tralee, Mike started his training with WJ McCarthy, a long established Radio/TV and Electrical firm. Following periods with three other electrical contractors in the county, Mike branched out on his own in 1970, and after a short period in general electrical contracting, concentrated on industrial and marine electrics, with the supply and installation of generators also featured in the range of service offered.
Mike studied law as a mature student (DLS Course) and afterwards went on to do specialised courses in Competition Law, Construction Dispute Resolution, and Employment Law.
When the then Technical Manager of ECSSA, Sean O’Shea, retired at the end of 2003, the Directors found it difficult to identify a suitable replacement, and Mike eventually agreed to fill the role on a temporary basis, mainly because he had broken his leg in a work accident and could not get around on site.
During his four year temporary stint he has doubled the membership of ECSSA, and trebled it’s turnover and profitability.
Away from work, Mike is one of the best know Rally organisers in the country and over the past 30 years has let the team which has grown the Rally of the Lakes from tiny beginnings into one of the best known and most prestigious international car rallies in Europe.
His other interests include travel and local history.
Mike and his wife Noreen live in Killarney, and have two grown up children and five grand children.