Tullamore Electrical Factors win 'Most Improved Branch' at awards ceremony in Dublin

Tullamore Electrical Factors (TEF) have scooped the award for ‘Most Improved Branch’ for lighting recycling at Ireland’s first ever Association of Electrical Wholesalers (AEW) awards.

Sponsored by WEEE Ireland, the awards recognised and celebrated the best performers in lighting recycling across the electrical wholesale sector in 2021

A total of 12 awards were handed out in this category across the six wholesale trade buying groups that form the AEW – CEF, EWL Electric , Fegime, IEBG, Kellihers and the Independents with two awards presented per group for Best Performing Branch and Most Improved Branch.

CEO of WEEE Ireland Leo Donovan, said: "WEEE Ireland is the only lighting recycling scheme in Ireland and has been working on behalf of the lighting sector to organise the collection and recycling of waste lighting for the past 16 years.”

“The WEEE Recycling Awards, which are part of the AEW Awards, recognise and reward green, sustainable business practices amongst AEW’s 130 members across Ireland.

“A huge well done to all twelve winners whose recycling efforts enable their customers to easily return and recycle waste lighting, delivering a positive impact on the environment over the long term.”

“We are delighted to be awarded for our efforts in ensuring waste lighting from our customers is properly recycled,” added Eddie Fleming of TEF Tullamore.

“Not only is it a boost for the business and my colleagues to have our efforts recognised, but it is always rewarding to know that we are making a difference to the environment, in our own small way.”

Ken Legros, President, AEW, said AEW and its 130 members work closely with WEEE Ireland and Irish Lamps Recycling to improve WEEE recycling performance in the industry, by driving lighting take back and recycling awareness across the electrical wholesale and trade sector.

“The awards are a great way to celebrate and recognise the best performing electrical wholesalers in lighting recycling and, hopefully, will inspire all AEW members to re-double their WEEE Recycling efforts in 2022,” he said.

WEEE Ireland works in partnership with AEW to facilitate the return and recycling of waste lighting across all 26 counties. Its main recycling partner, Irish Lamps Recycling, works with electrical wholesalers to collect waste lighting from their premises and electrical contractors to collect waste lighting directly from construction sites.

The first ever Association of Electrical Wholesalers awards ceremony took place in Dublin recently.