SUSTAINABILITY AWARD, SPONSORED BY IDEAL ELECTRICAL

The Electrical Contracting Association of New Zealand (Master Electricians) is putting out the call to its member businesses to enter their best projects and initiatives into the upcoming Master Electricians Excellence Awards 2024.

The biennial competition and awards ceremony recognises excellence and achievement of its members within the electrical contracting industry. In addition to the top award of Master Electrician of the Year, there are excellence awards for industry champion, emerging business, innovation, lighting design, electrical projects, and sustainability.

Ideal Electrical is proud to sponsor the Sustainability award, this award recognises a business that excel in inspiring and guiding others to adopt sustainable best practices within their workplaces and across the projects they deliver.

History of International Electricians Day

André-Marie Ampère, (20 January 1775 – 10 June 1836) was a French physicist and mathematician who was one of the founders of the science of classical electromagnetism, which he referred to as "electrodynamics". 'Ampere - the unit of electric current' is derived from his name as well.

He was also the inventor of numerous applications, such as the solenoid (a term coined by him) and the electrical telegraph. As an autodidact, Ampère was a member of the French Academy of Sciences and professor at the École polytechnique and the Collège de France.

The International Day of Electrician (MDE/IDE) has been celebrated on the of 10th June since 1986. It was established on the initiative of Polish and French electricians to commemorate the 150th anniversary of the death of the distinguished scientist André Marie Ampère.