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06/11/2020
Jobs Boost As CityFibre Awards Broadband Contracts
Over 3,750 new local network construction jobs are to be created across the UK as CityFibre announces a £1.5 billion fibre broadband rollout.
Construction capacity is secured for a roll-out across over five million premises, with the current phase across 3 million premises and 27 towns and cities.
CityFibre said the new roles form part of its previously announced recruitment and training programme, through which it expects to create up to 10,000 network construction jobs over the next three years to support its national rollout.
The rapid scale of the project is supported by Bechtel, one of the world's leading engineering, construction and project management companies. Bechtel was recently appointed to accelerate the mobilisation of CityFibre's construction partners and to maximise the productivity of each rollout project.
Digital Secretary, Oliver Dowden, said: "It is our national mission to connect every corner of the country to lightning fast gigabit speeds and we're set to spend a record £5billion to achieve this.
"But we cannot do it alone so I welcome CityFibre's substantial investment to plug millions of homes and businesses into the social and economic benefits of next-generation broadband and create thousands of jobs in the process."
Greg Mesch, CEO at CityFibre, said: "By awarding these full fibre network construction contracts, we can ensure we have the construction resources we need to get the job done, bringing world-class digital infrastructure a step closer to millions across the UK. Each contract represents hundreds of jobs and upskilling opportunities for local people, building the networks Britain needs to survive and to thrive in a digital age."
Before the end of the year, CityFibre will launch the second phase of the ATAP through which it will award build contracts for up to a further 3 million premises. This will commit construction resource across the entirety of its up to 8 million Gigabit City Investment Programme target, which it is on track to have substantially completed by 2025 in support of the Government’s target for national coverage.
(JG)
Construction capacity is secured for a roll-out across over five million premises, with the current phase across 3 million premises and 27 towns and cities.
CityFibre said the new roles form part of its previously announced recruitment and training programme, through which it expects to create up to 10,000 network construction jobs over the next three years to support its national rollout.
The rapid scale of the project is supported by Bechtel, one of the world's leading engineering, construction and project management companies. Bechtel was recently appointed to accelerate the mobilisation of CityFibre's construction partners and to maximise the productivity of each rollout project.
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Digital Secretary, Oliver Dowden, said: "It is our national mission to connect every corner of the country to lightning fast gigabit speeds and we're set to spend a record £5billion to achieve this.
"But we cannot do it alone so I welcome CityFibre's substantial investment to plug millions of homes and businesses into the social and economic benefits of next-generation broadband and create thousands of jobs in the process."
Greg Mesch, CEO at CityFibre, said: "By awarding these full fibre network construction contracts, we can ensure we have the construction resources we need to get the job done, bringing world-class digital infrastructure a step closer to millions across the UK. Each contract represents hundreds of jobs and upskilling opportunities for local people, building the networks Britain needs to survive and to thrive in a digital age."
Before the end of the year, CityFibre will launch the second phase of the ATAP through which it will award build contracts for up to a further 3 million premises. This will commit construction resource across the entirety of its up to 8 million Gigabit City Investment Programme target, which it is on track to have substantially completed by 2025 in support of the Government’s target for national coverage.
(JG)
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