Mccann wins £117m deal to roll out full fibre network in city
CIVIL and electrical engineering firm Mccann has been awarded a city-wide build contract by Cityfibre worth £117m for its full fibre rollout in its home city of Nottingham.
The project is the latest location where construction is under way as part of Cityfibre’s up to £4bn Gigabit City Investment Programme, targeting full fibre rollout to up to eight million premises across more than 60 towns and cities across the UK.
Construction work on Nottingham’s nextgeneration full fibre network has already started and is due to last for up to six years - bringing almost all residents, businesses and public sector sites in the city within reach of the future-proof network and gigabit-speed broadband services.
Mccann operates nationwide across a wide range of civil and electrical engineering projects, including smart motorway infrastructure, LED street lighting installation and maintenance, ICP connections and associated civil engineering works.
Mccann will be working closely with Cityfibre, Nottingham City Council and the wider community to ensure that a fast and successful roll-out is achieved with minimum disruption to residents. On awarding the project to Mccann, Cityfibre’s city manager for Nottingham, Dominika Walker, said, “Our Gigabit City Investment Programme represents £4 billion in investment and our strategy is to work with and to reward successful contractors with long term, regionally-based work, enabling them to grow alongside us. Speaking about this latest contract win, John Mccann, managing director at Mccann said: “Cityfibre’s commitment to delivering the latest in full fibre technology to the city of Nottingham is both commendable and exciting.
“The scheme, along with similar projects across the UK, will transform large areas - gearing them up for the future of connectivity in order to attract businesses, visitors and improve the lives of residents,” “This is a landmark project for our team to be involved with. “We are delighted to be on board and look forward to commencing work in order to turn vision into reality and ensure a very bright future for the city of Nottingham.”