Nottingham firm wins city’s £117m full fibre contract

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 city is the latest to benefit from CityFibre’s £4bn Gigabit City Investment Programme, targeting full fibre rollout to up to 8 million premises across more than 60 towns and cities across the UK.

Construction work on Nottingham’s next-generation full fibre network has already started and is due to last for up to six years.

John McCann, managing cirector 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,”

He added: “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.”