Birmingham 2022 names official IT firm
An IT firm has been awarded a major contract to deliver the IT services that will help stage the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games.
Glasgow-based NVT Group has been named the official IT services provider for the Games.
The firm has experience in providing IT design, technology integration and support services for a series of UK and European sporting events, including the 2014 Glasgow Commonwealth Games, the Ryder Cup at Gleneagles in 2014, the 2015 European Games in Baku and the European Championships in 2018.
NVT will deliver IT Services for Birmingham 2022 in conjunction with a Birmingham-based partner.
NVT said Birmingham 2022 is a golden opportunity to engage with West Midlands-based technology firms and showcase some of the world’s best integration and management technology.
As part of this activity, the company will be inviting local IT firms to visit the Technology Operations Centre in the run up to the Games and to experience first-hand how the technology will keep everything moving.
Hamish Fraser, group managing director of NVT said: “We are delighted to be given this opportunity. Birmingham 2022 is the biggest sporting event to be held in the UK since the London 2012 Olympic Games, and we’re eager to work with our partners in the West Midlands to help deliver a magnificent sporting and cultural event. We are absolutely committed to helping deliver for the people of Birmingham an event of which they can be proud and which will live long in their memories.”
Ian Reid, chief executive of Birmingham 2022, said: “We are delighted to have a renowned and leading firm in NVT Group come on board as Official IT Services Provider for Birmingham 2022. In addition to previous Commonwealth Games experience, NVT has a strong reputation in the sports event sector, making it the ideal company to work with to provide the advanced technology infrastructure that is fundamental in delivering a seamless Games.
“Its commitment to providing opportunities for local firms in the West Midlands to get involved is also welcomed. We look forward to leveraging NVT’s expertise to deliver a successful global multi-sports event and welcoming them to the Birmingham 2022 sponsor family.”
