Press release
Stoke-on-Trent City Council connects the community with
ntl:Telewest Business
- ntl:Telewest Business facilitates hotdesking for
Council employees
- New network ensures faster access to
information
5th, June 2007. ntl:Telewest Business, the
supplier of communications services to the public and private
sectors, has announced today that it has joined forces with
Stoke-on-Trent City Council to connect Council offices, education
sites, libraries and residential homes across the area.
Stoke-on-Trent City Council provides a range
of services to care for and protect the city’s 240,000
inhabitants. These services range from the education and
training of children, young people and adults to managing over
20,000 homes with more than 1,700 new tenancies created every
year.
With the installation of ntl:Telewest
Business’ converged network, staff working in 90 offices
across Stoke-on-Trent, including the three main Council offices
(Civic Centre, Swan House and Swift House), education centres,
libraries and housing offices, can now benefit from a faster and
secure network that will enable hotdesking across office
locations. With this increased flexibility and faster access
to information, Council staff can work more efficiently and
effectively, resulting in a higher level of customer service for
the community.
“Stoke-on-Trent is a city that is changing
rapidly and the Council felt it was time to put in place a modern
converged network that could keep up-to-speed with the digital
age,” said Neil Mason, Network Services Manager, Stoke-on-Trent
City Council. “ntl:Telewest Business offered us the whole
package: the high standard of technical support we required, a vast
amount of experience working with local authorities and an
extremely cost effective solution. The company’s offering has
enabled our staff to hotdesk and, looking ahead, the network will
facilitate homeworking.”
“Stoke-on-Trent City Council is an example of
a local authority that has recognised the need for faster networks
that will bring communities closer,” said Christopher Small,
Director for Public Sector, ntl:Telewest Business. ”By ensuring
that Council offices, libraries and residential homes are linked
with a high-speed network, staff now have faster access to
information and can provide the community with the highest level of
service. Stoke-on-Trent City Council has set an example for
other local authorities,” he continued.
About ntl:Telewest Business
ntl:Telewest Business, part of the UK’s second
largest fixed-line telecommunications company, is a leading
communications provider to businesses, public sector organisations
and service providers in the UK. It delivers a complete portfolio
of voice, data and internet solutions nation-wide.
ntl:Telewest Business sales and support
teams are located across the UK, in close proximity to our
customers, as part of a commitment to deliver superior customer
service.
ntl:Telewest Business delivers services over
the Group’s £13bn investment in its state-of-the-art
infrastructure giving business customers access to the largest
alternative network in the UK.
ntl:Telewest Business is trusted to provide
critical communications to high profile customers
including: Heathrow's Terminal 5, Birmingham City Council and
Cambridge County Council.
For further information go to http://www.ntltelewestbusiness.co.uk/
Rebecca
Tyrer
ntl:Telewest
Business
T: 01256
754715
E: rebecca.tyrer@virginmedia.co.uk
Gerry Grewal, Press Office
Rainier PR
T: 020 7494 6589
E: ggrewal@rainierpr.co.uk