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Blyth telecoms startup lands Arch connectivity deal

Blyth-based telecommunications startup Trench Networks has won a contract with the Northumberland development business Arch Developments.

The contract will see Trench installing site-based communications infrastructure at Arch’s latest homes development which is being delivered through Arch’s house-building arm, Ascent Homes.

Kev Latimer, co-Director of the business, says the firm was launched to revolutionise digital communications through its fast, reliable and secure solutions.

The firm support on-site access to Building Information Modelling (BIM) software, document management and project collaboration systems while also providing local telephone services over the same system, something traditionally requiring access to a landline.

Kev explained: “We’ve engineered Outpost ourselves, an entire technology ecosystem from the ground-up, from the custom on-site hardware to the cloud-based infrastructure that powers it.

“This guarantees a connection as soon as the client needs it on-site, for as long as it’s needed, with a reliability that ensures that all of the systems are communicating in the most efficient and effective way possible and at speeds more akin to fibre connections than mobile routers.”

“The construction sector is quickly realizing that for all their investment in the latest cloud-based technologies, their site teams need fast and reliable access to these systems in order the leverage that investment.

“This is an advantage we are keen to see our clients have and that’s what sets us apart from some of the alternative solutions companies have reluctantly had to rely on in the past.”

On their latest win, Claire Hollyman, co-Director of Trench Networks, added: “We are delighted to be working with Arch Developments and Ascent Homes.

“It’s a very exciting time, and the confidence Arch Developments and Ascent Homes has in our products and services is testament to the hard work we’ve put in before launching the business.”

Claire Scott, Head of Residential Sales and Marketing, at Ascent Homes, said: “Site communications are crucial but they are a hassle and you never quite get what you want.

“Trench Networks were able to know and deliver exactly what it was that we needed and the staff on our sites rave about it.”