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Leading UK construction company builds for the future with ntl:Telewest Business

Construction group Graham consolidates data connectivity at 23 sites using IPVPN circuits on the ntl:Telewest Business £13 billion fibre network
Network upgrade delivers improved data resilience, management and security, and saves cost
IPVPN solution offers flexibility to scale bandwidth up to 155 Mbps and move locations inline with Graham’s business needs

29 May, 2008. Graham, the multi-skilled construction, facilities management and project investment. company, has invested in an advanced digital communications network upgrade from ntl:Telewest Business, part of Virgin Media Group. The network will link the Graham Head Office in Dromore to regional offices in the Republic of Ireland, England and Scotland and to their construction and facilities management sites operating throughout the UK and Ireland.

Graham’s network investment is being driven by a need to deliver resilience, continuity and support to the business by enabling huge volumes of data to be moved quickly between offices and sites. In simple terms, it will allow teams of people across the group to access and share information. For a company with a current turnover of £217 million and over 800 employees, this investment will help to support structured growth as the group goes through a sustained period of development within each region,

The new advanced network solution will deliver improved data resilience and network management by linking each of Graham’s regional offices and multiple site locations back into it’s head office in Dromore, Northern Ireland. All internet connectivity will be provided via a 10 Mbps managed connection from the headquarter office, improving security by enabling access to be managed centrally.

Graham, one of the largest companies in Northern Ireland, is an organisation that undertakes high profile building, civil engineering and facilities management projects across many infrastructure sectors.

A small selection of current building projects includes the refurbishment of Belfast City Hall, new government offices/civic centre for Newtownabbey Borough Council, a series of care homes for City of Edinburgh Council and school projects at all levels within Northern Ireland, the Republic of Ireland and Scotland. Current civil engineering projects include DBFO1 (Westlink) in Belfast, road, public realm and Park and Ride Facilities in Scotland and the building of a landmark bridge over the River Liffey in Dublin.

Graham also has a diverse range of Facilities Management contracts at various stages throughout the UK and Ireland, and having been involved in Public-Private partnership since its inception in the early 1990s, Graham Investment Projects has established itself as a market leader in the education, healthcare and infrastructure sectors.

“Because of this wide range of complex projects across the group and the geographical spread involved, data is a critical asset to Graham. Each operation needs access to large volumes of data. Consolidating connectivity from multiple sites through IPVPN connections on the ntl:Telewest Business fibre network will provide rock solid resilience and deliver improved data management and security,” said Steven Creighton, Group Finance Director, Graham.

“Graham is a world class Construction, Asset Management and Project Investment company that needs a world class communication infrastructure to support its business. IPVPN connections from remote sites into the national ntl:Telewest Business fibre network back to its headquarters, provide a secure solution that has sufficient flexibility to develop inline with Graham’s business” said David Armstrong, Business Sales Manager for Northern Ireland, ntl:Telewest Business.

Graham is using secure Internet Protocol Virtual Private Network (IPVPN) data connections from ntl:Telewest Business to link its head office with regional offices and construction sites throughout the UK. ntl:Telewest Business has connected 15 sites to date with a further eight sites to follow over the next three months.

The new IPVPN connections replace ADSL and leased line connections direct to the internet with secure IPVPN connections back to the headquarter office operating at data speeds of between 512 kbps and 2 Mbps, depending on the size of the remote operation. IPVPN creates secure dedicated data circuits over ntl:Telewest Business’ £13 billion next-generation fibre network.

IPVPN services can also be easily managed, for example, to introduce new sites as Graham secures new construction or infrastructure projects, change access bandwidths up to 155 Mbps or move sites, without the high costs or delays traditionally associated with connection oriented services, such as ADSL or leased lines.

About ntl:Telewest Business

ntl:Telewest Business has the most technically advanced of the UK’s two national networks. Its vast nation-wide Next Generation Network provides businesses, public sector organisations and service providers across the UK with a complete portfolio of advanced data, internet and voice services. The £13billion network is flexible, scaleable and is already built out to more than 38,000 street cabinets across the UK.

As part of a commitment to deliver superior customer service, ntl:Telewest Business sales and support teams are located in close proximity to its customers in over 40 centres across the UK. ntl:Telewest Business is trusted to provide critical communications to high profile customers including Yorkshire Water and EasyJet.

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