industry news 25 ULTRAFAST BROADBAND HBF and Virgin Media announce partnership
the infrastructure in place to provide 200 Mbps broadband, as well as more than 230 TV chan- nels and customer landline services. Virgin Media has also launched a new portal
homes across the UK. As part of the partnership HBF members will be able to build homes with
T QUEEN’S BIRTHDAY HONOURS
Commander of the British Empire in the Queen’s birthday honours list.
CBE for Redrow chairman R
edrow chairman Steve Morgan, who was awarded an OBE in 1992 for serv- ices to construction, was made a
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Steve Morgan
he Home Builders Federation (HBF) has joined forces with Virgin Media to deliver ultrafast broadband to new
for housebuilders, which includes important technical guidance and a new site request form. The company will undertake all initial new site assessments free of charge as part of the agree- ment. It will also provide housebuilders with all the necessary equipment to connect homes to the Virgin network, offering a rebate scheme to cover any costs. Announcing the partnership, HBF executive
chairman Stewart Baseley explained: “With con- nectivity now vital to the way we live our lives, being able to equip today’s modern, high quality housing with 21st century connectivity is a key consideration for builders.” Virgin Media’s chief operating officer, Paul
Buttery, added: “By partnering with Virgin Media, developers can build 21st century homes, equipped with the most modern broadband infrastructure delivering the fastest specs. With our network growing at a faster pace than ever, the more demand we get from developers, the more we can do to support them.”
The CBE recognises his philanthropic services
through The Morgan Foundation, which was set up in 2001 and has given £32m of support to charities across North Wales, Merseyside, Cheshire and Shropshire.
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