The One Point named as customer service award finalist

Hull-based IT and communications firm The One Point has been named as a finalist in the Customer Service category of the 2023 UK Mobile News Awards. The award is an annual accolade given out by Mobile News Awards to recognise excellence in customer service within the mobile communications industry. Winners are chosen based on their commitment to providing outstanding service to their customers...

Quickline accelerates rural communities into fibre broadband fast lane

A host of rural areas have raced out of the internet slow lane with fast and reliable full fibre broadband, thanks to rural provider Quickline. East Yorkshire-based Quickline has rolled out its fibre broadband, which offers customers speeds of up to 1 Gbps, to new areas across North Yorkshire, Lincolnshire and North Lincolnshire. It means, in total, more than 10,000 homes and businesses across...

Quickline appoints chief financial officer to support drive to connect rural communities

Rural broadband provider Quickline Communications has appointed Craig Fairey as chief financial officer to support the continuing growth of the business. Mr Fairey brings significant experience and skills to the role with the fast-growing company, having qualified as a chartered accountant more than 25 years ago and held senior financial positions across different industries, including the tech...

Proptech firm Bimsense raises further £575k for ‘golden thread’ software

A Hull proptech business whose software helps companies meet new building safety rules has raised a further £575,000 from NPIF – Mercia Equity Finance, which is managed by Mercia and is part of the Northern Powerhouse Investment Fund. The latest funding round for Bimsense follows the introduction earlier this year of the Building Safety Act, which is designed to improve standards in the wake of...

Arco offers Ron Dearing UTC students ‘hands-on’ cybersecurity experience

The UK’s leading safety company, Arco, is donating IT equipment and sharing the expertise of its colleagues as part of a new employer-led project to mentor students at Ron Dearing UTC and offer them "hands-on" learning in cybersecurity. Following an upgrade of systems across its network of safety stores, Arco will be donating several of its firewall units and a number of network switches to...