Viberoptix smashes 100th employee mark to bring full fibre broadband to NI

Viberoptix, Northern Ireland’s leading fibre infrastructure firm who are helping to bring the fastest broadband to homes, has recruited more than 100 employees in record time. Less than a year since the company was formed, Viberoptix have welcomed their 125th member to the team.
By Claire Cartmill
Published 1st Dec 2020, 17:00 GMT
Naomhan McCrory, Viberoptix Managing Director at the company's new premises in Coalisland with Aidan Kennedy, Splicer and Emma McAliskey, Financial ControllerNaomhan McCrory, Viberoptix Managing Director at the company's new premises in Coalisland with Aidan Kennedy, Splicer and Emma McAliskey, Financial Controller
Naomhan McCrory, Viberoptix Managing Director at the company's new premises in Coalisland with Aidan Kennedy, Splicer and Emma McAliskey, Financial Controller

The milestone was reached less than four months after Viberoptix launched a major recruitment drive which tripled their workforce, forcing the company to move to a larger premises earlier this month.

Speaking from the new Viberoptix headquarters in Coalisland, Managing Director Naomhan McCrory said: “Full fibre has finally been recognised as the key to unlocking digital imbalance in Northern Ireland and demand for fibre networks is growing rapidly. The pandemic has accelerated the need for effective, high speed broadband, as more and more people are now working, schooling and staying connected with friends and family from home. Throughout this challenging period, our teams have continued to work to install this vital service to ensure home and business owners have access to full fibre networks.

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“We build the network infrastructure to enable full fibre broadband providers to reach their customers, so the demand for our services has increased and our team has grown exponentially. In bringing the fastest broadband to your home, we’ve had to expand and grow our expert team at a rapid rate.

“This is a really exciting time for Viberoptix, particularly because we are creating new jobs for local people in the areas in which we operate - some who had been made redundant due to the pandemic.”

The company’s growth is also connected to the recent awarding of Project Stratum to full fibre broadband provider, Fibrus, as Viberoptix is the main provider of fibre build resources for their network. Along with their partners Charles Brand, they are building the key infrastructure to connect rural Northern Ireland.

Naomhan continued: “We’re proud to play a leading part in this sector, with people who are as passionate about digital transformation. Connectivity will soon be revolutionised for rural and regional parts of Northern Ireland and the Viberoptix team is delighted to be part of that journey.”

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Viberoptix continues to recruit Infrastructure & Fibre Engineers, Project Managers, Accountants and various other roles, with full training provided on appointment. For more information, visit www.viberoptix.com.

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