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10:32 AM March 5, 2021
Traditional Norfolk Poultry director Mark Gorton breaking ground on the firm s £5m factory extension at Shropham
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A Norfolk poultry firm is investing £5m to double its processing capacity after the coronavirus pandemic accelerated the rising demand for free-range chickens and turkeys.
Traditional Norfolk Poultry has started work on a major extension to its factory at Shropham, near Attleborough.
The first phase, due to be completed in autumn, will increase the chilling, packing and processing capacity to allow the firm to produce up to 500,000 turkeys in time for Christmas.
The second stage will then focus on chickens, creating more space within the packing and distribution areas to streamline production lines and take capacity up to 300,000 chickens per week - double the firm s current output.
Three companies have been selected to roll-out full fibre broadband networks on behalf of the Connecting Devon and Somerset (CDS) programme, backed by.
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Three companies have been selected to roll-out full fibre broadband networks on behalf of the Connecting Devon and Somerset (CDS) programme, backed by Government funding.
Airband, Truespeed and Wessex Internet will be installing full fibre broadband across Devon, including large parts of East Devon, and Somerset to more than 56,000 rural homes and businesses over the next four years.
The combined public and private sector investment of around £80million will be in the vanguard of the Government’s ambitions to build a Gigabit capable network across the UK.
The three companies all have experience of working in the region and, between them, have already delivered connections to nearly 41,000 premises in the CDS region.
New contractors appointed to roll out fibre broadband across Devon and Somerset
Airband, Truespeed and Wessex Internet selected to roll out full-fibre networks on behalf of the Connecting Devon and Somerset (CDS) programme
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Undeterred by criticism from a parliamentary committee inquiry for the unrealistic nature of its gigabit broadband roll-out targets, the UK government has announced the companies it will rely upon to expand its full-fibre network in the South West of England.
Airband, Truespeed and Wessex Internet will form the three companies selected to roll out full-fibre networks on behalf of the Connecting Devon and Somerset (CDS) programme.
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