Connectus Invest £500k to Upgrade Fibre Network at Doncaster Airport Biz Park
Business focused UK ISP and Managed Service Provider (MSP) Connectus has today announced that they’re investing a further £500,000 into the Doncaster Airport Business Park in South Yorkshire (England), which is on top of the £1m they previously put in to help ensure all businesses on the park could enjoy access to their gigabit full fibre (broadband and Ethernet) network.
The investment, which comes just days after the Government announced it would plough £30m into the soon-to-be-reopened Doncaster Sheffield Airport, will see Connectus “turbocharge its work in and around the site’s Innovation” (the park consists of 140 business units for start-ups and growing businesses).
The funding will help to create two diverse links for increased connectivity (reliability) to the site, as well as the development of new engineering roles to manage and support demand for their services. Not to mention the roll-out of additional renewable and alternative power solutions to further improve reliability in the event of a Heathrow-like outage.
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In addition, Connectus said they would be building new AI based diagnostics and tooling via their partner Kaseya, while some investment would also go toward community outreach projects (i.e. continued support to Doncaster Knights Rugby Union and other grassroots sports clubs).
Roy Shelton, CEO of Connectus, said:
“This new investment underlines our commitment to provide the very best connectivity services to Doncaster Airport Business Park and the businesses based there.
Connectus is the leading managed services provider around the City of Doncaster, and this investment will further strengthen this.
We’ve already invested £1m over several years at the Business Park, which has helped to ensure all businesses on the park can enjoy access to our gigabit full fibre network. Now we’ll go further and faster to give lift off to even better services.”
Covering an area of around 62 acres, the Business Park also has planning consent for over 2,000,000sq ft (186,000sq m) of commercial development.
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Delighted to be able to announce this. Great news for the area and supporting businesses moving forward
Establishing a network that will help businesses grow and develop has always been our focus. This investment is just another step in our journey and whilst we enjoy strong relationship with all the businesses on the park, we don’t take nothing for granted. We will continue to strenghen our portfolio of products and services, including adoption of AI as a business tool and growth enabler.
“the newly-reopened Doncaster Sheffield Airport”
DSA hasn’t reopened yet sadly but it’s slated to re-open before Summer 2026.
Bravo Connectus. Great project for the locality and sure it will have a positive impact. Our experience of Connectus has always been first class, and I’m sure plenty of companies will benefit from this investment.
Great news and shows continued growth and confidence by Connectus. Their core value of improving services for all, both businesses and communities shines through.
Well done & congratulations to all in the Connectus Family.
Calm down, Dear. It’s a commercial.
Fantastic commitment from Roy and the rest of his amazing team. The sky is the limit for Connectus and Doncaster.