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Its data centre and workplace recovery facility designed and built by Select. The site is jointly owned by Select\u2019s Stephen Leahy and Firstnet directors, David Cusworth and Angie Cusworth.<\/p>\nFirstnet and Manchester-based Select Data Centres have formed a new business under the name of Firstnet Group, which will be headquartered at\u00a0Firstnet\u2019s base in Leeds, which includes a 20,000 sq ft data centre.<\/p>\n
The deal combines Select Data Centres’ specialist expertise in data centre design and construction with Firstnet\u2019s expertise in connectivity, networks, managed IT, cloud platforms, system co-location and disaster recovery.<\/p>\n
Its data centre and workplace recovery facility designed and built by Select. The site is jointly owned by Select\u2019s Stephen Leahy and Firstnet directors, David Cusworth and Angie Cusworth.<\/p>\n
Leahy was chief executive at Select and will fulfil the same role at Firstnet Group, bringing 30 years\u2019 experience to the role. He\u00a0commented: “My eagerness to proceed with this merger was underpinned by the outstanding credentials and work ethic of the Firstnet professionals. They have a particularly impressive management team led by David and Angie.<\/p>\n
“The deal represents a substantial investment in the city\u2019s IT sector and we will continue to invest in our Leeds estate, which includes the region\u2019s only purpose-built data centre.<\/p>\n
He added: “It already offers a capacity of over 400 cabinets for co-location, but we intend to increase that capacity as part of our ongoing expansion.<\/p>\n
“I believe that Firstnet Group\u2019s combination of resources and skillsets will deliver a service level which is unprecedented in Yorkshire and the wider region.”<\/p>\n
Mr Cusworth said: “This merger represents a positive development for our customers and a massive opportunity for our employees.<\/p>\n
“It also positions the company for its next phase of growth in the UK data centre and IT sector. Firstnet has recently secured some major national clients in addition to a rapidly growing core market of SMEs and resellers.<\/p>\n
“We plan to double our sales staff by the end of 2017 and create 100 new jobs over the next 18 months.”<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Firstnet and Manchester-based Select Data Centres have formed a new business under the name of Firstnet Group, which will be headquartered at\u00a0Firstnet\u2019s base in Leeds, which includes a 20,000 sq ft data centre. The deal combines Select Data Centres’ specialist expertise in data centre design and construction with Firstnet\u2019s expertise in connectivity, networks, managed IT, […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":3862,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[25,31],"tags":[70,161],"class_list":["post-1385","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-services","category-tech-sparx","tag-data-centre","tag-services"],"yoast_head":"\n