5 years ago today a very big step was taken and Trench Networks was born! Our single Outpost, painstakingly created, developed and built in a spare bedroom in our home has turned into hundreds of Outposts to bring Internet to sites up and down the UK and we are now on to our 6th generation of… Read more »

Bowmer & Kirkland has just started construction on a new £70m 280 apartment residential scheme at MediaCityUK in Salford where we recently carried out the install of our Internet service for the project teams on site. The 230,000 sq ft development will consist of both private and shared ownership with 280 apartments across two towers… Read more »

We’re delighted to announce that we won the ‘Digital Construction’ award at the hugely coveted Constructing Excellence North East Awards! We were up against a very impressive list of finalists and we are so thrilled to have been able to receive this award. It may have left us speechless during our acceptance but our screams… Read more »

If you follow us on LinkedIn, you may have seen us use the hashtags #notjustanotherrouter and #morethanbroadband – this is #thetrenchdifference! So what do we mean by this? Outpost isn’t just an alternative to a dongle, hotspot or 4G router – it’s so much more than that.  When we designed Outpost, we created it to… Read more »

In a very challenging year it’s lovely for us to be able to share some good news. We are thrilled to announce that in addition to being shortlisted at the Constructing Excellence in the North East in the ‘Digital Construction’ award category, we’re thrilled to announce that we have also been shortlisted at the Dynamo… Read more »

Continually evolving digital technology has changed the way people work across many industries, but with the construction sector so notoriously slow to adapt to change, this can have a negative impact on contractors under increasing pressure to deliver projects on time and on budget. We looked at the importance of technology on site and how… Read more »

Following our current Apprentice successfully completing his apprenticeship and subsequently taking him on as a full time member of staff, we are now excited to be searching for our next Apprentice. Take a look at the link below and if would like to be part of our exciting team apply below! https://www.qa.com/vacancy-search/junior-support-analyst-apprentice-1211-0001-00020178/

In July 2017, Erimus Housing, Housing Hartlepool, Tees Valley Housing, Tristar Homes and Thirteen Care and Support joined in partnership to create one strong social purpose business called Thirteen. Together with a 1500 strong team they provide services for more than 70,000 customers across Teesside and other areas of the North East, including North Yorkshire,… Read more »

A phrase I’m sure we are all used to and are a bit fed up of hearing by now! But it’s been interesting to see how, in an ever changing global landscape, how the ‘new normal’ has slowly transitioned into what we consider to be normal. We are now quite accustomed to joining a queue… Read more »