By Kristy Dorsey

Scottish network provider Commsworld has won its second high-profile contract in less than a week after securing a deal to provide communications solutions to the HALO Enterprise and Innovation Centre in Kilmarnock.

Edinburgh-based Commsworld will deliver digital connectivity to the four-story centre, which is currently completing construction. It will also assist HALO’s Kickstart scheme by supporting a digital and cyber skills training programme, and provide work placements for those who complete it.

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The centre is scheduled to open this autumn, marking completion of the first phase of the £63 million HALO Kilmarnock urban regeneration project on the 23-acre site that was formerly home to Johnnie Walker whisky. The second phase will include construction of 210 low-carbon smart homes which will also be serviced by Commsworld.

The deal follows last week’s announcement that Commsworld will provide network connectivity to Edinburgh’s new £1 billion St James Quarter.

“Commsworld is the perfect partner to deliver digital connectivity to the HALO,” founder and executive chair Marie Macklin said. “The company’s world-class service will see the HALO as one of the most connected developments in the UK.”