Sky expands its home service and supply team with over 700 new engineers

8-2-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — Sky, the UK’s leading home entertainment and communications company, is expanding its workforce with over 700 engineers, key management and support staff set to join its Home Service and Supply team.  Sky has reached an agreement* to bring the engineers, who install and service Sky customers’ in-home equipment, to Sky from outsource partner AVC. Under the terms of the deal, these engineers will move in-house to create one integrated nationwide team.

Market-leading customer service is core to Sky’s business success and the transfer of engineers in-house is part of Sky’s drive to further improve the efficiency and effectiveness of its operation.  Having one integrated team, all working from the same systems and under the same terms, will ensure Sky delivers consistently and continues its drive towards customer service excellence.

AVC has worked with Sky for the past 11 years and has played a key role in building up Sky’s national service capabilities. AVC will continue to work as a business partner to Sky until the beginning of October.

Dominic Shorrocks, Director of Home Service and Supply, Sky commented: “We are delighted to have agreed a deal to bring the AVC engineers who work on the Sky contract into the Sky team. We believe transitioning to one team will enable consistent training and development for the engineers, giving them all of the benefits of working for Sky, whilst allowing us to take a further step up in the quality of service to our customers.”

Sky employs 23,000 people across the UK and Ireland. The new engineers will enjoy all the benefits of working for Sky, including competitive salaries, free Sky products and services, as well as excellent training and personal development plans.

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For further information:
Clara Eldridge, Corporate Communications, Sky
clara.eldridge@bskyb.com

Notes to editors:
*The deal comprises the acquisition of the AVC engineers, key management and support team members by Sky, with the transfer taking place on 1st October 2013.

About Sky:
Sky is the UK and Ireland’s leading home entertainment and communications company.  Around 40% of all homes have a direct relationship with Sky through its range of TV, broadband and home telephony services.

Sky is the UK’s biggest investor in television content, investing more than £2.3 billion a year in channels such as Sky 1, Sky Atlantic, Sky Living, Sky Arts, Sky Sports, Sky Movies and Sky News.   Around two-thirds of Sky’s content spend is invested in the UK and Sky is the fastest-growing source of investment in original British programmes.  More than 30 million people watch Sky content each week.

Alongside its commitment to offering customers a greater choice of high-quality content, Sky is a leading innovator.  Customers enjoy total control and flexibility over their favourite TV through Sky+, watch TV on the move through Sky Go, and enjoy the best quality TV experience at home through High Definition and 3D.

Sky distributes its content broadly over several platforms, including satellite, cable, IPTV, mobile and WiFi.  NOW TV, Sky’s second consumer brand, builds on the company’s leadership in internet TV.  Sky is also the UK’s fastest-growing home communications company and favourite ‘triple-play’ provider of TV, broadband and home phone.

Sky believes in making a wider contribution to the communities in which it operates by taking positive action on the environment, supporting grassroots sports and increasing access to, and participation in, the arts.  Sky employs 23,000 people, has annual revenues of £6.8 billion and is estimated to support a £5.4 billion contribution to UK GDP.  Sky is listed on the London Stock Exchange (BSY). www.sky.com/corporate

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