Downer awarded Field Service contract with Chorus in NZ
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Media/ASX and NZX Release
4 February 2022
DOWNER AWARDED FIELD SERVICE CONTRACT WITH CHORUS IN NZ
Downer EDI Limited (Downer) announced today it had been awarded a new three-year contract to
provide field services to Chorus, a leading provider of telecommunications infrastructure
throughout New Zealand.
Under the new Field Services Agreement (FSA), which commences 1 April 2022, Downer will
continue to provide services in the lower and upper South Island, Wellington, Eastern and Western
North Island and Bay of Plenty. Scope of work will include network maintenance routines, cable
locates, build services, copper and fibre maintenance and provisioning services to Chorus’
residential and business customers.
In addition, Downer will now also provide UFB Connect services throughout the South Island.
The Chief Executive Officer of Downer, Grant Fenn, said Downer was proud to be a long-term
partner for Chorus, supporting them in the build and operation of their national Ultra-Fast
Broadband network.
“Downer has extensive experience and expertise in the telecommunications sector in Australia and
New Zealand,” Mr Fenn said.
“We look forward to continuing to work closely with Chorus, supported by our delivery partners, to
provide end-to-end technology and communications solutions for the benefit of New Zealand
communities.
“With a lot of Chorus’ Ultra-Fast Broadband construction work coming to completion, Downer is
now transitioning to delivering Chorus’ operation and maintenance services. We are committed to
enhancing Chorus customers’ experience as they connect to the network or have faults repaired.”
The CEO of Downer in New Zealand, Steve Killeen, said the new contract was testament to the
people who had successfully delivered services to Chorus over the past 11 years.
“Downer and Chorus share common values, which has helped build a long-lasting and
collaborative relationship over the past decade,” Mr Killeen said.
“Downer is committed to a culture that supports all our people and we will work closely with Chorus
to successfully transition both new and existing resources to the new FSA.”
Authorised for release by Downer’s Chief Executive Officer, Grant Fenn.
Downer EDI Limited
ABN 97 003 872 848
Triniti Business Campus
39 Delhi Road
North Ryde NSW 2113
1800 DOWNER
www.downergroup.com
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heart of everything it does. It exists to create and sustain the modern environment and its promise is to work
closely with its customers to help them succeed, using world-leading insights and solutions to design, build
and sustain assets, infrastructure and facilities. For more information visit downergroup.com or
downergroup.co.nz.
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