COMMUNITY FIBRE
“ Community is at the core of everything we do ”
MIKE BROOMAN HEAD OF SUPPLY CHAIN , COMMUNITY FIBRE
Securing supply has meant Community Fibre , like so many other companies , has had to move from just-in-time inventory to a just-in-case model .
“ We ' ve been fortunate enough to be able to get products into the UK and into our warehouses as early as possible ,” says Brooman . “ So , rather than running as lean as we ' d like , we ' re having to get products in early and stack things high , just to make sure our customers are not let down .”
Community Fibre is growing fast , yet so too is fibre broadband adoption , which brings further pressures to supply . In 2019 London alone , just 6 % of homes had a broadband connection ; today , Brooman believes around 65 % of homes have access to a gigabit connection .
“ This means the competition for products is very high ,” he says . “ So we make sure to secure raw materials
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