Verizon Business Delivers Greener Information Technology Services with New Czech Location
Ostrava, CR/ Reading, U.K. – Nearly 500 workers who provide dedicated service delivery support for Verizon Business operations across Europe have relocated to a new and award-winning ‘green site’ location.
The Ostrava-based team, employed by OKIN OUTSOURCING, will leverage the facility’s state-of-the-art technical capabilities to streamline and optimize its operational support, ultimately enhancing the service delivery experience of Verizon Business customers.
The facility was designed and built by Skanska, one of the world’s leading construction companies, and uses the latest techniques to maximize energy efficiency. The building is the first in the Czech Republic to be recognised under the European Union’s GreenBuilding certification scheme.
Chris Kimm (photo), vice president of EMEA network operations for Verizon Business, commented: “Building sustainable business operations is a key focus for Verizon Business, and we believe we have a responsibility to include environmental goals in our business planning. We are committed to reducing the environmental impact of our operations by increasing conservation of energy and recycling – for example, we require that new equipment used in our networks be at least 20 percent more efficient, and we were the first to establish a series of energy efficiency tests and ratings to guide our suppliers in this effort. But perhaps more importantly, our products and services enable our customers to be ‘greener’ and play an integral role in meeting their own sustainability goals.”
Skanska, a long-standing Verizon Business customer, uses the Verizon global IP network to link its operations and facilities around the globe. This enables new locations or geographies to be swiftly and easily brought online in support of Verizon Business’ global customer base. Kimm concluded: “This new facility gives just one more example of how green IT is becoming all-pervasive, but also of the co-dependencies to be found in the business world as companies work to achieve their green goals.”
Verizon Business has been working with the OKIN OUTSOURCING, part of OKIN GROUP, a.s. based in Ostrava, Czech Republic, since 2004, and plays a key role in the local business community. The team acts as an extension of Verizon Business’ global financial and technical services teams, and is fully integrated into the Verizon global network infrastructure.