Starlink Pub WiFi for The George, a Village Pub in Cullingworth, Bradford

The Challenge

Village pubs live and die by their takings, and at The George everything from card terminals and online food orders to guest WiFi depends on the internet. In a rural village like Cullingworth, fast fixed-line broadband is not a given. The George needed a connection that was quick to install and reliable on busy quiz nights, plus WiFi across the pub and a way to turn guest WiFi logins into a marketing channel. Tiffin Venue Management already trusted us at Headley, so the brief was to bring the same standard to The George.

Our Solution

We installed a Starlink connection as the primary internet link, with a Fortinet FortiGate 40F firewall managing security and traffic. Three Cambium XV2-2 Wi-Fi 6 access points and an 8-port PoE switch provide coverage across the pub, using cabling provided by the venue. Guest WiFi runs through the Shout! WiFi marketing platform, giving visitors a branded login page. The firewall has secure remote access, so our team manages and monitors everything 24/7 without a site visit.

The Result

The George has run on the managed Starlink network since September 2024. Guests get WiFi throughout the pub, the bar team has a dependable connection for payments and online orders, and the branded guest WiFi gives the pub a way to capture opt-in contacts for events and offers. Tiffin Venue Management now has a consistent, centrally supported network across its venues, with a single point of contact for The George and Headley.

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