Engineer Scott McPartlin has been nicknamed Openreach’s Bear Grylls after camping on the #IsleOfColl to keep remote customers connected during #lockdown opnr.ch/colltw #Scotland #IslandLife 
The Openreach engineer headed over to the Inner #Hebridean island after a lightning strike left remote, vulnerable residents with no connection to the outside world opnr.ch/colltw #KeepingYouConnected #WestCoastWaters
Aware that he’d be on the island for three days between ferries and that local accommodation wasn’t available due to #SocialDistancing rules, he took his tent with him opnr.ch/colltw #notworkingfromhome #IslandLife #lockdowncamping
Parking his van when he could drive no closer, the dad-of-one from #Rutherglen made the first of several three-mile hikes over the beach to #Crossapol to reach the remote property opnr.ch/colltw #WalkToWork
After repairing the lightning damage that left residents without service, Scott set up camp at Feall #Beach and had just settled down when he got an emergency call-out from the island’s surgery opnr.ch/colltw #wcwscotland #nightsky #extremesocialdistancing
Openreach engineers have been classified as #keyworkers during the #Coronavirus #lockdown and are continuing to provide vital services to keep #Scotland connected opnr.ch/colltw
Scott is a keen outdoors man and loves nothing more than spending the evening under the stars in his tent. He’s always willing to take on these challenges and the more remote the better. He’s Openreach’s very own Bear Grylls opnr.ch/colltw #wcwscotland #islandlife
He’s been back to #IsleOfColl to improve broadband connections for islanders. Scott says “It’ll be top of my list of places to visit out of work, once things get back to normal” opnr.ch/colltw #WeLoveScotland #ArgyllBeBack
