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UK data centre spending to surpass GBP £10 billion a year by 2029
DataCentre infrastructure

UK data centre spending to surpass GBP £10 billion a year by 2029

UK data centre spending is set to soar from GBP £1.75bn to over GBP £10bn annually by 2029, driven by AI demand and regional development shifts.

By Shannon Williams • 3 min read • Thu, 30th Oct 2025
Avison Young appoints Oliver Squires to lead UK data centres
Digital Transformation

Avison Young appoints Oliver Squires to lead UK data centres

Avison Young has appointed Oliver Squires to lead its UK & EMEA data centre sector, enhancing expertise amid booming demand and major UK investments.

By Melvin Hipolito • 3 min read • Mon, 27th Oct 2025
Fluke Networks unveils Versiv kits to boost EMEA data centres
Hyperscale

Fluke Networks unveils Versiv kits to boost EMEA data centres

Fluke Networks has launched Versiv Data Centre Kits across EMEA to enhance connectivity and uptime amid rapid data centre growth driven by AI and cloud technologies.

By Shannon Williams • 4 min read • Fri, 12th Sep 2025
AVK appoints Paul Hood as COO to boost data centre expansion
Hyperscale

AVK appoints Paul Hood as COO to boost data centre expansion

AVK appoints Paul Hood as COO to drive data centre expansion and strengthen power chain services across the UK and Europe.

By Jed Nykolle Harme • 4 min read • Wed, 3rd Sep 2025
Black & White boosts Frankfurt staff amid data centre growth
Digital Transformation

Black & White boosts Frankfurt staff amid data centre growth

Black & White Engineering appoints Timm Weis as Country Manager to grow its Frankfurt team, targeting expanded data centre design and retrofit projects in Germany.

By Jed Nykolle Harme • 3 min read • Sat, 14th Jun 2025
LFB Group launches modular data centre cooling for AI era
DataCentre infrastructure

LFB Group launches modular data centre cooling for AI era

LFB Group unveils its modular Fan Wall Unit, offering scalable, energy-efficient cooling for hyperscale and edge data centres tackling rising AI workloads.

By Shannon Williams • 3 min read • Fri, 6th Jun 2025

Global Stories

Green giants: Engineering sustainable and resilient data centres
DataCentre infrastructure

Green giants: Engineering sustainable and resilient data centres

UK data centres face soaring demand from AI growth, driving urgent shifts to sustainable, resilient designs with advanced cooling and renewable power.

By Stephen Phimister • 5 min read • Mon, 24th Nov 2025
Scintil Photonics raises $58 million to scale AI chip tech
Hyperscale

Scintil Photonics raises $58 million to scale AI chip tech

Scintil Photonics has raised $58 million to scale its AI chip tech, expanding production and workforce in France and the US for next-gen data centres.

By Catherine Knowles • 5 min read • Fri, 12th Sep 2025
Vertiv completes USD $200 million Great Lakes acquisition
Hyperscale

Vertiv completes USD $200 million Great Lakes acquisition

Vertiv has completed its USD $200 million acquisition of Great Lakes, enhancing its data centre rack and cabinet solutions for AI and edge computing needs.

By Kaleah Salmon • 3 min read • Mon, 25th Aug 2025
DigiCo posts strong FY25 results with AUD $99m EBITDA & gains key certification
Hyperscale

DigiCo posts strong FY25 results with AUD $99m EBITDA & gains key certification

DigiCo reports FY25 EBITDA of AUD $99m, outpacing forecasts with strategic certification and growth in Australian and US data centre operations.

By Kaleah Salmon • 5 min read • Wed, 20th Aug 2025
How optimisation is helping to tackle the data centre efficiency challenge
Digital Transformation

How optimisation is helping to tackle the data centre efficiency challenge

Optimising existing data centre infrastructure boosts performance and sustainability amid rising AI demands and shrinking space, budgets, and energy resources.

By Alexey Navolokin • 5 min read • Wed, 13th Aug 2025
DigitalBridge & La Caisse acquire Yondr to boost AI data centres
Digital Transformation

DigitalBridge & La Caisse acquire Yondr to boost AI data centres

DigitalBridge and La Caisse have acquired Yondr, a global hyperscale data centre operator, to expand AI and cloud computing infrastructure worldwide.

By Catherine Knowles • 4 min read • Thu, 3rd Jul 2025
Verne appoints Billy Nolan to drive Nordic data centre growth
DevOps

Verne appoints Billy Nolan to drive Nordic data centre growth

Verne appoints Billy Nolan as Chief Development Officer to lead expansion of its Nordic data centre operations, focusing on projects in Finland.

By Jed Nykolle Harme • 3 min read • Thu, 29th May 2025

Stories from Other Regions

AWS's $11bn Indiana data centre powers Anthropic's AI growth
Hyperscale

AWS's $11bn Indiana data centre powers Anthropic's AI growth

AWS's $11bn Rainier data centre in Indiana powers Anthropic's AI surge, hosting 500,000 custom chips to drive model training and global expansion.

By Sean Mitchell • 5 min read • Mon, 3rd Nov 2025
Nebius signs multi-year AI cloud deal with Microsoft worth billions
Hyperscale

Nebius signs multi-year AI cloud deal with Microsoft worth billions

Nebius has struck a multi-billion USD $ deal with Microsoft to supply AI cloud infrastructure from its new Vineland data centre, boosting growth from 2026.

By Shannon Williams • 3 min read • Thu, 11th Sep 2025
Mark Pont appointed CEO to drive ADC national growth in AI era
Hyperscale

Mark Pont appointed CEO to drive ADC national growth in AI era

Mark Pont, former Microsoft Cloud and AI executive, is appointed CEO of Australian Data Centres to lead national expansion in AI and cloud infrastructure.

By Melvin Hipolito • 3 min read • Thu, 31st Jul 2025
Exclusive: New Zealand's most connected data centre eyes rapid growth
Edge Computing

Exclusive: New Zealand's most connected data centre eyes rapid growth

Datacentre220, Auckland's most connected data centre with 90 network partners, plans rapid national expansion to meet soaring demand for edge connectivity.

By Melania Watson • 5 min read • Mon, 23rd Jun 2025