CBRE Wins Data Centre Facilities Management Contract

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03 December 2024

CBRE will provide hard and soft FM services across Kao Data's UK data centre portfolio.

Kao Data has facilities east and west of London, and is behind northern England's largest data centre planned for Greater Manchester, anticipated to become operational in 2026. 

CBRE will manage all mechanical, electrical, cooling and fire systems within its London data centres, including ongoing maintenance and support for Kao Data's low-voltage and high-voltage electrical systems.

The CBRE team will also manage front-of-house FM operations, including management of security, access control and cleaning services across Kao Data's facilities. 

According to JLL’s Global Data Centre Outlook, the hyperscale market (facilities that manage very large data processing and storage needs), is expected to grow 20 per cent from 2021 to 2026. This year, data centres were classed as critical national infrastructure, the same status associated with energy supply, water supply, transportation, health and telecommunications buildings.

"Our data centres are home to some of the industry's most mission critical computing environments, from global financial services to hyperscale cloud deployments, and GPU-powered AI research and development workloads. To ensure we continue to deliver best-in-class service and resiliency across these systems, appointing CBRE was the obvious choice, said Pete Judson, COO, Kao Data. 

"CBRE's reputation for continuous improvement and attention to detail, coupled with its consistently high standards of performance, make it the perfect FM ally – especially as we grow our data centre portfolio into new locations and markets across Europe."

"We are thrilled to partner with Kao Data on their UK data centre portfolio and look forward to the future supporting them as they expand into new markets across Europe. We share a joint commitment to operational excellence and are dedicated to delivering a best-in-class service. Our team's relentless focus on innovation and performance ensures that we are well-equipped to meet Kao Data's evolving needs as they continue delivering their exciting growth strategy.," said Craig Bristow, Managing Director, CBRE Data Center Solutions UK.

Picture: a photograph of the interior of a server room in a data centre. Image Credit: Adobe Stock

Article written by Ella Tansley | Published 03 December 2024

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