17 October 2023

Skanska has been appointed as the contractor to deliver the first phase of the main works, which will include completing two floors of colocation space by June 2024. The facility will see a new highly efficient mechanical, electrical and public health (MEPH) infrastructure implemented, while its overall power capacity will increase to 7.7MW across three floors of colocation space.

The revamp will include the redesign of existing plant areas, the opening of two new floors of colocation space and associated plant rooms, and the removal and recycling of all redundant plant and equipment from the entire building. In addition, the upgrade will feature the implementation of a new cladding system to improve building insulation and facility security.

Other key upgrades set to further enhance operational excellence and customer experience at the facility include new building control room (BCR) and security control rooms (SCR) capabilities, including disaster recovery for remote facilities; security hardening with new vehicle management systems, boundary fencing, CCTV upgrades and analytics; new security gatehouse and cycle storage; and new meeting rooms and breakout spaces.

“Situated at the heart of our iconic Docklands campus, Telehouse South has rapidly established itself as a critically important connectivity hub both for ourselves and our clients,” said Takayo Takamuro, managing director, Telehouse Europe. “The ongoing buildout and development of this state-of-the-art data centre underlines the high standards of security, sustainability and operational excellence that Telehouse is able to deliver to its data centre customers today.”

“We’re very pleased to be providing the fit out and associated construction works. We have a history of successfully delivering a wide range of data centres and this project aligns with our core expertise,” said managing director, Dan Williams, Skanska.

The latest upgrade to Telehouse South is part of an ongoing process. At full buildout, the 31,000 square metres (sqm) facility will provide 12,000 sqm of colocation space and a total power capacity of 18MW. The 11-storey Telehouse South data centre is Telehouse’s most ambitious infrastructural and aesthetic refurbishment to date which placed sustainability and reducing environmental impacts at the forefront of all building designs, with the first phase of the project completed in less than 12 months from acquisition. At full capacity, Telehouse will have invested over £280 million into its development.