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“The building, equivalent in size to London Heathrow’s Terminal 5, had been standing empty for several years,” reveals Justin Jenkins, the company’s CEO. “Nick and Simon saw the opportunity to repurpose the site as a data centre like no other, and with the Welsh Assembly Government as landlord it was ideal.”
To this day, NGD’S location and size remain among its crucial differentiators, not limited by the confines of space and the power limitations that many of its competitors are increasingly struggling with.
“10 years ago, all the major data centres were clustered in and around London, partly to get the metro business affinity, but also because telecommunications bandwidth was expensive and located around the English capital,” explains Bearne.
“However, as bandwidth costs have since plummeted and the digital economy has taken off, our core out- of-town business model has proved to be a good bet as global digital players continue to raise their demands for facilities on the scale of NGD.
“Unlike many others, we are able to provide our customers with the option of seamless forward expansion whenever it may be required.”
Fast forward to the present day and NGD is home to an impressive and growing list of blue-chip corporations, global cloud service providers and major systems integrators including BT, IBM and Nokia, as well as UK government departments and one of the world’s largest software companies.
Effective and efficient
Despite being a defining factor in NGD’S market-leading scale, the size of the data centre is just one element of its unrivalled stature, with a second such differentiator being its power offerings.
Not only is all power 100 percent renewably sourced, the giant facility is connected directly to the national 400 kv Super Grid. NGD is able to draw as much as 180 MW from the grid, enough to deliver smooth, reliable power to 22,000 high-density racks. Further, discussions are underway to expand this to 270 MW in the future.
is a long-term supplier to NGD and has been championing the development of air conditioning systems in data centres for over 50 years. This proficiency, together with experience from thousands of successful projects around the world, is reflected in innovative cooling solutions. The company’s air conditioning systems are available in numerous options and stand for quality and reliability. All Stulz cooling solutions are specifically designed for the individual project and business critical environment, where reliability and energy efficiency is paramount.
STULZ UK delivered energy efficient cooling technology as part of NGD’S data centre expansion in Newport – meeting some of the toughest deadlines in the industry. Renowned for its industry-leading, 16-week build-out programmes, NGD specified 114 GE Hybrid Cooling Systems, from Stulz, comprising direct expansion (DX) cooling and free cooling technology. The hybrid system allows NGD to maximise its energy savings by switching to free-cooling mode, or mixed mode, during cooler months.
“To keep things moving at the right pace, suppliers are required to adjust the design and build of their products in accordance to the build schedule and deliver them just in time for installation to prevent costly delays,” explained Phil Smith, NGD’S Construction Director. He observed that the solution was a “great example of how data centres can work Xxxxxxxx xxxxxxxx xxxxxxxxxxx xxxxxxxxx with trusted, reliable and dedicated supply chain partners”.
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