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Kao Data appoints Gratte Brothers to support high performance data centre expansion
Kao Data has appointed Gratte Brothers as principal contractor for the expansion of its KLON-06 data centre in Slough
providing customers in West London, a critical Availability Zone, with a highly optimised, sustainable and OCP-Ready facility. Gratte Brothers is a third-generation family
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company offering integrated engineering and construction services for data centres, buildings, and other critical environments. With over 28-years’ data centre experience, its expertise includes design, build and installation services, as well as commissioning and maintenance. The buildout at KLON-06 will adhere to Kao
Data’s high performance blueprint, providing a hyperscale inspired facility that’s perfectly placed to support enterprise and large-scale cloud deployments across the West London availability zone. From a sustainability and efficiency standpoint,
the facility will include an ultra-efficient cooling system, lithium-ion (Li-Ion) UPS, and be powered by 100% renewable energy. Furthermore, in line with Kao Data’s commitments to zero fossil fuels, all backup generators will be powered by hydrotreated vegetable oil (HVO), removing 90% of net CO2 emissions. Iain Thomson, managing director of Gratte
Brothers, said: “We are delighted to be partnering with Kao to deliver the technical expertise required to bring this high-performance facility to life. KLON- 06 provides a perfect opportunity for Gratte Brothers to showcase its commitment to engineering efficient and sustainable solutions and we look forward to working collaboratively with the team to deliver this project.”
he project will see GBL buildout the IT capacity at KLON-06 to support the expansion of Kao Data’s high performance platform –
Paul Finch, chief operating officer at Kao Data,
added: “Our partnership with Gratte Brothers demonstrates Kao Data’s commitment to technical excellence in data centre design, build and operations, and will help fast-track the development of KLON-06 in line with customer demands. “Slough is one of the UKs most important
data centre communities, and the expansion of our portfolio within the world’s second largest data centre hub illustrates our dedication to scaling our high performance platform and supporting customers with sustainable, digital infrastructure solutions.” Mr Finch said Kao Data’s KLON-06 data centre
will continue to provide the industrial-scale capabilities that the Kao Data brand is well-known for. “The facility will become OCP-Ready and in-time,
NVIDIA DGX Ready Data Centre Certified and Uptime Institute M&O Certified, serving the needs of enterprise, cloud and high performance computing (HPC) customers, whom rely on optimised, concurrently maintainable environments to support their mission-critical workloads,” Mr Finch said. “Further, with carrier-neutral data centres East
and West of London, Kao Data provides a highly resilient and sustainable high performance infrastructure platform to support cloud, enterprise, HPC and AI organisations seeking to scale.” Founded in 2014, Kao Data develop and operate
high performance data centres for advanced computing. With hyperscale-inspired facilities east and west of London, it provides enterprise, cloud, HPC and AI customers with a world-class home for their compute.
Mr Finch said: “Designed, engineered, and
operated by one of the industry’s most respected teams, our carrier neutral data centres offer the highest calibre OCP-Ready and DGX-Ready environments. We are the UK’s home for the most demanding computing infrastructure, with our east of London facility in Harlow housing NVIDIA’s Cambridge-1, the UK’s most powerful supercomputer. “This is complimented by state-of-the-art facilities
in west London, which combined, deliver a data centre footprint of 55MW, all powered by 100% renewable energy.” Gratte Brothers, founded in 1946, is a third-
generation family company offering trusted, fully integrated engineering and construction services for data centres, buildings and other critical environments which strive to lead the market in social responsibility. Mr Thomson said: Spanning a range of
responsibilities from design to installation as well as management and commissioning, we have over 28 years’ experience delivering data centres with resilient engineering, from plant replacements to 50 MW installations. “The quality of our delivery is the result of our
directly-employed installation technicians and managers and our specialist supply chain which shares our passion for safety and outstanding delivery. Our ethos is simple – build long-term relationships with clients who share our values and consistently deliver the flexibility to meet individual needs and the excellence to exceed expectations.”
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