Data Centres
Built for demand
Our Data Centre Solutions team supports investors, developers, and operators navigating one of the UK's most dynamic infrastructure sectors. Our capabilities span the full project lifecycle from site selection and planning, through financing, construction and post occupation support. This breadth of expertise enables us to serve experienced and new operators alike. Our practice is backed by accurate market intelligence and technical know-how.
Our team has successfully concluded transactions across the UK on a range of facilities from hyperscale data centres to colocation and edge computing sites, balancing technical requirements with commercial viability. Whether you're a new entrant to the market or are optimising an existing portfolio, connect with our experts today.
How we can support you
Our data centre specialists partner with operators and investors to optimise their data centre assets at every stage. Whether you need strategic site selection, data centre management expertise, or end-to-end project delivery, our team provides integrated solutions that keep mission-critical data centres performing at peak capacity.
Planning and site advisory
The UK's data centre market is accelerating. Emerging locations outside established hubs are creating new opportunities for digital infrastructure investment. We help investors, developers, and operators identify sites and secure permissions for data centres of all scales. From site assessment and data centre design through to stakeholder engagement and planning consent strategies, we guide the full planning journey. We balance technical requirements, with commercial realities, ensuring viability from the offset.
A global platform
As part of a global organisation with data centre expertise across North America, Europe, and Asia-Pacific, we combine international market intelligence with regional insight to support clients wherever their digital infrastructure needs take them. Whether you're expanding into new geographies or optimising existing portfolios, our integrated data centre services deliver local execution backed by global expertise.
Project management and building consultancy
Data centre construction requires precise delivery and specialist technical oversight, with every critical system designed, integrated and tested to exact standards. Our building consultancy and project management teams span the full data centre lifecycle, coordinating contractors, data centre construction costs, project timelines and build quality. Our specialists oversee the commissioning of mission‑critical infrastructure to reduce risk, whilst maintaining budget, to ensure reliable performance and scalability.
Sustainability and decarbonisation
Data centres face growing environmental scrutiny, with carbon, water use and community impact under review. We help you navigate tightening restrictions - reducing operational carbon, managing water responsibly, and aligning performance with cost, compliance and long‑term sustainability goals. We ensure every stage supports your environmental commitments and delivers measurable value, from feasibility through to commissioning.
Agency services
Our transactions team supports clients throughout the data centre real estate lifecycle. Our expertise includes acquisitions, disposals, and lease negotiations from purchase of land through to occuptation. We partner with clients to support their data centre strategy as it evolves - and are experienced at supporting through phases of rapid growth. We support clients across the UK delivering specialist knowledge in well-known data centre hubs as well as in fast-emerging data centre locations.
Utilities implementation
Data centres demand serious power. Our data specialists provide strategic advice on utility procurement, grid connections, and energy infrastructure. From navigating DNO applications to securing backup power solutions, we help you obtain the resources your operation depends on for optimal performance, avoiding costly delays that can derail projects. Wherever you are in the UK - whether you're scaling or developing new facilities - our experts can support your project.
Capital Markets services
We provide strategic funding advice bringing the right capital into data centre development. With high upfront investment demands and technology that can become obsolete quickly - alongside power‑availability constraints that increasingly influence delivery timelines - funding decisions require clear commercial and technical alignment. We connect investors with operators for projects of varying scales, creating resilient structures that support long‑term value and predictable performance.
Business rates
Our business rates specialists help clients navigate the complexities of assessing data centres and other specialist assets. With frequent legislative updates and rating reforms, reliable information is essential at feasibility stage and beyond. Our business rates specialists understand the unique characteristics of mission‑critical infrastructure and deliver accurate ratings valuations that reflect the technical and operational complexity of your data centre portfolio.
Scaling operations?
Here’s how we can help:
- Scaling operations? We manage planning, design, and construction.
- Data centre moving off-site? We support on site acquisition and capital.
- Regulatory challenges? We navigate technical compliance with you.
- Sustainability support? We offer decarbonisation strategy and delivery.
Contact us today to find out more.
Planning a new data centre?
Here’s how we can help:
- Establishing new sites? We source locations and evaluate feasibility.
- Need investment? We develop funding strategies and business cases.
- Planning hurdles? We'll sort it; consultation to approval and beyond.
- Data centre infrastructure advice? We deliver sector leading expertise.
Contact us today to find out more.
Connect with our data centre specialists today
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