In 2023, Colt DCS began expanding its UK portfolio by introducing the Colt London 4 Data Centre. Having celebrated the site’s ground-breaking ceremony, construction of this 31MW hyperscale facility has commenced and is well underway. On completion, this data centre will be the first of a five-building campus.
The construction timeline below gives an overview of the key milestones completed in the build.
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A timelapse showing the construction progress of London 4 Data Centre.
The construction and project team celebrate 1.3 million safe working hours being successfully achieved onsite.
Diesel power generators are positioned on site.
Critical cooling equipment is delivered and installed on the data centre’s roof.
Work commences on fitting the glass panels and exterior cladding.
The project team and construction partners organise a week emphasising on the importance of Health & Safety.
Colt DCS celebrates the topping out ceremony as the roof of the building is complete, and the final steel beam is put in place, therefore completing the building structure.
Ground works are largely complete and the construction of the steel frame commences.
The trenches are dug, piling is started and concrete is poured into the base structure.
The site is excavated and prepared before the foundation building work begins.
Colt DCS celebrates the ground-breaking ceremony of its hyperscale data centre in Hayes, London.
Built to meet the city’s growing appetite for cloud technology and the recent surge in AI demand, this data centre is currently under construction.
Built to support the digital expansion of the city’s financial hub, this data centre offers 1.2MW of IT power and site area of 2,620m2.
Paris south west data centre is one of our flagship sites. Located in a secure area just 21 km away from the nearest airport and close to major arterial routes A6, A10, N118.
