United Utilities award major data centre contract to Sudlows

Sudlows has secured a £3.2 million contract to design and build a new data centre for United Utilities.

  • Wednesday, 27th November 2013 Posted 10 years ago in by Phil Alsop

Sudlows currently deliver a range of innovative data and communications infrastructure projects on behalf of the water utility provider.


Andy Hirst, Global Director for Sudlows commented; “This new data centre will provide United Utilities with a highly advanced energy efficient facility to support their group wide services and deliver further resilience to their operational functions”


William Hewish, IT director at United Utilities, said: “Data centres can be very energy-hungry and we’re all feeling the impact of electricity prices right now. We’ll be self-sufficient here at Davyhulme, so we can control our energy costs into the future – and our customers will see the benefit of lower operating costs.”


Mr Hewish added: “As well as being super energy-efficient, this project allows us to introduce the right technology that will help us work smarter and provide the very best customer service.”


The new centre is being built to replace an old facility at UU's former Dawson House headquarters, in Warrington.


The giant biogas holders at United Utilities’ Davyhulme sludge recycling centre which will produce the renewable electricity for the new data centre.
The new data centre is due to be up and running by October 2014.